The main aim of the presented work was to study the effects of chemical composition on the magnetic properties (in terms of B-H characteristics) of an insulated iron powder compound with various addition of the aluminium alloy (0, 5 and 10 wt%). The magnetic properties of the powder were significantly influenced by density and "sintering" effects. The addition of aluminium alloy maintaining suitable values of coercive force, remanence and core losses; this makes the modified insulated iron powder compound a promising soft magnetic material in several applications.
The present paper focused on the analysis of the fracture surfaces of a new development insulated iron powder compound with the addition of the aluminium alloy in order to improve the mechanical properties. Results show that in the pressed state, mainly pores act as crack initiators and due to their presence the distribution of stress is inhomogeneous across the cross-section and leads to the reduction of the effective load bearing area. Investigation of fracture surfaces concluded that improvements in bonding during the pressing process and heat treatment can be helpful in the development of soft magnetic materials to give a suitable combination between pressing pressure, annealing temperature and time as well as magnetic properties.
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