Soft magnetic materials, and related techniques for manufacturing such soft magnetic materials, are disclosed herein. Such magnetic materials can be based on iron nitride, iron oxynitride, iron boronitride and/or iron carbonitiride. The techniques disclosed herein for manufacturing ferromagnetic particles can be used to control functional magnetic and electrical properties of the manufactured particles. Some techniques disclosed herein can be used to form a coating on a particle, with the coating having a thickness of 0.05 to 1.00 μm. These magnetic materials manufactured via one or more of the techniques disclosed herein can have both relatively high magnetic induction and relatively high electrical resistivity.

Soft magnetic materials, and related techniques for manufacturing such soft magnetic materials, are disclosed herein. Such magnetic materials can be based on iron nitride, iron oxynitride, iron boronitride and/or iron carbonitiride. The techniques disclosed herein for manufacturing ferromagnetic particles can be used to control functional magnetic and electrical properties of the manufactured particles. Some techniques disclosed herein can be used to form a coating on a particle, with the coating having a thickness of 0.05 to 1.00 μm. These magnetic materials manufactured via one or more of the techniques disclosed herein can have both relatively high magnetic induction and relatively high electrical resistivity.

A method of producing a motor core includes preparing a soft magnetic plate containing a transition metal element, preparing a modifying member containing an alloy having a melting point lower than a melting point of the soft magnetic plate, bringing the modifying member into contact with a part of a plate surface of the soft magnetic plate, causing the modifying member to diffuse and penetrate into the soft magnetic plate from a contact surface between the soft magnetic plate and the modifying member and forming a hard magnetic phase-containing part in a part of the soft magnetic plate, and laminating a plurality of soft magnetic plates on each other after the modifying member is brought into contact with the part of the plate surface of the soft magnetic plate.

A method of producing a motor core includes preparing a soft magnetic plate containing a transition metal element, preparing a modifying member containing an alloy having a melting point lower than a melting point of the soft magnetic plate, bringing the modifying member into contact with a part of a plate surface of the soft magnetic plate, causing the modifying member to diffuse and penetrate into the soft magnetic plate from a contact surface between the soft magnetic plate and the modifying member and forming a hard magnetic phase-containing part in a part of the soft magnetic plate, and laminating a plurality of soft magnetic plates on each other after the modifying member is brought into contact with the part of the plate surface of the soft magnetic plate.

A laminated core (100) has a plurality of legs having an extension direction in a direction perpendicular to a lamination direction of electrical steel sheets and a plurality of yokes having an extension direction in a direction orthogonal to the lamination direction of the electrical steel sheets and the extension direction of the legs, and, in the same position of the electrical steel sheet in the lamination direction, at least a partial region of the legs and at least a partial region of the yokes are configured by the same electrical steel sheet. The electrical steel sheet is disposed such that a first direction of directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the legs and a second direction of the directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the yokes.

A laminated core (100) has a plurality of legs having an extension direction in a direction perpendicular to a lamination direction of electrical steel sheets and a plurality of yokes having an extension direction in a direction orthogonal to the lamination direction of the electrical steel sheets and the extension direction of the legs, and, in the same position of the electrical steel sheet in the lamination direction, at least a partial region of the legs and at least a partial region of the yokes are configured by the same electrical steel sheet. The electrical steel sheet is disposed such that a first direction of directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the legs and a second direction of the directions of easy magnetization of the electrical steel sheet is along the extension direction of the yokes.

A hot-rolled steel sheet for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet containing, in mass %, components of C: 0.0010% to 0.0050%, Si: 1.90% to 3.50%, Al: 0.10% to 3.00%, Mn: 0.05% to 2.00%, P: 0.10% or less, S: 0.005% or less, N: 0.0040% or less and B: 0.0060% or less with a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, in which, in a sheet width-direction end portion of the hot-rolled steel sheet for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, a C concentration [atom %] in a crystal grain boundary is 3.0 or more times a P concentration [atom %], and the C concentration [atom %] in the crystal grain boundary of the hot-rolled steel sheet for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet is 3.5 or more times a C concentration in a crystal grain.

A hot-rolled steel sheet for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet containing, in mass %, components of C: 0.0010% to 0.0050%, Si: 1.90% to 3.50%, Al: 0.10% to 3.00%, Mn: 0.05% to 2.00%, P: 0.10% or less, S: 0.005% or less, N: 0.0040% or less and B: 0.0060% or less with a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, in which, in a sheet width-direction end portion of the hot-rolled steel sheet for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, a C concentration [atom %] in a crystal grain boundary is 3.0 or more times a P concentration [atom %], and the C concentration [atom %] in the crystal grain boundary of the hot-rolled steel sheet for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet is 3.5 or more times a C concentration in a crystal grain.

A power system has a power-electronic module that includes a housing defining a looped reservoir, a ferro-magnetic medium sealed within and filling the looped reservoir, and a conductor surrounded by the ferro-magnetic medium. The conductor is coiled within and along the looped reservoir, and has terminals extending out of the reservoir such that the ferro-magnetic medium and conductor form an inductor that opposes changes in magnitude of current flowing through the conductor.

A power system has a power-electronic module that includes a housing defining a looped reservoir, a ferro-magnetic medium sealed within and filling the looped reservoir, and a conductor surrounded by the ferro-magnetic medium. The conductor is coiled within and along the looped reservoir, and has terminals extending out of the reservoir such that the ferro-magnetic medium and conductor form an inductor that opposes changes in magnitude of current flowing through the conductor.