Structural and magnetic properties of FeCoC system obtained by mechanical alloying

Fe96−XCoXC4 (x = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 at. %) alloys were obtained by mechanical alloying of Fe, C and Co powders using high-energy milling. The structural and magnetic properties of the alloy system were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) and Mössbauer Spectrometry at room temperature. The X-ray diffraction patterns showed a BCC-FeCoC structure phase for all samples, as well as a lattice parameter that slightly decreases with Co content. The saturation magnetization and coercive field were analyzed as a function of Co content. The Mössbauer spectra were fitted with a hyperfine magnetic field distribution showing the ferromagnetic behavior and the disordered character of the samples. The mean hyperfine magnetic field remained nearly constant (358 T) with Co content.Fil: Rincon Soler, Anderson Ivan. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira; Colombia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Argentino de Matemática Alberto Calderón; ArgentinaFil: Rodríguez Jacobo, R.R.. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente; ColombiaFil: Medina Barreto, M.H.. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira; ColombiaFil: Cruz-Muñoz, B.. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira; Colombi