Magnetostrictive and magnetoelastic properties of rapidly quenched wire

The magnetostrictive and magnetoelastic properties of amorphous wires produced by rapid quenching in rotating water are reviewed, with particular reference to the domain structure. Saturation magnetostriction and engineering magnetostriction of as-quenched and annealed wires having compositions of the type Fe/sub x/Co/sub 1-x/Si/sub y/B/sub 15/ (y=7.5-15) are discussed. The magnetoelastic properties reviewed are the field-dependent Young's modulus and shear modulus (/spl Delta/E and /spl Delta/G effects) and magnetomechanical damping (internal friction).>