A sintered magnet contains Sm—Fe—N-based crystal grains and has high coercivity; and a magnetic powder is capable of forming a sintered magnet without lowering the coercivity even if heat is generated in association with the sintering. A sintered magnet comprises a crystal phase composed of a plurality of Sm—Fe—N-based crystal grains and a nonmagnetic metal phase present between the Sm—Fe—N crystal grains adjacent to each other, wherein a ratio of Fe peak intensity I.sub.Fe to SmFeN peak intensity I.sub.SmFeN measured by an X-ray diffraction method is 0.2 or less. A magnetic powder comprises Sm—Fe—N-based crystal particles and a nonmagnetic metal layer covering surfaces of the Sm—Fe—N crystal particles.

A soft magnetic alloy or the like combining high saturated magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high magnetic permeability μ′ having the composition formula (Fe.sub.(1−(α+β))X1.sub.αX2.sub.β).sub.(1−(a+b+c+d+e))B.sub.aSi.sub.bC.sub.cCu.sub.dM.sub.e. X1 is one more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.140<a≤0.240, 0≤b≤0.030, 0<c<0.080, 0<d≤0.020, 0≤e≤0.030, α≥0, β≥0, and 0≤α+β≤0.50 are satisfied.

Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in magnetic properties and excellent in adhesion of a primary coating to the steel sheet is provided. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is provided with a base steel sheet having a chemical composition containing C: 0.005% or less, Si: 2.5 to 4.5%, Mn: 0.050 to 1.000%, a total of S and Se: 0.005% or less, sol. Al: 0.005% or less, and N: 0.005% or less and having a balance of Fe and impurities and a primary coating having Mg.sub.2 SiO.sub.4 as a main constituent formed on a surface of the base steel sheet. A peak position of Al emission intensity obtained when conducting elemental analysis by glow discharge spectrometry from a surface of the primary coating in a thickness direction is present in a range of 2.0 to 12.0 μm from a surface of the primary coating to the thickness direction. A sum of perimeters of the Al oxides at the peak position of Al emission intensity is 0.20 to 1.00 μm/μm.sup.2, and a number density of Al oxides is 0.02 to 0.20/μm.sup.2.

The present disclosure discloses an yttrium (Y)-added rare-earth permanent magnetic material and a preparation method thereof. A chemical formula of the material expressed in atomic percentage is (YxRE1-x)aFebalMbNc, wherein 0.05≤x≤0.4, 7≤a≤13, 0≤b≤3, 5≤c≤20, and the balance is Fe, namely, bal=100-a-b-c; RE represents a rare-earth element Sm, or a combination of the rare-earth element Sm and any one or more elements of Zr, Nd and Pr; M represents Co and/or Nb; and N represents nitrogen. In the preparation method, the rare-earth element Y is utilized to replace the element Sm of a samarium-iron-nitrogen material. By regulating a ratio of the element Sm to the element Y, viscosity of an alloy liquid can be reduced, and an amorphous forming ability of the material is enhanced.

The present disclosure discloses an yttrium (Y)-added rare-earth permanent magnetic material and a preparation method thereof. A chemical formula of the material expressed in atomic percentage is (YxRE1-x)aFebalMbNc, wherein 0.05≤x≤0.4, 7≤a≤13, 0≤b≤3, 5≤c≤20, and the balance is Fe, namely, bal=100-a-b-c; RE represents a rare-earth element Sm, or a combination of the rare-earth element Sm and any one or more elements of Zr, Nd and Pr; M represents Co and/or Nb; and N represents nitrogen. In the preparation method, the rare-earth element Y is utilized to replace the element Sm of a samarium-iron-nitrogen material. By regulating a ratio of the element Sm to the element Y, viscosity of an alloy liquid can be reduced, and an amorphous forming ability of the material is enhanced.

A soft magnetic core of an inductor or a motor core includes an alloy having a composition of Fe, Si, B, P, Cu, and Y, and the soft magnetic core or the motor core has a composite structure in which crystal grains including Fe are dispersed in an amorphous phase. Also, the alloy is expressed by the compositional formula Fe.sub.aSi.sub.bB.sub.cP.sub.dCu.sub.eY.sub.fC.sub.g, wherein a to g satisfy 80≤a≤87, 0≤b≤9, 3≤c≤14, 1≤d≤8, 0.2≤e≤2.5, 0≤f≤3.0, 0≤g≤4.0, and 0≤(e/f)≤4 in terms of atomic percentage value.

A preparation method of glassless grain-oriented silicon steel includes the following operations. During a decarburization annealing, a thickness of an oxide film on a surface of strip is 1.5-2.5 μm; an atomic weight ratio of Si element and Fe element in the oxide film satisfies: Si/(Si+Fe)≥0.76; during a high-temperature annealing, a cooling stage includes sequentially: cooling with an inner cover when a temperature drops from 1200° C. to 500° C.; wherein a protective gas is a mixed gas containing nitrogen and hydrogen, and a volume percentage of the hydrogen in the mixed gas is >3%; cooling with the inner cover when the temperature drops from 500° C. to 200° C.; wherein the protective gas is nitrogen; and cooling in air by removing the inner cover when the temperature is <200° C.

A preformed chip manufacturing apparatus includes a magnetic fixing suspension device including a pair of magnets which are a first magnet and a second magnet between which a magnetic field is formed for enabling a soft magnetic powder to be suspended therein, and a pair of punches configured to pressure mold the soft magnetic powder suspended in the magnetic field.

Provided is soft magnetic powder containing an amorphous metal particle having a composition expressed by a compositional formula Fe.sub.100-a-b-c-d-e-f-gCr.sub.aSi.sub.bB.sub.cC.sub.dAl.sub.eTi.sub.fCo.sub.g. Here, a, b, c, d, e, f, and g are that express atom %, 0<a≤3.0, 5.0≤b≤15.0, 7.0≤c≤15.0, 0.1≤d≤3.0, 0<e≤0.016, 0<f≤0.009, and 0≤g≤0.025.

An Fe—Co—Al alloy magnetic thin film contains, in terms of atomic ratio, 20% to 30% Co and 1.5% to 2.5% Al. The Fe—Co—Al alloy magnetic thin film has a crystallographic orientation such that the (100) plane is parallel to a substrate surface and the <100> direction is perpendicular to the substrate surface. The Fe—Co—Al alloy magnetic thin film has good magnetic properties, that is, a magnetization of 1440 emu/cc or more, a coercive force of less than 100 Oe, a damping factor of less than 0.01, and an FMR linewidth ΔH at 30 GHz of less than 70 Oe.