Disclosed are a neodymium-iron-boron magnet material, a raw material composition, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The raw material composition of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material comprises the following components by mass percentage: 29.5-32.8% of R′, wherein R′ includes Pr and Nd, and Pr≥17.15%; Al≥0.5%; 0.90-1.2% of B; and 60-68% of Fe. The percentages are the mass percentages relative to the total mass of the raw material composition of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material. Without adding a heavy rare earth element to the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material, the performance of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material can still be significantly improved.

Disclosed are a neodymium-iron-boron magnet material, a raw material composition, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The raw material composition of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material comprises the following components by mass percentage: 29.5-32.8% of R′, wherein R′ includes Pr and Nd, and Pr≥17.15%; Al≥0.5%; 0.90-1.2% of B; and 60-68% of Fe. The percentages are the mass percentages relative to the total mass of the raw material composition of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material. Without adding a heavy rare earth element to the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material, the performance of the neodymium-iron-boron magnet material can still be significantly improved.

A high-strength steel sheet with a tensile strength of 1,180 MPa or more has a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure in which the area fraction of ferrite is 5% or less, the area fraction of martensite is 2% to 10%, the area fraction of bainite is 5% to 37%, the area fraction of tempered martensite is 42% to 65%, the volume fraction of retained austenite is 3% to 15%, the average grain size of ferrite and bainite is 3 μm or less, in a region extending 50 μm from a surface of the steel sheet in a through-thickness direction, and the average grain size of prior austenite grains is 10 μm or less, the average grain size of the prior austenite grains in the through-thickness direction is 0.9 or less of the average grain size thereof in a rolling direction.

A high-strength steel sheet with a tensile strength of 1,180 MPa or more has a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure in which the area fraction of ferrite is 5% or less, the area fraction of martensite is 2% to 10%, the area fraction of bainite is 5% to 37%, the area fraction of tempered martensite is 42% to 65%, the volume fraction of retained austenite is 3% to 15%, the average grain size of ferrite and bainite is 3 μm or less, in a region extending 50 μm from a surface of the steel sheet in a through-thickness direction, and the average grain size of prior austenite grains is 10 μm or less, the average grain size of the prior austenite grains in the through-thickness direction is 0.9 or less of the average grain size thereof in a rolling direction.

Provided is a sputtering target material having excellent crack resistance and a method of producing the same. Also provided is a sputtering target material and a method of producing the same. The sputtering target material is composed of an alloy consisting of B; one or more rare earth elements; and the balance consisting of Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The amount of B in the alloy is 15 at. % or more and 30 at. % or less. The one or more rare earth elements are selected from the group consisting of Pr, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, and Ho. The total amount of the one or more rare earth elements in the alloy is 0.1 at. % or more and 10 at. % or less.

Provided is a sputtering target material having excellent crack resistance and a method of producing the same. Also provided is a sputtering target material and a method of producing the same. The sputtering target material is composed of an alloy consisting of B; one or more rare earth elements; and the balance consisting of Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The amount of B in the alloy is 15 at. % or more and 30 at. % or less. The one or more rare earth elements are selected from the group consisting of Pr, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, and Ho. The total amount of the one or more rare earth elements in the alloy is 0.1 at. % or more and 10 at. % or less.

A steel sheet having a tensile strength (TS) of 1180 MPa or more, high LME resistance, and good weld fatigue properties. The steel sheet has a specific chemical composition and a specific steel microstructure. Crystal grains containing an oxide of Si and/or Mn in a region within 4.9 μm in a thickness direction from a surface of the steel sheet have an average grain size in the range of 3 to 10 μm, the lowest Si concentration L.sub.Si and the lowest Mn concentration L.sub.Mn in the region within 4.9 μm in the thickness direction from the surface of the steel sheet and a Si concentration T.sub.Si and a Mn concentration T.sub.Mn at a quarter thickness position of the steel sheet satisfy a specified formula.

A steel sheet having a tensile strength (TS) of 1180 MPa or more, high LME resistance, and good weld fatigue properties. The steel sheet has a specific chemical composition and a specific steel microstructure. Crystal grains containing an oxide of Si and/or Mn in a region within 4.9 μm in a thickness direction from a surface of the steel sheet have an average grain size in the range of 3 to 10 μm, the lowest Si concentration L.sub.Si and the lowest Mn concentration L.sub.Mn in the region within 4.9 μm in the thickness direction from the surface of the steel sheet and a Si concentration T.sub.Si and a Mn concentration T.sub.Mn at a quarter thickness position of the steel sheet satisfy a specified formula.

Herein is provided a ferrous shape memory alloy (SMA) wire and processes for production of ferrous shape memory alloy wire that do not require crystallographic texturing processes to achieve superior superelastic and SMA wire properties. The shape memory alloy wire includes an elongated wire body with a longitudinal-axis length of iron alloy material and has a cross-sectional wire diameter that is less than about 1 millimeter. The iron alloy material has an oligocrystalline crystallographic morphology along the longitudinal-axis length. The iron alloy material has a ′-fcc crystallographic matrix and a volume fraction of ′-LH crystallographic precipitates in the ′-fee crystallographic matrix.

Method for manufacturing a thin strip in a soft magnetic alloy and strip obtained A method for manufacturing a strip in a soft magnetic alloy capable of being cut out mechanically, the chemical composition of which comprises by weight: TABLE-US-00001 18% ≤ Co ≤ 55% 0% ≤ V + W ≤ 3% 0% ≤ Cr ≤ 3% 0% ≤ Si ≤ 3% 0% ≤ Nb ≤ 0.5% 0% ≤ B ≤ 0.05% 0% ≤ C ≤ 0.1% 0% ≤ Zr + Ta ≤ 0.5% 0% ≤ Ni ≤ 5% 0% ≤ Mn ≤ 2% The remainder being iron and impurities resulting from the elaboration, according to which a strip obtained by hot rolling is cold-rolled in order to obtain a cold-rolled strip with a thickness of less than 0.6 mm. After cold rolling, a continuous annealing treatment is carried out by passing into a continuous oven, at a temperature comprised between the order/disorder transition temperature of the alloy and the onset temperature of ferritic/austenitic transformation of the alloy, followed by rapid cooling down to a temperature below 200° C. Strip obtained.