Development of New Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials for Use in Energy-Efficient Devices

Fe-based amorphous and nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloys have been intensively researched for many applications, including high efficiency electrical distribution and power conditioning applications. New amorphous foils with a saturation magnetization of 1.63T and new nanocrystalline foils with saturation up to 1.9T have been developed. Often these new materials are not drop-in replacements for the conventional competing alloys and require significant changes in processing to be able to fabricate commercial devices.