Disclosed is a partially diffusion-alloyed steel powder having excellent fluidity, formability, and compressibility without containing Ni, Cr, and Si. A partially diffusion-alloyed steel powder having excellent fluidity, formability, and compressibility that includes an iron-based powder and Mo diffusionally adhered to a surface of the iron-based powder, in which Mo content is 0.2 mass % to 2.0 mass %, a weight-based median diameter D50 is 40 μm or more, and among particles contained in the partially diffusion-alloyed steel powder, those particles having an equivalent circular diameter of 50 μm to 200 μm have a number average of solidity of 0.70 to 0.86, the solidity being defined as (particle cross-sectional area/envelope-inside area).

The invention relates to a steel material in powder form for printing in additive manufacturing methods such as selective laser melting (SLM) or selective laser sintering (SLS) or for use in hot isostatic pressing methods, wherein the material has the following composition: C 0.17-0.23 Si 0.10-0.80 Mn 0.15-0.45 P ≤0.03 S ≤0.015 Cr 0.8-2.0 Mo 0.15-0.80 Ni 0.1-2.0 V 0.1-2.0 the remainder being comprised of iron, optional elements, and inevitable smelting-related impurities as well as a method for manufacturing it and a method for producing a component made thereof.

The present invention relates to an iron-based alloy that is able to provide a coating on a substrate, the coating having simultaneously high hardness and wear resistance. The iron-based alloy consists of 3.0-7.0% by weight Cr; 1.3-3.0% by weight C; 0.2-2.0% by weight B; 2.0-10.0% by weight V; optionally 1.5% by weight or less Si; optionally 1.0% by weight or less Mn, optionally 2.0% by weight or less Mo; optionally 1.5% by weight or less Ni; the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The present invention further relates to an article comprising a substrate and coating formed thereon, the coating being formed from the alloy, and to a method for forming a coated article. The method preferably employs HVOF, laser cladding or plasma cladding.

Provided is a steel strip joining method that can appropriately evaluate risk of a fracture in a joined part and prevent a fracture more reliably. An iron-based mixed powder for powder metallurgy comprises: an iron-based alloy powder; and an alloying powder, wherein the iron-based alloy powder contains Mo: 0.2 mass % or more and 1.5 mass % or less, the alloying powder contains a graphite powder and a copper powder, a ratio of a mass of the graphite powder to a total mass of the iron-based alloy powder and the alloying powder is 0.10 mass % to 1.0 mass %, a ratio of a mass of the copper powder to the total mass of the iron-based alloy powder and the alloying powder is 0.5 mass % to 3.0 mass %, and the copper powder has an average particle size of 25 μm or less, and a specific surface area of 0.30 m.sup.2/g or more.

A three-dimensional printing kit can include a binding agent and a particulate build material. The binding agent can include a binder in an aqueous liquid vehicle. The particulate build material can include from about 80 wt % to 100 wt % metal particles that can have a D50 particle size from about 5 μm to about 200 μm. Individual metal particles can include an iron-containing core and can have an oxidation barrier formed thereon. The iron-containing core can include from about 90 wt % to 100 wt % iron. The oxidation barrier can have a stable average thickness from about 0.5% to about 10% of a D50 particle size of the metal particles.

Disclosed are a soft magnetic iron-based powder, a preparation method therefor, and a soft magnetic component, which are applicable to various industrial fields such as a core of a motor. According to an embodiment of the disclosed soft magnetic iron-based powder, the powder comprises, in wt %, more than 2% of Si, more than 0.02% of Al, more than 0.05% of Mn, more than 0% and less than 0.1% of O, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfies [Si]/[Al]>2, wherein the difference in [Si]+[Al]+[Mn] between D.sub.10 and D.sub.90 may be less than 10 wt %. [Si], [Al], and [Mn] represent wt % of respective elements.

A magnetic body of the coil component contains, as soft magnetic alloy grains, first grains whose alloy components are substantially Fe, Si, and Cr, and second grains which contain, as alloy components, Fe, Si, and an element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; the average grain size of the second grains is smaller than the average grain size of the first grains; the first grains have, on their surface, an amorphous oxide film containing Si and Cr; the second grains have, on their surface, a crystalline oxide layer containing the element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; and the crystalline oxide forms adhesion parts, each contacting a multiple number of the first grains via the amorphous oxide film thereof and coupling or bridging the multiple number of the first grains. The coil component can offer improved mechanical strength.

A diffusion-bonded powder having an iron powder having 1-5%, preferably 1.5-4% and most preferably 1.5-3.5% by weight of copper particles diffusion bonded to the surfaces of the iron powder particles. The diffusion bonded powder is suitable for producing components having high sintered density and minimum variation in copper content. The iron powder may be produced by providing an atomized iron powder with an oxygen content of 0.3-1.2% by weight and with a carbon content of 0.1-0.5% by weight, and subjecting the atomized iron powder and a copper containing powder to a reduction annealing process in a reducing atmosphere to obtain the iron based powder.

The present disclosure relates to a composite material, in particular a composite material of metals, a process for producing a composite material, and a medical device, in particular an implant, based on the composite material. The composite material comprises at least 5 vol-% of Fe and at least 1 vol-% of Mg or Zn, wherein the composite material comprises a Mg or Zn phase and an Fe phase, wherein the average size of the Mg or Zn phase in at least one dimension is less than 20 μm, in particular less than 10 μm. The medical device, in particular an implant, may be suitable for fixing of bone fractures (as well as fractions of a tendon or a ligament, etc.) and/or corrections and may be capable of exhibiting a targeted failure representing a complete paradigm shift in the treatment of bone fractures and the like.

The disclosure provides iron-based metallurgical compositions comprising iron and alloying elements of about (0.01) to about (0.65) wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of carbon; about (1) to about (2.0) wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of molybdenum; about (0.25) to about (2.0) wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of manganese; about (0.25) to about (2.0) wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of silicon; and about (0.05) to about (0.6) wt %, based on the weight of the composition, of vanadium. In some embodiments, the iron-based metallurgical composition is a powder metallurgical composition.