Reconstruction of the Ferromagnetic Hysteresis in the Rayleigh Regime by Means of Impedance Analysis of the Excitation Coil

Ferromagnetic hysteresis measurements can be used to determine both magnetic and mechanical state variables that correlate with each other. Therefore, hysteresis measurements are suitable for mechanical material characterization. The application of standardized hysteresis measurement methods is complex and can only be used to a limited extent in an industrial environment. In this work, a BH (ferromagnetic hysteresis) curve is to be reconstructed on 22NiMoCr3-7 samples that are in different mechanically deformed states (different histories). The reconstruction of the hysteresis is performed by an impedance analysis of the H-field generating coil. The applied method demonstrates that the ferromagnetic hysteresis can be reconstructed by means of an impedance analysis and is sensitive to different states of plastical deformation.