A powder magnetic core containing a magnetic particle of an Fe-based Cr-containing amorphous alloy and an organic binding substance is provided as a powder magnetic core with a small loss and high initial permeability. The depth profile of the composition determined from the surface of the magnetic particle in the powder magnetic core has the following characteristics. (1) An oxygen-containing region with an O/Fe ratio of 0.1 or more can be defined from the surface of the magnetic particle, and the oxygen-containing region has a depth of 35 nm or less from the surface. (2) A carbon-containing region with a C/O ratio of 1 or more can be defined from the surface of the magnetic particle, and the carbon-containing region has a depth of 5 nm or less from the surface. (3) The oxygen-containing region has a Cr-concentrated portion with a bulk Cr ratio of more than 1.

A multilayer magnetic sheet comprises laminate substrates. Each of the laminate substrates is formed in a band shape having a short side and a long side and comprises magnetic strips stacked in layers. The laminate substrates are aligned and arranged in a plate shape in a direction, in which the long sides are adjacent to each other and the short sides extend. The laminate substrates aligned and arranged in the plate shape are stacked in layers in a thickness direction of the laminate substrates. Long side portions of the laminate substrates including the long sides and vicinities of the long sides overlap each other.

A coil component includes a magnetic portion that includes metal particles and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic portion and having a core portion, and outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil conductor. The magnetic portion includes a magnetic outer coating and a magnetic base having a protrusion portion. The coil conductor is disposed on the magnetic base such that the protrusion portion is located in the core portion. The magnetic outer coating is disposed so as to cover the coil conductor, and the bottom surface of the magnetic base includes a recessed portion in an area opposite to the protrusion portion.

A coil component includes a body including magnetic powder particles and an insulating resin, a coil portion disposed in the body and including a lead-out portion exposed to one surface of the body, and an external electrode disposed on one surface of the body. The external electrode includes an intermetallic compound (IMC) disposed on the lead-out portion exposed to one surface of the body and having an average thickness of 1 μm or more, and a first electrode layer including a base resin, and a conductive connection portion disposed in the base resin and in contact with the intermetallic compound.

A soft magnetic powder according to the present disclosure comprises a particle having no hollow part as a main component, wherein a number of hollow particle present in a region of 2.5 mm square is 40 or less in a cross section of a molded body obtained by powder-compacting and molding the soft magnetic powder so as to have a volume filling rate of 75% or more and 77% or less (i.e., from 75% to 77%).

This disclosure provides a method of producing an alloy strip laminate including applying an external force directly to an alloy strip of a first laminate member having an adhesive layer and the alloy strip, to form a crack in the alloy strip and prepare a first laminate including the adhesive layer and the cracked alloy strip, applying an external force directly to an alloy strip of a second laminate member having an adhesive layer and the alloy strip, to form a crack in the alloy strip and prepare at least one second laminate including the adhesive layer and the cracked alloy strip, and laminating the at least one second laminate on the first laminate to prepare an alloy strip laminate in which the adhesive layer, and the alloy strip with the crack formed are alternately layered; and a production apparatus for an alloy strip laminate.

A method for producing a nanocrystalline alloy ribbon having a resin film, the method including a step of preparing an amorphous alloy ribbon capable of nanocrystallization, a step of performing a thermal treatment for nanocrystallization of the amorphous alloy ribbon with tension exerted on the amorphous alloy ribbon, to obtain a nanocrystalline alloy ribbon, and a step of causing the nanocrystalline alloy ribbon to be held on the resin film with an adhesive layer therebetween.

A compound includes metal powder, an epoxy resin, and a wax. The content of the metal powder is from 96 mass % to less than 100 mass %. The wax includes at least one selected from the group consisting of metal salts of lauric acid, metal salts of stearic acid, and saponified montanic acid esters.

A resin composition for forming a magnetic member of the present invention, which is used for compression molding, includes a thermosetting resin, magnetic particles, and non-magnetic particles having a lower specific gravity and a smaller cumulative 50% particle diameter D.sub.50 than the magnetic particles, in which the resin composition for forming a magnetic member is solid at 25° C.

A powder magnetic core capable of achieving a low loss in a high frequency range while reducing the size thereof is provided. A powder magnetic core according to the present disclosure is a powder magnetic core in which a magnetic powder is bonded via a binder layer. The powder magnetic core contains 88 volume % or more of magnetic powder, and the percentage of parts of the binder layer having thicknesses of 20 nm or smaller in the binder layer that is present between particles of the magnetic powder is equal to or smaller than 6% (not including 0%).