Effects of Cu and La on the Solidification Structure and Magnetic Properties of Fe-6.5 wt.% Si Alloy Under Arc Melting
Author of the article:PANEnbao1, DONG Zhongqi2, ZHANG Xue3, YIN Suhua1
Author's Workplace:1. Key Laboratory of Undercooling Preparation Technology and Science Department of Materials Engineering, Hebei College of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; 2. Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Undercooling Preparation of Metal Materials, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; 3. Hebei Metal Material Fine Crystal Preparation Technology Innovation Center, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
Key Words:arc melting; Fe-6.5 wt.% Si high silicon steel; XRD; SEM
Abstract:
The effects of the addition of Cu and La inhibitors on the solidification organization and phase formation
behavior of Fe-6.5 wt.% Si high silicon steel were investigated. The phase composition and structure of the alloy were
analysed via XRD and SEM. The magnetic performance was measured by high- and low-temperature vibration
magnetometers. The results show that the microstructure of the Fe-6.5 wt.% Si alloy ingot inhibited by Cu and La can be
roughly divided into 3 layers. From the bottom to the top, the phase morphology is fine crystals, columnar crystals and
isoaxial crystals. The microstructure of the Fe-6.5 wt.%Si alloy is significantly refined by the addition of Cu and La
inhibitors. The microstructure of the alloy with 0.05 wt.% added Cu changes from thick column crystals to slender
branches, whereas that of the alloy with 0.03 wt.% added La is refined evenly. The saturation magnetization of the
Cu-added alloy remains unchanged, and the coercivity increases; the addition of La results in a decrease in the saturation
magnetization, whereas the coercivity increases.