It is intended to improve magnetic saturation characteristics of magnetic composite bodies containing metal magnetic particles and insulating fine particles.

A magnetic composite body contains a first metal magnetic particle and a second metal magnetic particle, and fine particles are in contact with the first and second metal magnetic particles. The fine particles are insulating and non-magnetic particles. A first oxide film is provided on the surface of the first metal magnetic particle, and a second oxide film is provided on the surface of the second metal magnetic particle.

An inductor includes a magnetic base body including soft magnetic metal particles containing iron, first and second external electrodes provided on the magnetic base body, and an internal conductor provided in the magnetic base body, with one end thereof electrically connected to the first external electrode and the other end thereof electrically connected to the second external electrode, the internal conductor extending linearly from the first external electrode to the second external electrode in plan view. The magnetic base body is configured so that a peak intensity ratio is 2 or more between a peak intensity of a first peak and a peak intensity of a second peak in a Raman spectrum obtained by using an excitation laser with a wavelength of 488 nm. The first peak is around a wave number of 712 cm.sup.−1, and the second peak is around a wave number of 1320 cm.sup.−1.

A soft magnetic metal powder that has low coercivity Hcj and high saturation magnetic flux density Bs, and has high powder resistivity and high insulating performance is obtained. The soft magnetic metal powder is soft magnetic metal powder containing Fe. The soft magnetic metal powder has particles each including a soft magnetic metal portion and a coating portion coating the soft magnetic metal portion. The coating portion includes a first coating portion and a second coating portion. The first coating portion is closer to the soft magnetic metal portion than the second coating portion. The first coating portion and the second coating portion have oxides containing at least one element selected from Si, Fe, and B as a main component. The first coating portion includes amorphous material, the second coating portion includes crystals, and the second coating portion has a higher crystal content ratio than the first coating portion.

A soft magnetic metal powder that has low coercivity Hcj and high saturation magnetic flux density Bs, and has high powder resistivity and high insulating performance is obtained. The soft magnetic metal powder is soft magnetic metal powder containing Fe. The soft magnetic metal powder has particles each including a soft magnetic metal portion and a coating portion coating the soft magnetic metal portion. The coating portion includes a first coating portion and a second coating portion. The first coating portion is closer to the soft magnetic metal portion than the second coating portion. The first coating portion and the second coating portion have oxides containing at least one element selected from Si, Fe, and B as a main component. The first coating portion includes amorphous material, the second coating portion includes crystals, and the second coating portion has a higher crystal content ratio than the first coating portion.

A metal magnetic particle provided with an oxide layer on a surface of an alloy particle containing Fe and Si. The oxide layer has a first oxide layer, a second oxide layer, and a third oxide layer from a side of the alloy particle. All of the first oxide layer, the second oxide layer, and the third oxide layer contain Si. Also, in line analysis of element content by using a scanning transmission electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, the first oxide layer is a layer having Fe content smaller than Si content in the alloy particle, the second oxide layer is a layer having Fe content larger than the Si content in the alloy particle, and the third oxide layer is a layer having Fe content smaller than the Si content in the alloy particle.

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 core, containing metal magnetic powder and resin, in which a content of the metal magnetic powder satisfies 60%≤(A1/A2)≤90%. The metal magnetic powder includes small particles having the Heywood diameter of 1 μm or less in the cross section of the magnetic core and large particles having the Heywood diameter of 5 μm or more and less than 40 μm. An edge-to-edge distance regarding to a distance between the small particles satisfies 5≤((L1av/dav)×100)≤70. An edge-to-edge distance regarding to a distance between the small particles and the large particles satisfies 0.02 μm≤L2av≤0.13 μm and σ≤0.25 μm.

A magnetic core, containing metal magnetic powder and resin, in which a content of the metal magnetic powder satisfies 60%≤(A1/A2)≤90%. The metal magnetic powder includes small particles having the Heywood diameter of 1 μm or less in the cross section of the magnetic core and large particles having the Heywood diameter of 5 μm or more and less than 40 μm. An edge-to-edge distance regarding to a distance between the small particles satisfies 5≤((L1av/dav)×100)≤70. An edge-to-edge distance regarding to a distance between the small particles and the large particles satisfies 0.02 μm≤L2av≤0.13 μm and σ≤0.25 μm.

Provided are: a novel magnetic material having high magnetic stability, in particular, having an extremely high saturation magnetization; and a method for producing the same, wherein the magnetic material, due to having a higher saturation magnetization than ferrite magnetic materials and a higher electrical resistivity than existing metallic magnetic materials, resolves problems such as eddy current loss. According to the present invention, Co-ferrite nanoparticles obtained by wet synthesis are reduced in hydrogen and subjected to grain growth, and bcc- or fcc-(Fe, Co) phases and Co-enriched phases are nano-dispersed using phase separation via a disproportionation reaction to prepare a magnetic material powder. In addition, the magnetic material powder is sintered into a solid magnetic material.