The Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Phase Constitution and Magnetic Properties of the Pr₈Dy₁Fe₆₀Co₇Mn₆B₁₄Zr₁Ti₃ Alloy Ribbons

Melt-spun ribbons were produced from the Pr₈Dy₁Fe₆₀Co₇Mn₆B₁₄Zr₁Ti₃ base alloy at the surface velocity of the cooper wheel of 30 m/s. The studies showed amorphous structure of ribbons and their soft magnetic properties. X-ray diffraction was used to determine phase constitution of all obtained samples. Annealing of ribbons caused formation of nanocomposite structure, which was a result of coexistence of hard magnetic RE₂(Fe,Co)₁₄B and soft magnetic α-Fe phases. Basic magnetic properties such as: coercivity $\text{}_{J}H_{c}$, remanence $J_{r}$ and maximum energy product $(BH)_\text{max}$ were determined from the measured hysteresis loops. The microstructure of selected specimens was observed by transmission electron microscopy technique.