IP Library Granted Patent US 9,493,866
Granted Patent B2
US 9,493,866 · App. 14/191,946 · Granted Nov 15, 2016

Amorphous alloy powder, dust core, magnetic element, and electronic device

Inventors: Isamu Otsuka (Hachinohe, JP); Yu Maeda (Hachinohe, JP); Toshikuni Sato (Hachinohe, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
C22C45/02B22F9/002C22C33/0278H01F1/15308H01F3/08H01F41/0246B22F9/082B22F9/305
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Patent No.
US 9,493,866
App. No.
14/191,946
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An amorphous alloy powder is composed of an amorphous alloy material containing Fe, Cr, Mn, Si, B, and C as constituent components, and in the amorphous alloy material, Fe is contained as a main component, the content of Cr is 0.5 at % or more and 3 at % or less, the content of Mn is 0.02 at % or more and 3 at % or less, the content of Si is 10 at % or more and 14 at % or less, the content of B is 8 at % or more and 13 at % or less, and the content of C is 1 at % or more and 3 at % or less. By using such an amorphous alloy powder, a dust core which reduces iron loss and decreases magnetostriction can be obtained.

Claims (39)

1. An amorphous alloy powder, comprising particles of an amorphous alloy material containing Fe, Cr, Mn, Si, B, and C as constituent components, wherein in the amorphous alloy material,

Fe is contained as a main component,

the content of Cr is 1.0 at % or more and 3 at % or less,

the content of Mn is 1.3 at % or more and 2.8 at % or less,

the content of Si is 10 at % or more and 14 at % or less,

the content of B is 8 at % or more and 13 at % or less, and

the content of C is 1 at % or more and 3 at % or less.

2. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %) and the content of Mn therein is b (at %), the value of b/(a+b) is 0.2 or more and 0.72 or less.

3. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %) and the content of Mn therein is b (at %), the value of a+b is 1.5 or more and 5.5 or less.

4. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %), the content of Mn therein is b (at %), the content of Si therein is c (at %), the content of B therein is d (at %), and the content of C therein is e (at %), the value of (a+b)/(c+d+e) is 0.05 or more and 0.25 or less.

5. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Mn in the amorphous alloy material is b (at %), the content of Si therein is c (at %), and the content of C therein is e (at %), the value of e/(b+c) is 0.07 or more and 0.27 or less.

6. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein

the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is 1 at % or more and 2.5 at % or less, and

the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %), the content of Mn therein is b (at %), and the content of C therein is e (at %), the value of e/(a+b) is 0.2 or more and 0.95 or less.

7. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 6 , wherein the value of a+b is 2.1 or more and 5.3 or less.

8. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 7 , wherein the value of b/a is 0.4 or more and less than 1.

9. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 7 , wherein the value of b/a is 1 or more and 2 or less.

10. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 6 , wherein the content of Si in the amorphous alloy material is c (at %) and the content of B therein is d (at %), the value of b/(c+d) is 0.04 or more and 0.15 or less.

11. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein

the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is 2 at % or more and 3 at % or less, and

the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %), the content of Mn therein is b (at %), and the content of C therein is e (at %), the value of e/(a+b) is 0.3 or more and 0.95 or less.

12. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 11 , wherein the value of a+b is 2.1 or more and 3.8 or less.

13. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 12 , wherein the value of b/a is 0.02 or more and less than 0.47.

14. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 11 , wherein the content of Si in the amorphous alloy material is c (at %) and the content of B therein is d (at %), the value of b/(c+d) is 0.01 or more and 0.05 or less.

15. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %) and the content of Mn therein is b (at %), the value of a+b is 1.5 or more and 5.5 or less, and the value of b/a is 0.3 or more and less than 1.

16. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 15 , wherein the value of b is 0.1 or more and 2.5 or less.

17. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 15 , wherein the content of Si in the amorphous alloy material is c (at %) and the content of B therein is d (at %), the value of b/(c+d) is 0.01 or more and 0.12 or less.

18. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 15 , wherein the content of Si in the amorphous alloy material is c (at %), the content of B therein is d (at %), and the content of C therein is e (at %), the value of (a+b)/(c+d+e) is 0.05 or more and 0.25 or less.

19. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr in the amorphous alloy material is a (at %) and the content of Mn therein is b (at %), the value of a+b is 1.5 or more and 6 or less, and the value of b/a is 1 or more and 2 or less.

20. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 19 , wherein the value of b is 0.5 or more and 3 or less.

21. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 19 , wherein the content of Si in the amorphous alloy material is c (at %) and the content of B therein is d (at %), the value of b/(c+d) is 0.03 or more and 0.15 or less.

22. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 19 , wherein the content of Si in the amorphous alloy material is c (at %), the content of B therein is d (at %), and the content of C therein is e (at %), the value of (a+b)/(c+d+e) is 0.05 or more and 0.25 or less.

23. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the particles have an average particle diameter of 3 μm or more and 100 μm or less.

24. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the amorphous alloy material has a coercive force of 4 Oe or less.

25. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen content in the particles is 150 ppm by mass or more and 3000 ppm by mass or less.

26. The amorphous alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the amorphous alloy powder is produced by a water atomization method or a high-speed spinning water atomization method.

27. A dust core, which is formed using an amorphous alloy powder composed of particles of an amorphous alloy material according to claim 1 .

28. A magnetic element, comprising the dust core according to claim 27 .

29. An electronic device, comprising the magnetic element according to claim 28 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2014
From: OTSUKA, ISAMU; MAEDA, YU; SATO, TOSHIKUNI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032557/0281 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2013-038584 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
JP 2013-038585 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
JP 2013-038586 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
JP 2013-038587 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
JP 2013-038588 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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