The disclosure relates to fields of metal soft magnetic technologies, in particular to a supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material and a preparation method thereof.
Iron (Fe)-silicon (Si)-based alloys are currently the most widely used soft magnetic materials, with applications in key fields such as 5th generation mobile communication technology (5G) communication, electronic information, as well as national defense and military industry. For soft magnetic materials, the key performance requirement is quick response to changes of the external magnetic field, which requires low coercivity and high magnetic permeability. Magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetostriction are the intrinsic properties that determine the coercivity of soft magnetic alloys. At present, the most effective way to reduce the coercivity and improve the magnetic permeability is to make the saturation magnetostriction coefficient λs and magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant K1 tend to zero simultaneously by adding transition metal elements or non-metal elements. Among many alloying elements, titanium (Ti) can reduce both the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant and the magnetostrictive coefficient of Fe-based alloys. However, the solid solubility of Ti in α-Fe is very small (<1.0 at %), which limits its regulation effect on magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetostrictive coefficient. Therefore, obtaining supersaturated solid solution alloys of Ti through a special preparation process is expected to achieve the goal of magnetocrystalline anisotropy and saturation magnetostriction coefficient of Fe—Si-based alloys tending to zero. At present, the preparation methods of the supersaturated solid solution alloys mainly include mechanical alloying and melt-spinning methods. The above two methods tend to introduce a large number of defects such as stress and dislocation in the alloy during the preparation process for seriously deteriorated soft magnetic properties. Moreover, the shape and size of the produced alloy are limited, and only powder and strip alloy can be prepared.
Supercooling solidification can be achieved by increasing the supercooling degree by eliminating heterogeneous nucleation to achieve rapid solidification of the alloy melt. Under supercooling conditions, the solidification of melt will be far away from equilibrium solidification, which can significantly expand the solid solution limit of solute elements, form a single-phase uniform supersaturated solid solution, and solidify at a low cooling rate, resulting in small internal stress. Therefore, the preparation of Fe—Si-based alloy containing Ti supersaturated solid solution by supercooled solidification technology is an effective means to improve the soft magnetic properties.
Aiming at the problems of low solid solubility of titanium (Ti) in iron (Fe)-silicon (Si)-based alloy and limited regulation of soft magnetic properties, a purpose of the disclosure is to propose a supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material and a preparation method thereof. The prepared alloy is a supersaturated solid solution without precipitation of elemental Ti and has excellent soft magnetic properties of low coercivity.
In an aspect, the disclosure provides a supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material, which is realized by the following technical solutions.
Specifically, the supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material includes raw materials of Fe, Si, cobalt (Co) and Ti. Proportions of the respective raw materials include 72.0˜78.0 atomic percent (at %) Fe, 12.0˜18.0 at % Si, 4.0˜12.0 at % Co and 1.0˜3.0 at % Ti.
In another aspect, the disclosure provides a preparation method of the supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material. The preparation method may include: performing one of molten glass purification and electromagnetic levitation melting on the raw materials to obtain the supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material.
In an embodiment, the molten glass purification may specifically include:
In an embodiment, the electromagnetic levitation melting may specifically include:
In an embodiment, the step (1) may specifically include: using an electromagnetic stirring to perform the one of arc melting and induction melting on the raw materials, and repeatedly melting the master alloy for 4˜6 times to ensure that the raw materials distribute uniformly in the master alloy.
In an embodiment, each of the first vacuum condition and the second vacuum condition is in a vacuum state of less than 5×10−3 Pascals (Pa); and each of the first protective atmosphere and the second protective atmosphere is one of an argon gas and a nitrogen gas with a purity no less than 99.9 volume percent (vol %).
In an embodiment, the glass denucleating agent may include: main bodies of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3), and stabilizers of calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), aluminium oxide (Al2O3) and ferric oxide (Fe2O3). Proportions of the respective main bodies and the stabilizers are 59.0˜75.0 wt % SiO2, 15.0˜31.0 wt % Na2SiO3, 4.0˜7.0 wt % CaO, 1.8˜2.0 wt % MgO, 1.0˜2.0 wt % Al2O3, and 0.1˜0.3 wt % Fe2O3.
