Effect of quenching conditions on the structure and properties of a “thick” microwire fabricated by the Ulitovskii-Taylor method

The effect of quenching conditions on the mechanical and magnetic properties of a meltquenched wire with a core diameter of 50 μm, which is made of a model soft magnetic Co69Fe4Cr4Si12B11 alloy and is fabricated by the Ulitovskii-Taylor method, is studied. The highest set of mechanical and soft magnetic properties of a wire is achieved when it is quenched from the upper position of a quenching stream. The lowering of the position of the quenching stream degrades the mechanical and magnetic properties of the wire at a retained amorphous structure in it.