Effect of large boron additions to magnetically hard Fe-Pt alloys

Abstract

Magnetic properties were investigated for the ternary (Fe0.6Pt0.4)100−xBx and (Fe1−yPty)83B17 alloy ribbons prepared by the twin roll technique. Boron changes the compositions of the ordered FePt (γ1) phase, which coexists with Fe2B at various alloy compositions so that the actual Pt content of γ1 in the ternary alloy goes up with increasing boron content. Coercive force increase due to boron addition is remarkable, in particular at low Pt concentration. Annealing time to get high coercivity becomes much shorter by boron addition. iHc=5.6 kOe and 4πMs=7.8 kG were obtained in the (Fe0.65Pt0.35)83B17 ribbon.