The correlations between processing parameters and magnetic properties of an iron-resin soft magnetic composite

In this study, internal microstrain of an iron-resin composite produced by powder metallurgy has been calculated using the Williamson-Hall method. The effects of microstrain evolution during different processing conditions on magnetic properties such as coercive force and hysteresis loss have been investigated. The results show that there are regular and similar changes of coercivity and hysteresis loss. Both of these properties are directly dependant on the pinning effect of the internal microstrain against the movement of magnetic domain walls during magnetization process. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.