IP Library Granted Patent US 11,798,718
Granted Patent B2
US 11,798,718 · App. 17/132,544 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Soft magnetic alloy, soft magnetic alloy ribbon, method of manufacturing soft magnetic alloy ribbon, magnetic core, and component

Inventors: Yuichi Ogawa (Tokyo, JP); Naoki Itoh (Tokyo, JP); Takahiro Shiratake (Tokyo, JP); Motoki Ohta (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
H01F1/14766B22D11/049C21D6/001C21D6/005C21D6/007C21D6/008C21D9/52C22C38/02C22C38/08C22C38/10C22C38/12C22C38/16H01F41/02H01F27/25
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Patent No.
US 11,798,718
App. No.
17/132,544
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The soft magnetic alloy of the present disclosure is represented by a composition formula of Fe a Si b B c Cu d M e where M is at least one type of element selected from a group consisting of Nb, Mo, V, Zr, Hf, and W, and the formula satisfies 82.5≤a≤86, 0.3≤b≤3, 12.5≤c≤15.0, 0.05≤d≤0.9, and 0≤e<0.4 in at %. The soft magnetic alloy includes a structure that has a crystal grain with a grain diameter of 60 nm or less in an amorphous phase.

Claims (25)

1. A soft magnetic alloy ribbon including an alloy represented by a composition formula of Fe a Si b B c Cu d M e , M being at least one type of element selected from a group consisting of Nb, Mo, V, Zr, Hf, and W, and the formula satisfying 82.5≤a≤86, 0.3≤b≤3, 12.5≤c≤15.0, 0.05≤d≤0.9, and 0≤e<0.4 in at %, the soft magnetic alloy ribbon comprising:

a structure that has a crystal grain with a grain diameter of 60 nm or less in an amorphous phase,

wherein a saturation magnetic flux density of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is 1.75 T or more,

wherein an iron loss of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon at 1 kHz and at 1 T is 25 W/kg or less, and

wherein a lamination factor of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is 86% or more.

2. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 ,

wherein a density of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is 7.45 g/cm 3 or more.

3. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is 25 μm or more.

4. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 ,

wherein a magnetic flux density of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon when a magnetic field of 80 A/m is imposed in a casting direction of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is a magnetic flux density L, and a magnetic flux density of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon when a magnetic field of 80 A/m is imposed in a direction orthogonal to the casting direction of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is a magnetic flux density W, and

wherein a ratio (L/W) of the magnetic flux density L to the magnetic flux density W is from 0.7 to 1.3.

5. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 ,

wherein a saturation magnetostriction of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is 20 ppm or less.

6. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 ,

wherein the formula satisfies 83≤a≤86, 0.3≤b≤2, 0.4≤d≤0.9, and 0≤e≤0.3, and

wherein a saturation magnetic flux density of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is 1.77 T or more.

7. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 ,

wherein a part of Fe content is replaced with at least one type of element selected from Co and Ni up to 6 at % at a maximum.

8. A magnetic core formed by using the soft magnetic alloy ribbon according to claim 1 .

9. A component comprising the magnetic core according to claim 8 , and a coil.

10. A method of manufacturing the soft magnetic alloy ribbon of claim 1 , the method comprising:

ejecting a molten alloy on a rotating chill roll; and

quenching the molten alloy on the chill roll,

wherein an outer circumferential portion of the chill roll is made of a Cu alloy having a thermal conductivity of 120 W/(m·K) or more.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2023
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062958/0525 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: OGAWA, YUICHI; ITOH, NAOKI; SHIRATAKE, TAKAHIRO; OHTA, MOTOKI
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054740/0428 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-236175 · Dec 26, 2019 · national
JP 2020-203597 · Dec 8, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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