Deformation Texture and Magnetic Properties of BaO·6Fe ₂ O ₃

Abstract

Compressive deformation of isotropic and magnetically wetoriented stoichiometric BaO‐6Fe 2 O 3 was studied in creep and press forging modes in the temperature range 1000° to 1200°C at stresses to 6000 psi. Texture development was followed by electron microscopy and measured quantitatively by X‐ray diffraction. Magnetic properties of the deformation‐textured materials were correlated with changes in texture and grain morphology.