Fe-based alloy composition, soft magnetic material, magnetic members, electric/electronic component, and device
Provided is an Fe-based alloy composition capable of forming an amorphous soft magnetic material which contains no P and which has a glass transition temperature T g , the Fe-based alloy composition having a composition represented by the formula (Fe 1−a T a ) 100at %−(x+b+c+d) M x B b C c Si d , where T is an arbitrary added element such as Ni and M is an arbitrary added element such as Cr, the formula satisfying the following conditions: 0≤a≤0.3, 11.0 at %≤b≤18.20 at %, 6.00 at %≤c≤17 at %, 0 at %≤d≤10 at %, and 0 at %≤x≤4 at %.
1. An Fe-based alloy composition capable of forming a soft magnetic material which contains an amorphous phase having a glass transition temperature T g , the Fe-based alloy composition having a composition represented by the formula (Fe 1-a T a ) 100at %-(x+b+c+d) M x B b C c Si d , where T is an optional additive which is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, and M is an optional additive which is Cr,
wherein the formula satisfies:
a first set of conditions including 0≤a≤0.3, 11.0 at %≤b≤18.20 at %, 6.00 at %≤c≤17 at %, 0 at %≤d≤10 at %, 0.5 at %≤x≤4 at %, and 0.25≤R≤0.333, where R=(b+c)/[(1−a)×{100 at %−(x+b+c+d)}].
2. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein in the first set of conditions, 0.261≤R≤0.333.
3. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr is 0.5 at % to 2.88 at %.
4. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr is 0.96 at % to 4 at %.
5. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein in the first set of conditions, the formula further satisfies 11.52 at %≤b≤18.14 at %.
6. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein in the first set of conditions, the formula further satisfies 6.00 at %≤c≤16.32 at %.
7. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein saturation magnetization of the Fe-based alloy composition is 1.56 T or more.
8. The Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , wherein in the first set of conditions, 100 at %−(x+b+c+d) is 67.20 at % to 80.00 at %.
9. A soft magnetic material having the composition of the Fe-based alloy composition according to claim 1 , the soft magnetic material containing the amorphous phase having the glass transition temperature T g .
10. The soft magnetic material according to claim 9 , wherein the soft magnetic material having a supercooled-liquid region ΔT x equal to or greater than 25° C., the supercooled-liquid region being defined by a temperature difference (T x −T g ) between a crystallization onset temperature T x and the glass transition temperature T g of the soft magnetic material.
11. A magnetic member containing the soft magnetic material according to claim 9 .
12. The magnetic member according to claim 11 , the magnetic member being a magnetic core or a magnetic sheet.
13. An electric/electronic component comprising the magnetic member according to claim 12 .
14. A device comprising the electric/electronic component according to claim 13 .