Thermal treatment for increasing magnetostrictive response of rare earth-iron alloy rods
Thermal treatment for increasing magnetostrictive response of rare earth-iron alloy rods
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1989-07-18
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Verhoeven, John
McMasters, O.
Gibson, Edwin
McMasters, O.
Gibson, Edwin
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Abstract
Magnetostrictive rods formed from rare earth-iron alloys are subjected to a short time heat treatment to increase their Magnetostrictive response under compression. The heat treatment is preferably carried out at a temperature of from 900 hours.