IP Library Granted Patent US 9,434,622
Granted Patent B2
US 9,434,622 · App. 12/867,693 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Sintered ferrite material, wire wound component, and producing method of sintered ferrite material

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Patent No.
US 9,434,622
App. No.
12/867,693
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sintered ferrite material, which is obtained by adding Bi 2 O 3 in a range from 0.5% by mass to 3% by mass against 100% by mass of a material having a composition formula of (1-x-y-z)(Li 0.5 Fe 0.5 )O.xZnO.yFe 2 O 3 .zCuO wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.14≦x≦0.19, 0.48≦y<0.5 and 0≦z≦0.03 and satisfies resistivity equal to or higher than 10 6 Ωm, initial permeability equal to or higher than 200 and saturation magnetic flux density equal to or higher than 430 mT at 23° C. and equal to or higher than 380 mT at 100° C.

Claims (24)

1. A sintered ferrite material, which is obtained by adding Bi 2 O 3 in a range from 0.5% by mass to 1.25% by mass against 100% by mass of a material having a composition formula of (1-x-y-z)(Li 0.5 Fe 0.5 )O.xZnO.yFe 2 O 3 .zCuO wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.14≦x≦0.19, 0.48≦y<0.5 and 0<z≦0.03, in which an average crystal grain size is in a range from 7.5 μm to 25 μm, and which satisfies initial permeability equal to or higher than 200, saturation magnetic flux density equal to or higher than 440 mT at 23° C. and equal to or higher than 380 mT at 100° C., and resistivity equal to or higher than 10 6 Ωm.

2. The sintered ferrite material according to claim 1 , wherein a rate of change of initial permeability under a pressure of 30 MPa is within ±5%.

3. The sintered ferrite material according to claim 1 , wherein a number of grain boundary pores per 100 crystal grains is equal to or larger than 20.

4. The sintered ferrite material according to claim 3 , wherein a rate of change of initial permeability under a pressure of 30 MPa is within ±3%.

5. A wire wound component comprising a core and a wire which is wound on said core, wherein said core comprises a sintered ferrite material according to claim 2 .

6. A wire wound component comprising a core and a wire which is wound on said core, wherein said core comprises a sintered ferrite material according to claim 3 .

7. A wire wound component comprising a core and a wire which is wound on said core, wherein said core comprises a sintered ferrite material according to claim 4 .

8. A producing method of a sintered ferrite material, comprising:

a step of preparing raw powder to obtain a material having a composition formula of (1-x-y-z)(Li 0.5 Fe 0.5 )O.xZnO.yFe 2 O 3 .zCuO wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.14≦x≦0.19, 0.48≦y<0.5 and 0<z≦0.03;

a step of pre-sintering the raw powder to obtain first pre-sintered powder;

a step of adding Bi 2 O 3 in a range from 0.5% by mass to 1.25% by mass against 100% by mass of the first pre-sintered powder to obtain second pre-sintered powder;

a step of pulverizing the second pre-sintered powder to obtain pulverized powder;

a step of forming the pulverized powder to obtain a compact; and

a step of sintering the compact to obtain a sintered ferrite material in which an average crystal grain size is in a range from 7.5 μm to 25 μm.

9. A producing method of a sintered ferrite material, comprising:

a step of preparing raw powder obtained by adding Bi 2 O 3 to a starting (precursor) material used to obtain a ferrite composition formula of (1-x-y-z)(Li 0.5 Fe 0.5 )O.xZnO.yFe 2 O 3 .zCuO, wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.14≦x≦0.19, 0.48≦y<0.5 and 0<z≦0.03, wherein said Bi 2 O 3 is added in a range from 0.5% by mass to 1.25% by mass against 100% by mass of said ferrite material;

a step of pre-sintering the raw powder to obtain pre-sintered powder;

a step of pulverizing the pre-sintered powder to obtain pulverized powder;

a step of forming the pulverized powder to obtain a compact; and

a step of sintering the compact to obtain a sintered ferrite material in which an average crystal grain size is in a range from 7.5 μm to 25 μm.

10. The producing method of a sintered ferrite material according to claim 8 , wherein a pre-sintering temperature for pre-sintering the raw powder is in a range from 800° C. to 1200° C.

11. The producing method of a sintered ferrite material according to claim 9 , wherein a pre-sintering temperature for pre-sintering the raw powder is in a range from 800° C. to 1200° C.

12. The producing method of a sintered ferrite material according to claim 10 , wherein the pre-sintering temperature is in a range from 1000° C. to 1200° C. and the sintered ferrite material having a rate of change of initial permeability within ±3% under a pressure of 30 MPa is obtained.

13. The producing method of a sintered ferrite material according to claim 11 , wherein the pre-sintering temperature is in a range from 1000° C. to 1200° C. and the sintered ferrite material having a rate of change of initial permeability within ±3% under a pressure of 30 MPa is obtained.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
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