Materials Science Forum, Vol.360-3, 565-570, 2001
Magnetic phase diagram of the FexMn0.60-xAl0.40 (0.20 <= x <= 0.60) alloys mechanically alloyed for 48 hours
Alloys of the system FexMn0.60-xAl0.40, 0.20 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.60, were prepared by mechanical alloying for 48 hours. The Mossbauer spectra were fitted with either a single line and a quadrupolar doublet or a single line, a quadrupolar doublet and a hyperfine field distribution (HFD), according to their hyperfine structures. Alloys with x less than or equal to 0.40 show a paramagnetic character at RT while those with x greater than or equal to 0.45 are ferromagnetic with some paramagnetic sites due to the disorder. At 77 K, one can distinguish three types of alloys which display different magnetic behaviors: (i) antiferromagnetic with lower Fe concentration, (ii) paramagnetic with intermediate Fe contents and (iii) ferromagnetic with high Fe content. In the 0.40 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.60 composition region of the ac magnetic susceptibility chi Vs T, Superparamagnetic clusters appear inside the ferromagnetic matrix, as a consequence of the high Fe content and the disordered character of the samples.