Structure, soft magnetic properties of Fe-based magnetic composites and its practical application

A multi-stage technique for applying insulating coatings to metal powder particles has been developed in order to create a new class of Fe-based soft magnetic materials with improved characteristics. The density value calculated from the data of X-ray diffraction analysis is approximately 3 % higher than the experimentally measured values, which are 7.4–7.45 g/cm³. The low porosity of the composites is confirmed by the SEM and EDX results. The proposed method of encapsulation of iron powder with an oxide layer is a highly economical method for applying coatings of various chemical compositions to metal powders, and can be widely used in practice to obtain electrical materials. Comprehensive studies of the properties of the obtained samples of powder composite materials based on ABC100.30 iron, the particles of which are encapsulated with phosphorus oxide, have been carried out. It has been established that in a field of 1.5 T, the losses at a frequency of 1 kHz decrease 10 times with an increase in the thickness to 30 nm. The synthesized materials are recommended for use in the development of various types of high-frequency electric motors, generators, chokes, magnetic circuits and electrodes for high-frequency welding and other applications.

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