“Magnetic Memory” in Plasticity of an Aluminum Alloy with Iron Inclusions

Abstract

This article is devoted to the effect of a magnetic field of 0.7 T on the state of an aluminum alloy whose creep increases after exposing to a magnetic field, exhibiting a “magnetic memory.” The alloy contains FeAl microinclusions identified by electron microscopy, magnetometry, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Possible mechanisms of changing the states of ferromagnetic microinclusions and aluminum matrix around them under a magnetic field are discussed.