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 such a soft magnetic alloy powder is also provided. A soft magnetic alloy powder is used that includes an amorphous phase, and an αFe crystalline phase residing in the amorphous phase. The αFe crystalline phase has a crystallite volume distribution with a mode of 1 nm or more and 15 nm or less, and with a half width of 3 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

The invention relates to a compacted and densified metal material having one or more phases formed of an agglomerate of grains, the cohesion of the material being provided by bridges formed between grains, said material having a relative density higher than or equal to 95% and preferably higher than or equal to 98%.

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 such a soft magnetic alloy powder is also provided. A soft magnetic alloy powder is used that includes an amorphous phase, and an αFe crystalline phase residing in the amorphous phase. The αFe crystalline phase has a crystallite volume distribution with a mode of 1 nm or more and 15 nm or less, and with a half width of 3 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

The invention relates to a method for coding metal powder. Said method comprises the following steps: providing a melt, forming a melt stream, spraying the melt stream by means of a spraying fluid, and forming metal powder particles from the melt stream. The method is characterized in that, during the spraying of the melt and/or the spraying fluid, a coding component or a coding gas is added in such a way that the use of the coding component in the metal powder can be detected, wherein the gaseous coding component comprises one or more isotopes of at least one gas and the fraction of the at least one isotope is changed in comparison with the naturally occurring fraction of said isotope in the gas and/or wherein the gaseous coding component contains gaseous alloying elements.

Disclosed is a metal particle that includes Cu and Sn, the metal particle having a metal matrix composed of SnCu alloy, and a nano-sized intermetallic compound composed of Cu and Sn, and the metal particle having at least inside thereof an alloyed structure in which the metal matrix and the intermetallic compound form an endotaxial junction.

Nanoparticles, nanoparticle conjugates, devices for making nanoparticles and nanoparticle conjugates, and related methods of use and synthesis are described.

An additive manufactured product, along with methods of its formation, is provided. The additive manufactured product may include a fused multilayer component comprising a nickel superalloy having a composition comprising, by weight: 7% to 11% of cobalt; 9% to 14% of chromium; 1.5% to 8% of molybdenum; up to 8% of tungsten; 4% to 6% of aluminum; 1% to 4% of titanium; up to 4.6% tantalum; up to 2% hafnium; up to 0.04% zirconium; up to 0.05% carbon; up to 0.04% boron; up to 1% niobium; and the balance nickel along with unavoidable residual elements in trace amounts. This composition may have a sum of the weight percentages of zirconium and boron that is up to 0.06%.

A formed article includes a metal particle which has a particle size in a range from 1 m to 20 m and consists of an outer shell and a core part. The core part contains Sn or a Sn alloy. The outer shell contains an intermetallic compound of Sn and Cu and covers 50% or more of a total surface area of the core part.

An electro-conductive paste includes a metal particle and a vehicle in which the metal particle is dispersed. The metal particle has a particle size in a range from 1 m to 20 m and consists of an outer shell and a core part. The core part contains Sn or a Sn alloy. The outer shell contains an intermetallic compound of Sn and Cu and covers 50% or more of a total surface area of the core part.

An aluminum alloy extruded material consists of: Fe: 5.0 mass % to 9.0 mass %; V: 0.1 mass % to 3.0 mass %; Mo: 0.1 mass % to 3.0 mass %; Zr: 0.1 mass % to 2.0 mass %; Ti: 0.02 mass % to 2.0 mass %; one or two kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of Cr and Mn: 0.02 mass % to 2.0 mass %, respectively; and the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the aluminum alloy extruded material contains an AlFe based intermetallic compound, and wherein in a cross-sectional structure of the aluminum alloy extruded material, an average circle equivalent diameter of the AlFe based intermetallic compound is in a range of 0.1 m to 3.0 m. It is possible to provide an aluminum alloy extruded material excellent in mechanical properties at high temperature.