Abstract:Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloy powder Fe76 Si9 B10 P5 (at.,)were prepared by modified water atomization and traditional gas atomization.The particle size distribution,phase structure,thermal transition temperature and magnetic properties of the alloy powder were investigated by laser particle size analyzer,scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,high temperature differential calorimeter and vibrating sample magnetometer,respectively.The results show that both powder’s composition exhibits uniformity and shows characteristic of an amorphous structure.The amorphous phase content is 88, and 9 1, respectively and the stability of amorphous is fine.Wherein the water atomized powder is better than the gas atomized powder,which the forward particle size finer,as 10.72 μm,powders are dispersed and regular spherical or ellipsoidal.Both saturation magnetization of amorphous soft magnetic powder is comparable,but the coercivity of water atomized powder is lower which 0.6 1 kA/m only,which indicates Fe76 Si9 B10 P5 soft magnetic alloy powder prepared by modified water atomization is superior to the gas atomized.