TY - JOUR A1 - Zhang, R. A1 - Qian, M. A1 - Waske, Anja A1 - Shen, H. A1 - Zhang, X. T1 - Investigating the microstructure and magnetic properties of La-Fe-Si microwires during fabrication and heat treatment process N2 - In this study, the optimized fabrication and evolution of the microstructure and magnetic Transition behavior of the melt-extraction LaFe11.2Si1.8 microwires have been studied. After the optimization of extraction technique (heating power 22 KW, feeding rate 30-50 mm/s, rotation velocity 1700 r/min), the content of La Fe,Si)13 phase in the as-extracted microwires was 54 wt% due to the high solidification velocity, which was increased to 85 wt% via annealing at 1373 K for 20 min. The amount of La(Fe,Si)13 phase was increased and the composition of La(Fe,Si)13 phase became more homogenized through peritectic reaction and short-distance diffusion in the microwires during annealing process. The coexistence of the nanocrystalline and amorphous structures contributed to the broad magnetic Transition temperature range of the as-extracted and annealed microwires. The annealed microwires exhibited a second-order magnetic transformation behavior and showed a maximum magnetic entropy Change jDSMjmax of 6.2 J/kgK and working temperature interval of 36.0 K under a magnetic field of 20 kOe. KW - Magnetocaloric effect KW - Melt-extraction technique KW - La(Fe,Si)13 phase KW - Peritectic reaction KW - Short-distance diffusion PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.04.196 SN - 0925-8388 SN - 1873-4669 VL - 794 SP - 153 EP - 162 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-48095 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -