INFLUENCE OF CR-CONTENT ON CURIE-TEMPERATURE, CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE AND ROOM-TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL-RESISTIVITY OF FE85-XCRXB15 METALLIC GLASSES

Amorphous ribbons of nominal compositions Fe85-xCrxB15,x =5, 10, 15 and 20 at%, were produced by a continuous liquid quenching technique. The Curie temperatures were measured using several methods. A quite large decrease with increasing Cr-content is observed: 20 K/at% Cr around 300 K. The Curie temperatures are compared with those of similar metallic glass systems based on Fe and Cr reported in the literature. The crystallization temperatures determined from measurements of the electrical resistivity versus temperature at a heating rate of ≈10K/min are obtained as a function of Cr-content, showing an increase in stability between 10 and 15 at% Cr. Finally, the room temperature (≈295K) electrical resistivities of as quenched and crystallized samples are given. The resistivity of the as quenched ribbons in nearly independent of Cr-content (≈128 μΩ cm) while the resistivity of the crystallized ribbons show an increase of ≈2.7 μΩ cm/at% Cr. © 1979.