Understanding the correlation between magnetomechanical coupling factors (k) and damping factors (Q-1) is a key pathway toward enhancing the magnetomechanical power conversion efficiency in laminated magnetoelectric (ME) composites by manipulating the magnetic and mechanical properties of Fe-based amorphous metals through engineering. The k and Q-1 factors of FeSiB amorphous ribbons annealed in air at different temperatures are investigated. It is found that k and Q-1 factors are affected by both magnetic and elastic properties. The magnetic and elastic properties are characterized in terms of the magnetomechanical power efficiency for low-temperature annealing. The k and Q-1 of FeSiB-based epoxied laminates with different stacking numbers show that a -3 dB bandwidth and Young's modulus are expressed in terms of the magnetomechanical power efficiency for high lamination stacking.
Keywords: Fe-based amorphous alloys; damping factor; magnetomechanical coupling.