Examination of the relationship between the parameters of Barkhausen effect model and microstructure of magnetic materials

A relationship between the parameters of a hysteretic-stochastic process model of the Barkhausen effect (BE) and the microstructural features of a series of ferritic/pearlitic steel samples has been identified. The root-mean-square values and pulse height distributions of the experimental and modeled BE signals showed similar dependence on the pearlite content. The correlation length parameter ξ of the model, which represents the range of interaction of domain walls with pinning sites, was found to obey ξ=AVfDf+BVpDp where Vf(Vp)and Df(Dp) are the volume fraction and grain size of ferrite (pearlite)