A soft magnetic core of an inductor or a motor core includes an alloy having a composition of Fe, Si, B, P, Cu, and Y, and the soft magnetic core or the motor core has a composite structure in which crystal grains including Fe are dispersed in an amorphous phase. Also, the alloy is expressed by the compositional formula Fe.sub.aSi.sub.bB.sub.cP.sub.dCu.sub.eY.sub.fC.sub.g, wherein a to g satisfy 80≤a≤87, 0≤b≤9, 3≤c≤14, 1≤d≤8, 0.2≤e≤2.5, 0≤f≤3.0, 0≤g≤4.0, and 0≤(e/f)≤4 in terms of atomic percentage value.

A magnetic device includes a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure and a magnetic core formed of a powder magnetic material. The first conductive structure includes a first connection part, a first conductive body and a second connection part. The first conductive body is connected between the first connection part and the second connection part. The second conductive structure includes a third connection part, a second conductive body and a fourth connection part. The powder magnetic material, the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are laminated together. The first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are embedded in the magnetic core. The first connection part and the third connection part are exposed to the fifth surface. The second connection part and the fourth connection part are exposed to the sixth surface.

A magnetic device includes a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure and a magnetic core formed of a powder magnetic material. The first conductive structure includes a first connection part, a first conductive body and a second connection part. The first conductive body is connected between the first connection part and the second connection part. The second conductive structure includes a third connection part, a second conductive body and a fourth connection part. The powder magnetic material, the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are laminated together. The first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are embedded in the magnetic core. The first connection part and the third connection part are exposed to the fifth surface. The second connection part and the fourth connection part are exposed to the sixth surface.

An inductor core includes a magnetic main body having a pillar shape and comprised of a magnetic material. The magnetic main body includes an inclined portion including an inclined surface that constitutes an outer circumferential surface of a truncated cone having an outer diameter increasing from one end toward the other end; and a straight body portion that is coaxial with the inclined portion and includes an outer peripheral surface that constitutes an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical column body extending from the other end toward the one end, the straight body portion being connected to the inclined portion. An arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an outer peripheral surface of the straight body portion located at or around the other end is smaller than an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an outer peripheral surface of the straight body portion that is disposed at or around the inclined portion.

Provided is soft magnetic powder containing an amorphous metal particle having a composition expressed by a compositional formula Fe.sub.100-a-b-c-d-e-f-gCr.sub.aSi.sub.bB.sub.cC.sub.dAl.sub.eTi.sub.fCo.sub.g. Here, a, b, c, d, e, f, and g are that express atom %, 0<a≤3.0, 5.0≤b≤15.0, 7.0≤c≤15.0, 0.1≤d≤3.0, 0<e≤0.016, 0<f≤0.009, and 0≤g≤0.025.

To obtain a magnetic core having an improved withstand voltage property while maintaining a high relative magnetic permeability, and the like. The magnetic core contains large particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less and small particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 0.5 μm or more and less than 5 μm in a cross section. C1<C2 is satisfied in which an average circularity of the small particles close to the large particles is C1 and an average circularity of all small particles observed in the cross section including small particles not close to the large particles is C2. The small particles close to the large particles are defined as small particles whose distance from centroids of the small particles to a surface of the large particles is 3 μm or less.

To obtain a magnetic core having an improved withstand voltage property while maintaining a high relative magnetic permeability, and the like. The magnetic core contains large particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less and small particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 0.5 μm or more and less than 5 μm in a cross section. C1<C2 is satisfied in which an average circularity of the small particles close to the large particles is C1 and an average circularity of all small particles observed in the cross section including small particles not close to the large particles is C2. The small particles close to the large particles are defined as small particles whose distance from centroids of the small particles to a surface of the large particles is 3 μm or less.

Magnetic particles, each including a core made of a magnetic material, and an insulating coating film which covers a surface of the core made of a magnetic material. The insulating coating film is formed of a sol-gel reaction product of a mixture containing a metal alkoxide and an organic phosphoric acid or a salt thereof.

Magnetic particles, each including a core made of a magnetic material, and an insulating coating film which covers a surface of the core made of a magnetic material. The insulating coating film is formed of a sol-gel reaction product of a mixture containing a metal alkoxide and an organic phosphoric acid or a salt thereof.

A dust core includes a compact containing a soft magnetic powder and also includes a cover coat for the compact. The cover coat contains a polyamideimide-modified epoxy resin. An electric/electronic component includes the dust core, a coil, and a connection terminal connected to each end portion of the coil. At least one portion of the dust core is placed so as to be located in an induced magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the coil through the connection terminal. An electric/electronic device includes the electric/electronic component.