Electro/magnetic shielding effectiveness of soft magnetic Fe80Nb6B14 amorphous alloy

Application of the Fe80Nb6B14 amorphous alloy to electromagnetic shielding was examined in detail using different experimental techniques. For shields made of the optimized (annealing at 700 K/1 h) amorphous ribbons the shielding effectiveness b was measured versus frequency f and shield thickness h. It was shown that for h = 200 μm in the frequency range 2 MHz < f < 15 MHz (the near-zone, electric field) b decreases from 55 dB to 20 dB. In the frequency range 0.2 kHz < f < 10 kHz (the near-zone, magnetic field) b > 20 dB. The best shielding effectiveness, i.e. b > 100 dB was obtained for electromagnetic field in the frequency range 200 MHz < f < 1000 MHz (the far-zone).