Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to the manufacture of metallic material with a thermal expansion coefficient in a predetermined range, comprising: deforming, a metallic material comprising a first phase and a first thermal expansion coefficient. In response to the deformation, at least some of the first phase is transformed into a second phase, wherein the second phase comprises martensite, and orienting the metallic material in at least one predetermined orientation, wherein the metallic material, subsequent to deformation, comprises a second thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the second thermal expansion coefficient is within a predetermined range, and wherein the thermal expansion is in at least one predetermined direction. In some embodiments, the metallic material comprises the second phase and is thermo-mechanically deformed to orient the grains in at least one direction.

A rotating electric machine according to embodiments is a rotating electric machine including a rotor including a first core and being capable of rotating around a rotating shaft; and a stator disposed to face the rotor in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, the first core including a first pressed powder material having a plurality of first flaky magnetic metal particles and a first intercalated phase, the first flaky magnetic metal particles having an average thickness of from 10 nm to 100 μm, each first flaky magnetic metal particle having a first flat surface and a first magnetic metal phase including at least one first element elected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni, the average value of the ratio of the average length in the first flat surface with respect to the average thickness being from 5 to 10,000, the first intercalated phase existing between the first flaky magnetic metal particles and including at least one second element selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and fluorine (F), wherein in the first pressed powder material, the first flat surfaces are oriented approximately in parallel with a first principal plane of the first pressed powder material and have the difference in magnetic permeability on the basis of direction within the first principal plane, and the first principal plane of the first pressed powder material is disposed to be approximately perpendicular to the radial direction of the rotating electric machine.

Provided is a method for preparing an amorphous strip master alloy. The method includes: providing an amorphous alloy and cementite Fe.sub.3C; and placing the amorphous alloy and the cementite Fe.sub.3C in a smelting furnace for smelting treatment to obtain the amorphous strip master alloy, wherein elements constituting the amorphous alloy include Fe element, Si element and B element. An amorphous strip master alloy prepared by the preparation method is also provided.

A production specification determination method, a production method, and a production specification determination apparatus that can increase robustness against disturbances during production of a metal material are provided. Included are the steps of acquiring at least one piece of performance data established after a predetermined process during production of a metal material, performing back analysis based on the at least one piece of performance data and a prediction model that relates production specifications and material characteristics, and searching for production specifications for after the predetermined process such that an estimated value for the material characteristics asymptotically approaches a desired value.

A high-strength, manganese-containing steel, in particular for producing a flexibly rolled flat steel product in the form of a hot or cold strip, includes the following chemical composition (in wt. %): C: 0.005 to 0.6; Mn: 4 to 10; Al: 0.005 to 4; Si: 0.005 to 2; P: 0.001 to 0.2; S: up to 0.05; N: 0.001 to 0.3; with the remainder being iron including unavoidable steel-associated elements, with optional alloying of one or more of the following elements (in wt. %): Sn: 0 to 0.5; Ni: 0 to 2; Cu: 0.005 to 3; Cr: 0.1 to 4; V: 0.005 to 0.9; Nb: 0.005 to 0.9; Ti: 0.005 to 0.9; Mo: 0.01 to 3; W: 0.1 to 3; Co: 0.1 to 3; B: 0.0001 to 0.05; Zr: 0.005 to 0.5; Ca: 0.0002 to 0.1 which has a good combination of strength, expansion and deformation properties.

The invention relates to compositions including magnesium-lithium alloys containing various alloying elements suitable for medical implant devices. The devices may be constructed of the compositions or have applied thereto a coating formed therefrom. Within the structure of the magnesium-lithium alloy, there is a co-existence of alpha and beta phases. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the magnesium-lithium alloys and articles, such as medical implant devices, for use in medical applications, such as but not limited to, orthopedic, dental, craniofacial and cardiovascular surgery.

An alloy composition, a Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy and a manufacturing method thereof, and a magnetic component are disclosed. The expression of the alloy composition is Fe.sub.aV.sub.αB.sub.bSi.sub.cP.sub.xC.sub.yCu.sub.z and 79≤a≤91 at %, 5≤b≤13 at %, 0≤c≤8 at %, 1≤x≤8 at %, 0≤y≤5 at %, 0.4≤z≤1.4 at %, 0<α<5 at % and 0.08≤z/x≤0.8(at % is atomic percent). The Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy is manufactured by subjecting the alloy composition to crystallization heat treatment. Even if the heating speed upon crystallization heat treatment is slow, or there is a deviation in the temperature reached, a Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy with high saturation magnetic induction intensity and excellent soft magnetic property can still be easily obtained from the alloy ingredients of the present invention. Moreover, the present invention provides a magnetic component manufactured using the Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy.

An alloy composition, a Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy and a manufacturing method thereof, and a magnetic component are disclosed. The expression of the alloy composition is Fe.sub.aV.sub.αB.sub.bSi.sub.cP.sub.xC.sub.yCu.sub.z and 79≤a≤91 at %, 5≤b≤13 at %, 0≤c≤8 at %, 1≤x≤8 at %, 0≤y≤5 at %, 0.4≤z≤1.4 at %, 0<α<5 at % and 0.08≤z/x≤0.8(at % is atomic percent). The Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy is manufactured by subjecting the alloy composition to crystallization heat treatment. Even if the heating speed upon crystallization heat treatment is slow, or there is a deviation in the temperature reached, a Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy with high saturation magnetic induction intensity and excellent soft magnetic property can still be easily obtained from the alloy ingredients of the present invention. Moreover, the present invention provides a magnetic component manufactured using the Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy.

There are provided a soft magnetic material having a high saturation magnetization and a low coercive force and excellent in thermal endurance, and a method for producing the same. The present disclosure relates to a soft magnetic material represented by the following composition formula: Fe.sub.100-x-yB.sub.xNi.sub.y, wherein x satisfies 10≤x≤16 in at %, and y satisfies 0<y≤4 in at %, having a coercive force of 20 A/m or less, and having a coercive force characteristic decrease rate after a thermal endurance test {[(coercive force after thermal endurance test−coercive force before thermal endurance test)/coercive force before thermal endurance test]×100 (%)} of 20% or less, wherein the thermal endurance test is carried out by allowing the soft magnetic material to stand in a constant temperature oven at 170° C. in the air for 100 h, and a method for producing the same.

A method may include annealing a material including iron and nitrogen in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form at least one Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 phase domain. The applied magnetic field may have a strength of at least about 0.2 Tesla (T).