In an embodiment, the glass denucleating agent is prepared by: mixing SiO2, Na2SiO3, CaO, MgO, Al2O3 and Fe2O3 in the proportions to obtain a mixture, and burning the mixture at a temperature in a range of 800˜900° C. for 5˜8 hours. A mass of the glass denucleating agent is in a range of 20˜25% of a mass of the master alloy
In an embodiment, the step (a) may specifically include: using an electromagnetic stirring to perform the one of arc melting and induction melting on the raw materials, and repeatedly melting the master alloy for 4˜6 times to ensure that the raw materials distribute uniformly in the master alloy.
In an embodiment, each of the third vacuum condition and the fourth vacuum condition is in a vacuum state of less than 5×10−3 Pa; and each of the third protective atmosphere and the fourth protective atmosphere is one of an argon gas and a nitrogen gas with a purity no less than 99.9 vol %.
In the supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material of the disclosure, the transition metal element Ti is introduced to regulate the magnetostrictive coefficient and magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant of the alloy. Compared with other transition metal elements, Ti can reduce both the magnetostrictive coefficient and magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant, and the regulation effect is more obvious, resulting in less magnetic dilution. Through the reasonable proportions of Fe, Co, Si and Ti, the magnetostrictive coefficient and magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant of the alloy tend to be zero, and the saturation magnetization of the alloy is maintained.
The supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material of the disclosure adopts the supercooled rapid solidification method of molten glass purification or electromagnetic levitation melting to increase the solid solubility of Ti element and improve the regulation effect of Ti element on magnetic properties. Compared with the traditional mechanical alloying and melt-spinning methods, the solidification of the alloy of the disclosure is carried out at a lower cooling rate, avoiding the introduction of defects such as internal stress and dislocation, and optimizing the soft magnetic properties.
In combination with the above, the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant and magnetostrictive coefficient of the supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material obtained by supercooling solidification tend to be zero, and the material has excellent soft magnetic properties of low coercivity and high permeability.
A supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material, in atomic percent, is a soft magnetic alloy with proportions of iron (Fe) 72.0 atomic percent (at %), silicon (Si) 16.0 at %, cobalt (Co) 11.0 at %, and titanium (Ti) 1.0 at %. A preparation method of soft magnetic alloy (i.e., supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material) may include the following steps.
It is found that Ti is uniformly distributed in the α-Fe (Si, Co) crystal grains by measuring the prepared alloy (i.e., the soft magnetic alloy) through X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The saturation magnetization and coercivity of the alloy are 168.0 emu/g and 0.34 Oersted (Oe) respectively by measuring the static magnetic hysteresis loop of the prepared alloy.
A supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material, in atomic percent, is a soft magnetic alloy with proportions of Fe 75.0 at %, Si 14.0 at %, Co 9.0 at % and Ti 2.0 at %. A preparation method of the soft magnetic alloy may include the following steps.
It is found that Ti is uniformly distributed in the α-Fe (Si, Co) crystal grains by measuring the prepared alloy through X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The saturation magnetization and coercivity of the alloy are 175.0 emu/g and 0.30 Oe respectively by measuring the static magnetic hysteresis loop of the prepared alloy.
A supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material, in atomic percent, is a soft magnetic alloy with proportions of Fe 73.0 at %, Si 14.5 at %, Co 10.0 at % and Ti 2.5 at %. A preparation method of the soft magnetic alloy may include the following steps.
It is found that Ti is uniformly distributed in the α-Fe (Si, Co) crystal grains by measuring the prepared alloy through X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The saturation magnetization and coercivity of the alloy are 170.0 emu/g and 0.28 Oe respectively by measuring the static magnetic hysteresis loop of the prepared alloy.
A supersaturated solid solution soft magnetic material, in atomic percent, is a soft magnetic alloy with proportions of Fe 78.0 at %, Si 15.0 at %, Co 4.0 at % and Ti 3.0 at %. A preparation method of the soft magnetic alloy may include the following steps.
It is found that Ti is uniformly distributed in the α-Fe (Si, Co) crystal grains by measuring the prepared alloy through X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The saturation magnetization and coercivity of the alloy are 178.0 emu/g and 0.19 Oe respectively by measuring the static magnetic hysteresis loop of the prepared alloy.
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