E. Kisdikoszo et al., RELAXATION, CLUSTER FORMATION OR PRECRYSTALLIZATION IN AMORPHOUS-ALLOYS, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 133(1-3), 1994, pp. 276-279
Cluster formation and precrystallization have been investigated in Fe-
Ni-B amorphous alloys in various relaxed states. Following in situ hea
t treatment during quenching, measurements of the Curie temperature, c
oercive force and mean magnetic moment were made, and the structure wa
s investigated by transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that c
luster formation may occur due to heat treatment, the effect of which
changes the magnetic properties. The clusters may contain small crysta
llites that can be taken as precrystallization.