摘要
The〈100〉oriented Fe83Ga17 alloy rods with various NbC contents less than 1at%were prepared by the directional solidification method at a growth rate of 720 mm·h^-1. Low NbC-content was found to affect the oriented grain growth and slightly improve the〈100〉ori-entation. Flat grain boundaries in the alloys with low NbC contents less than 0.2at%became greatly curved at higher NbC contents, and a large amount of Nb-rich precipitates were observed in the alloys with high NbC contents. Small amounts of NbC, less than 0.2at%, resulted in an increase in magnetostrictive strain due to the improvement of the〈100〉orientation, and a high magnetostrictive strain value of 335 ×10^-6 under a pre-stress of 15 MPa was obtained in the 0.1at%NbC-doped alloys. The magnetostrictive performance obviously decreased with the NbC addition higher than 0.5at%, and the strain sensitivity under no pre-stress was lower than that in the binary Fe？Ga alloy.
The〈100〉oriented Fe83Ga17 alloy rods with various NbC contents less than 1at%were prepared by the directional solidification method at a growth rate of 720 mm·h^-1. Low NbC-content was found to affect the oriented grain growth and slightly improve the〈100〉ori-entation. Flat grain boundaries in the alloys with low NbC contents less than 0.2at%became greatly curved at higher NbC contents, and a large amount of Nb-rich precipitates were observed in the alloys with high NbC contents. Small amounts of NbC, less than 0.2at%, resulted in an increase in magnetostrictive strain due to the improvement of the〈100〉orientation, and a high magnetostrictive strain value of 335 ×10^-6 under a pre-stress of 15 MPa was obtained in the 0.1at%NbC-doped alloys. The magnetostrictive performance obviously decreased with the NbC addition higher than 0.5at%, and the strain sensitivity under no pre-stress was lower than that in the binary Fe？Ga alloy.
基金
supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(No. 2011CB606304)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51271019)
the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of China(FRF-SD-12-025A)
