Amorphization of bulk magnetic materials by an arc melting technique

Abstract Argon arc melting has been used to produce partially amorphous alloys based on the Fe 72 Ga 2 Al 5 P 11 B 4 C 6 composition. Samples were produced in various forms including cylindrical shapes. They have been found to exhibit semi-hard magnetic properties. These properties are discussed in terms of the observed microstructures and the fabrication parameters.