Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0452954

Funded Activity Summary

Directional atomic ordering in nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials: Development of ultra-efficient magnetic core materials. Soft magnetic materials are used as magnetic cores in electromagnetic devices such as transformers. The latest material development is the use of nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloys. Our theory and experiments have shown that the magnetic softness of nanocrystalline alloys is greatly influenced by directional atomic ordering, which increases magnetic anisotropy and consequently increases heat loss. We will employ a novel magnetic annealing technique to establish the relationship between this anisotropy and the soft magnetic properties of nanocrystalline alloys. Emphasis will be placed on eliminating the induced anisotropy in iron-cobalt based alloys and thereby produce ultra-efficient, magnetic core materials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2004

End Date: 18-09-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $190,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical Metallurgy | Alloy Materials | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified | Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Scientific instrumentation |

Other Keywords

Alloy Materials | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified | Materials Engineering | Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Physical Metallurgy | Scientific instrumentation

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