Microstructure investigations and magnetic after-effect in amorphous and nanocrystalline Fe-Zr-Ti-B-Cu alloy

The microstructure evolution and low field magnetic properties i.e. initial magnetic susceptibility, stabilization field and magnetic after-effect as disaccommodation of the amorphous and nanocrystalline Fe80Zr4Ti3B12Cu1 alloy were investigated. The heat treatment of the as-quenched Fe80Zr4Ti3B12Cu1 alloy at 773 K for 1 h leads to its nanocrystallization. It was stated that initial magnetic susceptibility increases and intensity of disaccommodation decreases with increasing of annealing temperature. The magnetic after-effect of the investigated nanocrystalline samples is connected with relaxation processes that occur in the amorphous matrix.