H. Chiriac et al., MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS IN GLASS-COVERED AND WATER-QUENCHED AMORPHOUS WIRES, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 177, 1998, pp. 205-206
We report the results of the measurements of the hysteresis behavior o
f amorphous water-quenched and glass-covered wires exhibiting positive
, negative and nearly zero magnetostriction. A special emphasis is des
erved on their bistability, a phenomenon which is very important for t
heir potential applications. The observed behavior is comparatively ex
plained in terms of magnetoelastic anisotropy, which is related to int
ernal stresses induced during preparation. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B
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