Study of the influence of conditions of synthesis on magnetic characteristics of composite materials based on iron powders

The influence of synthesis conditions on the magnetic characteristics of composite materials based on iron powders ASC 100.29 (Sweden) and LiaoNing (China) is investigated. The surface of metallic iron powders is encapsulated by an insulating ferrite coating, consisting of iron oxides and phosphides. The synthesis was carried out at a temperature of 150 °C from a gaseous medium in a special reactor at a pressure of 1 atm. Insulating oxide coatings were applied both to the initial iron powder without treatment, and to previously annealed powders in an inert atmosphere and in a mixture of hydrogen-argon. To conduct studies of magnetic characteristics, cores in the form of rings were made by pressing method. The dependence of induction vs. magnitude of the magnetic field, magnetization reversal losses (hysteresis losses) in the full and in the private loop were recorded by an express magnetometer. The value of losses was calculated by the hysteresis loops area. The results show that composite low-frequency magnetic materials based on metallic iron ASC 100.29 and LiaoNing powders have similar values of magnetic parameters – almost identical B = f(H) dependencies, but the magnetization reversal losses for ASC 100.29 are significantly lower than for LiaoNing powder under equal insulating coatings synthesis conditions. It is possible to use such materials as magnetic cores in various electrical devices, such as cores of high-frequency transformers and a number of electrical machines. Since such materials can operate at frequencies from 1 kHz and higher, this will significantly reduce the overall dimensions and increase the efficiency of electrical products.

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