Magnetostriction of melt-spun TbFe/sub 2/-B alloys

The magnetostrictive characteristics of the melt-spun ribbons of (Tb/sub 0.33/Fe/sub 0.67/)/sub 1-x/B/sub x/ (x=0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.15) alloys are investigated as a function of wheel speed during melt-quenching. It is found that the magnetic softness at low fields is improved substantially by the addition of B to the alloys, but the value of /spl lambda/ at 8 kOe obtained for the ribbon quenched at an optimum condition decreases continuously as B content increases from x=0 (1300 ppm) to x=0.15 (630 ppm). The present ribbons have a nanocrystalline grain structure even in the as-spun state and exhibit better magnetostrictive characteristics than the bulk and similarly melt-spun ribbons with an additional annealing process.