Vander Alkmin dos Santos Ribeiro

Magnetic and Electrical Properties of MnxCu1-xFe2O4 Ferrite

In the present work, mixed manganese-copper ferrite of composition MnxCu1-xFe2O4 (within x=0.40, 0.42, 0.44, 0.46, 0.48 and 0.50) have been investigated for their electric and magnetic properties such as dc resistivity, Curie temperature, saturation magnetization. MnxCu1-xFe2O4 ferrite samples were prepared by uniaxial pressing from the oxide mixture, synthesized at 1000°C during 45 hours and finally heated to 1200°C by 5h, at room atmosphere. The X-ray diffractograms show that the samples with different compositions were formed by compact structure spinel with cubic cell. The saturated magnetization of the MnxCu1-xFe2O4 ferrites increased with x up to 0.46, which presented the smallest coercitive field. All samples showed hysteresis characteristic of soft magnetic materials. This electrical behavior is compatible with an insulator. The results were analyzed in the framework of grain/barrier model.

Investigação das propriedades magnéticas e microestrutura da ferrita de chumbo e cobre

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram a obtencao de uma ferrita de chumbo e cobre com a estrutura do espinelio, a caracterizacao da sua microestrutura e a determinacao das suas propriedades magneticas. A ferrita de cobre e chumbo e um material com baixa coercividade magnetica, alta resistividade eletrica e alta permeabilidade magnetica. Amostras com estequiometria PbxCu1-xFe2O4, com (x= 0, 0,1 e 0,2), foram produzidas pelo processo de metalurgia do po e sinterizadas a 800 °C por 6 h em atmosfera ambiente. As caracterizacoes estrutural, microestrutural e magnetica foram realizadas utilizando as tecnicas de difracao de raios X, microscopia eletronica de varredura, magnetometro de amostra vibrante e analise termogravimetrica magnetica. Os resultados mostram que as amostras sao formadas exclusivamente pela estrutura do espinelio tetragonal. As curvas de histerese mostram caracteristicas de materiais magneticos moles e sua magnetizacao de saturacao aumentou com a concentracao de chumbo. O valor da temperatura de Curie diminuiu com o aumento da concentracao de chumbo.

Avaliação da microestrutura e das propriedades magnéticas de ferrita de cobre dopada com chumbo sinterizada com fase líquida

This paper presents to obtain a lead and copper ferrite with spinel structure, characterizing the microstructure and the determination of their magnetic properties. The copper and lead ferrite is a material with low magnetic coercivity, high electrical resistivity. Samples with stoichiometry PbxCu1-xFe2O4 with (x = 0.00; 0.05; 0.10; 0.15 e 0.20) were prepared by powder metallurgy processes and sintered at 1000 °C for 6 hours. The results show that sample with x = 0.00 is formed exclusively by the cubic spinel structure and samples with x between 0.05 to 0.20 are formed exclusively by the tetragonal spinel structure hysteresis loops show the characteristics of a soft magnetic material and the saturation magnetization and Curie temperature decreased with the lead concentration, however, noted that the increase in the coercive field.

Influência do tratamento térmico de envelhecimento a 850ºC na microestrutura e nas propriedades mecânicas e magnéticas do aço Duplex UNS S31803

Duplex stainless steels are those that have a microstructure constituted by two phases, ferromagnetic ferrite (α) and paramagnetic austenite (γ), which are present in approximately equal volumetric fraction. In this work, the microstructure of duplex steel UNS S31803 was modified by a thermal solubility treatment at temperature of 1050 °C for 30 minutes, followed by water cooling. Next, specimens were aged for 5, 15, 30, 60 and 180 minutes at temperature of 850°C. This treatment promoted the formation of a deleterious phase, the sigma phase, which is formed by the decomposition of ferrite, rich in the elements Cr and Mo. The formation of this phase changes the mechanical and chemical properties of the duplex and super duplex steels. The magnetic and mechanical properties were evaluated in each of the conditions mentioned and a correlation with the microstructure was made. The magnetic properties of the specimens were obtained in a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), where the material hysteresis curves were obtained. The mechanical properties of the samples were characterized by Vickers micro-hardness measurements performed with a load of 0.2 kgf. Microstructural characterization was carried out by using an optical microscope. VSM tests results showed that as the aging time increased, the volume fraction of sigma phase also increased, causing a diminution of the steel duplex magnetic properties. The diminution of the magnetic properties of the duplex steel with the aging time is attributed to the lower fraction of ferrite as more sigma phase is formed by the decomposition of ferrite. The hardness results showed an increasing of the hardness of the material as the aging temperature increased, which confirms the higher brittleness of the steel due to the higher amount of sigma phase.