Effect of annealing treatments on the microwave electromagnetic properties of amorphous FeCuNbSiB microwires

The amorphous FeCuNbSiB microwires are fabricated by using the melt extraction method and annealed separately at temperatures T = 573, 673, 723 and 773K for 1h. The effect of annealing treatment on the microwave electromagnetic properties of FeCuNbSiB wires/wax composites has been investigated for the first time. It is found that in a frequency range of 0.5--4.0GHz, the complex permittivity, permeability, magnetic and electric loss tangents of FeCuNbSiB wires/wax composites are strongly dependent on the annealing temperature and frequency. For T = 573, 723 and 773K, two resonance peaks are found at frequency f = 1.2 and 3.3GHz. However, for T = 673K, only one resonance peak occurs at f = 3.3GHz. The resonance peak at f = 1.2GHz is believed to be due to the stress-induced anisotropy, while the resonance peak at f = 3.3GHz is attributed to the random anisotropy.