Provided herein is a soft magnetic alloy powder that can exhibit a high saturation flux density and desirable soft magnetic characteristics. A dust core using the soft magnetic alloy powder is also provided. The soft magnetic alloy powder is an Fe-based nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy powder of a crystallized Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloy powder, and has a DSC curve with a first peak that is 15% or less of a first peak of the Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloy in terms of a maximum value.

Provided herein is a soft magnetic alloy powder that can exhibit a high saturation flux density and desirable soft magnetic characteristics. A dust core using the soft magnetic alloy powder is also provided. The soft magnetic alloy powder is an Fe-based nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy powder of a crystallized Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloy powder, and has a DSC curve with a first peak that is 15% or less of a first peak of the Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic alloy in terms of a maximum value.

A soft magnetic alloy powder which is a soft magnetic alloy powder having a low coercivity, and with which it is possible to obtain a green compact magnetic core having a high magnetic permeability. A soft magnetic alloy powder including a composition formula (Fe(1−(α+β))X1 αX2 β) (1−(a+b+c+d+e+f)) MaBbPcSidCeSf. XI is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting or Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, Ti and V. The amount of each component contained is within a specified range. The amorphous rate X (%) is at least 85%.

The invention relates to a product and a process for fabricating a 1D, 2D, or 3D layered micro or nano component that comprises providing an electrode having a micro-scale or nano-scale tip, and applying electric current to the electrode tip in the presence of a micro-scale or nano-scale powder.

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.

Provided are a new, highly magnetically stable magnetic material which has higher saturation magnetization than ferrite-based magnetic materials, and with which problems of eddy current loss and the like can be solved due to higher electric resistivity than that of existing metal-based magnetic materials, and a method for manufacturing the same. A magnetic material powder is obtained by reducing in hydrogen Ni-ferrite nanoparticies obtained by wet synthesis and causing grain growth, while simultaneously causing nanodispersion of an α-(Fe, Ni) phase and an Ni-enriched phase by means of a phase dissociation phenomenon due to disproportional reaction. The powder is sintered to obtain a solid magnetic material.

Provided are a new, highly magnetically stable magnetic material which has higher saturation magnetization than ferrite-based magnetic materials, and with which problems of eddy current loss and the like can be solved due to higher electric resistivity than that of existing metal-based magnetic materials, and a method for manufacturing the same. A magnetic material powder is obtained by reducing in hydrogen Ni-ferrite nanoparticies obtained by wet synthesis and causing grain growth, while simultaneously causing nanodispersion of an α-(Fe, Ni) phase and an Ni-enriched phase by means of a phase dissociation phenomenon due to disproportional reaction. The powder is sintered to obtain a solid magnetic material.

Magnetic beads include: a magnetic metal powder; and a coating layer covering a surface of the magnetic metal powder. t/D50, which is a ratio of a thickness t of the coating layer to the magnetic beads diameter D50, is from 0.0001 to 0.05, and a Vickers hardness of the magnetic metal powder is 100 or more.

To provide a metal-based structure or nanoparticles whose homogeneity is not deteriorated and whose sticking formation is easy, and a production method thereof with a high safety. A metal-based structure comprises a hydrogen compound, cluster, or an aggregate thereof, represented by the general formula: M.sub.mH. The M is a metal-based atom. The m is an integer of 3 or more and 300 or less. H is a hydrogen atom.