(Fe40Ni40B19Cu1)97Nb3 magnetic amorphous alloys have been prepared
by a melt-spun method, and their crystallization behavior and kinetics
have been investigated. The results showed that under non-isothermal
conditions, the growth process is easier than the nucleation process
for both precipitated phases ((Fe,Ni)23B6 and
γ(Fe,Ni)), and the activation energy (E
a
2 = 427.03 kJ mol–1) for γ(Fe,Ni) phase is higher than that of (E
a
1 = 275.11 kJ mol–1) for the (Fe,Ni)23B6 phase. Under isothermal
conditions, the energy released during the entire crystallization
process is independent of annealing temperature, and the crystallization
parameters fit with the Kolmogorov–Johnson–Mehl–Avrami
(KJMA) model well. The nucleation activation energy (E
n
) and growth activation energy (E
g
) are 429.2 and 417.2 kJ/mol,
respectively. Based on the values of the Avrami exponent n, the transformation process can be divided into three different
stages: Stage I, n ≈ 2.5; Stage II, 2.5 ≤ n ≤ 3; Stage III, n > 3. The
whole
crystallization process from interface-controlled one-dimensional
growth converted into interface-controlled three-dimensional growth.