The present invention relates to a soft magnetic alloy containing: Ni, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si and V, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which, when the content of Ni and the total content of Al, Si and V are expressed by [Ni] and [M], respectively in mass %, and a relationship between [Ni] and [M] is plotted, the coordinate ([Ni], [M]) is present in a region surrounded by the straight lines A, B, C, D, and E.

The disclosure discloses a NdFeB permanent magnet and a preparation method thereof. The magnet is composed of main phase I, a shell structure, a grain boundary phase adjacent to the shell structure, a main phase II, a Ga rich region and a Cu rich region. The magnet has high remanence, high coercivity, and high magnetic energy. In addition, this method can significantly reduce the production cost.

The present invention relates to matter alloys including copper.

The invention relates to a sintered metal material comprising at least one magnetic part, characterised by directional through-pores having a size of between 1 and 100 μm, said material having a density varying by less than 20% from one sample of 1 cm3 to another taken from a one-piece part made from the material.

Provided is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having better transformer iron loss property than conventional grain-oriented electrical steel sheets. A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprises: a steel substrate; a forsterite film on a surface of the steel substrate; and a Cr-depleted layer at a boundary between the steel substrate and the forsterite film, the Cr-depleted layer having a Cr concentration that is 0.70 times to 0.90 times a Cr concentration of the steel substrate.

A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to one embodiment of the invention has a chemical composition represented by C: 0.0030% or less, Si: 2.00% or less, Al: 1.00% or less, Mn: 0.10% to 2.00%, S: 0.0030% or less, one or more selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Nd, Pr, La, Ce, Zn, and Cd: 0.0003% or greater and less than 0.0015% in total, a parameter Q represented by Q=[Si]+2×[Al]−[Mn]: 2.00 or less; Sn: 0.00% to 0.40%, Cu: 0.00% to 1.00%, and a remainder: Fe and impurities, and a parameter R represented by R−(I.sub.100+I.sub.310+I.sub.411+I.sub.521)/(I.sub.111+I.sub.211+I.sub.332+I.sub.221) is 0.80 or greater.

A soft magnetic powder contains a particle having a composition represented by Fe.sub.xCu.sub.aNb.sub.b(Si.sub.1-yB.sub.y).sub.100-x-a-b, and 0.3≤a≤2.0, 2.0≤b≤4.0, and 72.5≤x≤75.5, and y is a number satisfying f(x)≤y≤0.99, and f(x)=(4×10.sup.−34)×17.56. The particle includes a crystal grain having a grain size of 1.0 nm to 30.0 nm, a Cu segregation portion, and a crystal grain boundary. A content proportion of the crystal grain is 30% or more. When the Cu segregation portion positioned in a surface layer portion and having a grain size of 1.0 nm to 5.0 nm is referred to as a first Cu segregation portion, and the Cu segregation portion positioned in an inner portion and having a grain size of 3.0 nm to 10.0 nm is referred to as a second Cu segregation portion, a number proportion of the first Cu segregation portion is 80% or more, and a number proportion of the second Cu segregation portion is 80% or more.

An amorphous alloy soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by (Fe.sub.xCo.sub.1-x).sub.100-(a+b)(Si.sub.yB.sub.1-y).sub.aM.sub.b, where M is at least one selected from the group consisting of C, S, P, Sn, Mo, Cu, and Nb, and x, y, a, and b satisfy 0.73≤x≤0.85, 0.02≤y≤0.10, 13.0≤a≤19.0, and 0≤b≤2.0. A Si—K absorption edge XANES spectrum obtained when performing an XAFS measurement on particles has a peak A present in a range of 1842±1 eV, a peak B present in a range of 1845±1 eV, and a peak C present in a range of 1848±1 eV. An intensity ratio A/C is 0.40 or less, and an intensity ratio B/C is 0.60 or less.

An R-T-B-based sintered magnet and a preparation method therefor. The R-T-B-based sintered magnet comprises: R, B, Ti, Ga, Al, Cu, and T. The contents thereof are as follows: R is 29.0-33%; the content of B is 0.86-0.93%; the content of Ti is 0.05-0.25%; the content of Ga is 0.3-0.5%, but not 0.5%; the content of Al is 0.6-1%, but not 0.6%; the content of Cu is 0.36-0.55%. The percentage is the mass percentage. Under the condition that no heavy rare earth is added or a small amount of heavy rare earth is added, by using a low B technology, not only the remanence performance of the R-T-B-based sintered magnet is improved, but also the coercivity and the squareness of the magnet are ensured.

An R-T-B-based sintered magnet and a preparation method therefor. The R-T-B-based sintered magnet comprises: R, B, Ti, Ga, Al, Cu, and T. The contents thereof are as follows: R is 29.0-33%; the content of B is 0.86-0.93%; the content of Ti is 0.05-0.25%; the content of Ga is 0.3-0.5%, but not 0.5%; the content of Al is 0.6-1%, but not 0.6%; the content of Cu is 0.36-0.55%. The percentage is the mass percentage. Under the condition that no heavy rare earth is added or a small amount of heavy rare earth is added, by using a low B technology, not only the remanence performance of the R-T-B-based sintered magnet is improved, but also the coercivity and the squareness of the magnet are ensured.