Control of microstructure and texture is of critical importance in forming rare earth (RE)-iron-boron particulate suitable for anisotropic polymer-bonded permanent magnets and anisotropic sintered permanent magnets. In this study, the selected approach to controlling grain size, while maintaining texture, is through stabilization and refinement of directional growth in melt-spun ribbons. Varying concentrations of Ag were added to melt-spun ribbons of composition (Y0.55Nd0.45)2.2Fe14B1.1. Effects on microstructure and texture were observed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). It was determined that Ag stabilized columnar growth (compared to alloys with no Ag added) with additions as small as 0.3 at. %, but the Ag also produced a unique texture in the ribbons. In RE-Fe-B ribbons without Ag, strong <00l> texture is observed at the free surface and a mechanism has been established. In all Ag-containing ribbons, the observed texture is canted to both the c- and a-axes, but the mechanism remains unclear.
Metal matrix composites have been widely studied in terms of abrasion resistance, but a particular material system may behave differently as particle size, morphology, composition, and distribution of the hardening phase varies. The purpose of this thesis was to understand the mechanical and microstructural effects of combining titanium carbide with 431 series stainless steel to create a unique composite via laser cladding, particularly regarding wear properties. The most predominant effect in increasing abrasion resistance, measured via ASTM G65, was
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