Provided is a soft magnetic dust core having high density and favorable properties. A method of manufacturing a soft magnetic dust core includes: preparing coated powder including amorphous powder made of an FeBSiPCCu-based alloy, an FeBPCCu-based alloy, an FeBSiPCu-based alloy, or an FeBPCu-based alloy, with a first initial crystallization temperature T.sub.x1 and a second initial crystallization temperature T.sub.x2; and a coating formed on a surface of particles of the amorphous powder; applying a compacting pressure to the coated powder or a mixture of the coated powder and the amorphous powder at a temperature equal to or lower than T.sub.x1?100 K; and heating to a maximum end-point temperature equal to or higher than T.sub.x1?50 K and lower than T.sub.x2 with the compacting pressure being applied.

A method for producing a magnetic core includes a processing step of giving a desired shape to a strip made of an alloy composition, a heat-treating step of forming bcc-Fe crystals, and then a stacking step of obtaining a magnetic core having a shape. Here, the alloy composition is FeBSiPCuC and has an amorphous phase as a primary phase. In the heat-treating step, the strip is heated up to a temperature higher than a crystallization temperature of the alloy composition at a high heating rate.

New types of particle feedstocks and heterogeneous grain structures are provided for rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) and their production in a manner to significantly enhance toughness of the magnet with little or no sacrifice in the hard magnetic properties. The novel tough REPMs made from the feedstock have heterogeneous grain structures, such as bi-modal, tri-modal, multi-modal, laminated, gridded, gradient fine/coarse grain structures, or other microstructural heterogeneity and configurations, without changing the chemical compositions of magnets.

A coil component is constituted by a composite magnetic material containing alloy grains whose oxygen atom concentration in their surfaces is 50 percent or less, and resin, and also by a coil. The alloy grains are comprised of first alloy grains and second alloy grains which have different compositions and different average grain sizes. The coil component using the composite magnetic material does not require high pressure when formed.

A coil component is constituted by a composite magnetic material containing alloy grains whose oxygen atom concentration in their surfaces is 50 percent or less, and resin, and also by a coil. The coil component using the composite magnetic material does not require high pressure when formed.

New types of particle feedstocks and heterogeneous grain structures are provided for rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) and their production in a manner to significantly enhance toughness of the magnet with little or no sacrifice in the hard magnetic properties. The novel tough REPMs made from the feedstock have heterogeneous grain structures, such as bi-modal, tri-modal, multi-modal, laminated, gridded, gradient fine/coarse grain structures, or other microstructural heterogeneity and configurations, without changing the chemical compositions of magnets.

A soft magnetic alloy powder includes a main component of (Fe.sub.(1(+))X1.sub.X2.sub.).sub.(1(a+b+c+d+e+f))M.sub.aB.sub.bP.sub.cSi.sub.dC.sub.eS.sub.f, in which X1 is one or more of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements, and M is one or more of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, Ti, and V. 0a0.160, 0.020b0.200, 0c0.150, 0d0.060, 0e0.030, 0.0010f0.030, 0.005f/b1.50, 0, 0, and 0+0.50 are satisfied.

Proposed are a method of manufacturing an anisotropic rare-earth bulk magnet, the method being capable of suppressing formation of ReFe.sub.2 phase, and an anisotropic rare-earth bulk magnet having excellent magnetic properties.

An example system may include an electromagnet, a drive circuit electrically coupled to the electromagnet, and a controller configured to control the drive circuit to provide current to the electromagnet to generate a pulsing magnetic field. The electromagnet may include a first conductive winding, a second conductive winding, and a magnetic core. The first conductive winding may be crescent shaped. The first conductive winding may define an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface of the first conductive winding may include a convex portion and a concave portion. The second conductive winding may reside proximate to the concave portion of the outer surface of the first conductive winding. The outer concave segment of the first conductive winding may define a concavity, and at least a portion of the second conductive winding may reside within the concavity of the first conductive winding.