Editors: | F. Kongoli, M. Calin, J.M. Dubois, K. Zuzek-Rozman |
Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
Publication Year: | 2019 |
Pages: | 156 pages |
ISBN: | 978-1-989820-02-5 |
ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
Several models for predicting the effect of grain size on the coercive field are presented and discussed.
For small grain size, near the mono domain grain size, a law Hc ~ 1 / D0.5 has been observed [1]. Here, Hc is the coercive field and D is the grain size. For sintered NdFeB and Strontium ferrites, the Hc ~ 1 / D0.5 law has been experimentally confirmed.
For very large grain size, however, a case of soft magnetic materials as electric steels, a Hc ~ 1 / D is observed [2].
The origin of these different behaviors is discussed [3].
We also discuss how to evaluate the effect of grain size on the coercive field by means of a nucleation model.