A cermet and a cutting tool are provided which have high wear resistance and high fracture resistance at a cutting edge even in a mode of cutting where the cutting edge comes to have a high temperature. A cermet 1 includes a hard phase 2 including a carbonitride of one or more kinds of metals selected from Group 4, Group 5, and Group 6 metals of the periodic table including at least Ti and a binder phase 3 containing W and at least one kind of a metal selected from Co and Ni, wherein the binder phase 3 includes a first binder phase 4 in which a mass ratio of W to a total amount of Co and Ni (W/(Co+Ni)) is 0.8 or less and a second binder phase 5 in which a mass ratio of W to a total amount of Co and Ni (W/(Co+Ni)) is 1.2 or more.

A sintered body manufacturing method includes: a preparation step of preparing a raw material powder containing an iron-based metal powder; a molding step of subjecting the raw material powder to uniaxial pressing using a die to produce a green compact having an overall average relative density of 93% or more; a machining step of machining the green compact to produce a machined compact; and a sintering step of sintering the machined compact to obtain a sintered body.

Provided is a heretofore non-existing, novel rare-earth sintered magnet having both of an extremely low carbon content and an extremely small average particle size of magnet material particles. The sintered body for forming a rare-earth magnet comprises a large number of magnet material particles sintered together, wherein each of the magnet material particles contains a rare-earth substance and has an easy magnetization axis. This sintered body for forming a rare-earth magnet has a carbon content of 500 ppm or less, and the magnet material particles have an average particle size of 2 m or less.

Provided is a heretofore non-existing, novel rare-earth sintered magnet having both of an extremely low carbon content and an extremely small average particle size of magnet material particles. The sintered body for forming a rare-earth magnet comprises a large number of magnet material particles sintered together, wherein each of the magnet material particles contains a rare-earth substance and has an easy magnetization axis. This sintered body for forming a rare-earth magnet has a carbon content of 500 ppm or less, and the magnet material particles have an average particle size of 2 m or less.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a rare-earth magnet having good workability and capable of manufacturing a rare-earth magnet having low oxygen density. A method for manufacturing a rare-earth magnet includes: a first step of applying or spraying graphite-based lubricant GF on an inner face of a forming die M, and charging magnetic powder MF as a rare-earth magnet material in the forming die M, followed by cold forming, to form a cold-forming compact 10 having a surface on which a graphite-based lubricant coat 12 is formed; a second step of performing hot forming to the cold-forming compact 10 to form a sintered body 20 having a surface on which a graphite-based lubricant coat 22 is formed; and a third step of, in order to give the sintered body 20 anisotropy, performing hot deformation processing to the sintered body 20 to form the rare-earth magnet 30.

A method for manufacturing a sintered component is provided. The method includes a step of making a green compact having a relative density of at least 88%. The green compact is made by compression-molding a base powder containing a metal powder into a metallic die. The method includes a step of machining a groove part in the green compact. The groove part is processed in the green compact by a cutting tool and has a groove width of 1.0 mm or less. A step of sintering the green compact in which the groove part is machined occurs after the step of machining the groove part.

A method for manufacturing a sintered component is provided. The method includes a step of making a green compact having a relative density of at least 88%. The green compact is made by compression-molding a base powder containing a metal powder into a metallic die. The method includes a step of machining a groove part in the green compact. The groove part is processed in the green compact by a cutting tool and has a groove width of 1.0 mm or less. A step of sintering the green compact in which the groove part is machined occurs after the step of machining the groove part.

A carrier-type heat-treatment apparatus including a furnace main body that includes heaters and a mesh belt that transports an object to be heat-treated into the furnace main body includes a gas pipe arranged inside the furnace main body, the gas pipe being configured to inject a gas into the furnace main body, in which a low-temperature zone and a high-temperature zone are provided inside the furnace main body with the gas, the low-temperature zone being provided on an entrance side of the furnace main body, the high-temperature zone being provided on an exit side of the furnace main body and having a temperature higher than the low-temperature zone.

A carrier-type heat-treatment apparatus including a furnace main body that includes heaters and a mesh belt that transports an object to be heat-treated into the furnace main body includes a gas pipe arranged inside the furnace main body, the gas pipe being configured to inject a gas into the furnace main body, in which a low-temperature zone and a high-temperature zone are provided inside the furnace main body with the gas, the low-temperature zone being provided on an entrance side of the furnace main body, the high-temperature zone being provided on an exit side of the furnace main body and having a temperature higher than the low-temperature zone.

Method of forming a compact based on the press forming method provides a compact having high density and not having cracking or surface roughness in a product and without compact adhesion to press forming mold wall occurring, including steps: filling raw material powder in a cavity formed by an outer mold and lower punch, or outer mold and lower punch and core rod, pressing and forming raw material powder between an outer punch and lower punch, and extracting the compact obtained out of the outer mold by the lower punch, wherein a lubricating film of a press forming mold lubricant containing oil as main component is formed on at least part of outer mold inner surface, or outer mold inner surface and core rod outer circumferential surface before filling the raw material powder in the cavity, and press forming so that compact density ratio is not less than 93%.