Magnetism And Metallurgy Of Soft Magnetic Materials

PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Most Important SymbolsContentsChapter 1. Introduction 1. Historical 2. Units 3. Fundamental quantities of magnetism 3.1. Magnetic poles 3.2. Magnetic dipole and magnetic moment µ 3.3. Magnetic field H 3.4. Magnetization M and magnetic induction B 3.5. Susceptibility x and permeability µ 4. Various kinds of magnetismChapter 2 . Ferromagnetism and Ferrimagnetism 1. Magnetic moments of electrons and atoms 2. The Weiss molecular field and theories of ferromagnetism 3. FerrimagnetismChapter 3 . Magnetization and Domain Structure 1. The magnetization curve 2. Ferromagnetic domains and magnetization processes 3. Magnetocrystalline anisotropy 4. Magnetostriction 5. The Bloch wall and domain structureChapter 4 . Magnetic Properties 1. Intrinsic properties 1.1. Saturation magnetization 1.2. The Curie temperature 2. Structure-sensitive properties 2.1. Static properties 2.2. Dynamic properties Chapter 5. Metallurgy of Soft Magnetic Materials 1. Technical materials 1.1. Pure metals 1.2. Alloys 1.3. Ferrites and other magnetic compounds 2. The effect of metallurgical factors on properties of soft magnetic materials 2.1. Purity 2.2. Alloying 2.3. Crystal defects 2.4. Recovery and recrystallization ; texture 2.5. Atomic order 2.6. Magnetic anneal, plastic deformation and allotropic transformation related to induced magnetic anisotropyChapter 6. Applications of Soft Magnetic Materials 1. Metallic soft magnetic materials 1.1. Pure iron and steels 1.2. Iron-silicon alloys 1.3. Nickel-iron alloys 1.4. Iron-cobalt alloys 1.5. Miscellaneous soft magnetic alloys 2. Ferrites and compounds 2.1. Ferrites used at frequencies up to 300 MHz 2.2. Ferrites used at microwave frequencies 2.3. Square-loop ferrites (SLFs) 3. Thin films Chapter 7 . Special Topics 1. Radiation effects 1.1. The nature of radiation damage 1.2. Radiation damage to soft magnetic materials 2. Magnetic bubbles and devices 2.1. Properties of bubble domains 2.2. Bubble materials 2.3. Application of magnetic bubblesAppendix 1 531Conversion table of magnetic and select physical quantities Appendix 2 Values of select physical constants Appendix 3 Demagnetizing factor and magnetostatic energyReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexMaterials Index