According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a composite material includes: a primary phase which is an alloy including a metallic element M and a nonmetallic element X and of which at least a portion is an amorphous phase; and a secondary phase which is dispersed in the primary phase and includes a ceramic compound including the metallic element M and the nonmetallic element X and represented by M.sub.aX.sub.b (wherein a and b are each greater than 0).

A nickel-based brazing foil with a composition consisting essentially of 11 atom %<Cr≤16 atom %, 0 atom %≤Mo≤3.5 atom %, 4 atom %≤B≤5.5 atom %, 11 atom %≤Si≤16 atom %, 0 atom %≤P≤0.5 atom %, 0 atom %≤C≤0.85 atom %, 0 atom %≤Fe≤5 atom %, 0 atom %≤Co≤5 atom %, 0 atom %≤Cu≤2 atom %, 0 atom %≤V≤2 atom %, 0 atom %≤Nb≤2 atom %, incidental impurities of ≤1.0 wt. % and the rest Ni, is provided.

A negative electrode active material including a silicon-containing alloy having a predetermined composition is used in an electric device. A ratio value (B/A) of a diffraction peak intensity B of a (001) plane of Sn to a diffraction peak intensity A of a (111) plane of Si is 0.3 or more and 3.7 or less in an X-ray diffraction measurement of the silicon-containing alloy using a CuKα1 ray. Here, the diffraction peak of the (111) plane of Si is present in a range of 2θ=24 to 33° and the diffraction peak of the (001) plane of Sn is present in a range of 2θ=26 to 35°.

Simulation system for selecting an alloy and a production process for a workpiece to be produced having amorphous properties, wherein the system includes : an input unit, for inputting a requirements profile for the workpiece to be produced, at least one memory unit, to store information data, wherein the information data specifies information concerning physical and/or chemical and/or mechanical properties of a number of alloys for manufacturing workpieces having amorphous properties and information concerning production processes, an analysis unit, to simulate a number of workpieces according to the requirements profile and the information data to create simulation data, to assess the simulated workpieces on the basis of the simulation data and the requirements profile, to select an alloy and a production process for the workpiece to be produced from assessment, and an output unit, to output the selected alloy and the selected production process.

This application relates to an aluminum-based amorphous metal particles, a conductive Ink and OLED cathode including the aluminum-based amorphous metal particles, and a method of manufacturing the aluminum-based amorphous metal particles. In one aspect, the amorphous metal particles are represented by a formula Al.sub.xLi.sub.yNi.sub.zY.sub.wCo.sub.v. Here, x, y, z, w, and v denote an atomic ratio, and satisfy the following relationships: 75.0≤x≤90.0, 3.0<y≤7.0, 1.0≤z≤7.0, 2.0≤w≤10.0, 0.0≤v≤5.5, and x+y+z+w+v=100.

An additive manufacturing system configured to additively build an article can include an energy applicator, a build platform, and a powder nozzle configured to eject powder toward the build platform to be acted on by the energy applicator. The system can include a control module configured to control the energy applicator to create an amorphous structure forming at least a portion of the article.

An additive manufacturing system configured to additively build an article can include an energy applicator, a build platform, and a powder nozzle configured to eject powder toward the build platform to be acted on by the energy applicator. The system can include a control module configured to control the energy applicator to create an amorphous structure forming at least a portion of the article.

A magneto-sensitive wire for a magnetic sensor with both measurement range expansion and environment resistance performance improvement, includes a Co-based alloy containing more Fe than a reference composition that is amorphous overall and exhibits zero magnetostriction. The Co-based alloy may have an Fe ratio (Fe/(Co+Fe+Ni)) of 6.1% to 9.5%. The Fe ratio is an atomic fraction of the Fe amount with respect to the total amount of a magnetic element group consisting of Co, Fe, and Ni. By heating an amorphous wire of a Co-based alloy at a temperate at least equal to a crystallization start temperature and lower than a crystallization end temperature, allows the magneto-sensitive wire to have a composite structure in which crystal grains are dispersed in the amorphous phase. The magneto-sensitive wire's anisotropy field is, for example, 5 to 70 Oe and the stress sensitivity, indicative of magnetostriction, is −30 to 30 mOe/MPa.

A coated soft magnetic alloy particle includes a soft magnetic alloy particle containing an amorphous phase, and a first film containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an inorganic compound having a hexagonal, trigonal, or monoclinic crystal structure and a layered silicate mineral. The first film coats a surface of the soft magnetic alloy particle, and an outer peripheral contour of a section of the coated soft magnetic alloy particle has an average smoothness ζ_ave of 0.92 or more and 1.00 or less (i.e., from 0.92 or more and 1.00).

Provided is an Fe-based nanocrystalline alloy powder. The Fe-based nanocrystalline alloy powder has a chemical composition, excluding inevitable impurities, represented by a composition formula of Fe.sub.aSi.sub.bB.sub.cP.sub.dCu.sub.eM.sub.f, where the M in the composition formula is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, Zr, Ta, W, Hf, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, C, Al, S, O, and N, 79 at %≤a≤84.5 at %, 0 at %≤b<6 at %, 0 at %<c≤10 at %, 4 at %<d≤11 at %, 0.2 at %≤e≤0.53 at %, 0 at %≤f≤4 at %, a+b+c+d+e+f=100 at %, a degree of crystallinity is more than 10% by volume, and an Fe crystallite diameter of the Fe-based nanocrystalline alloy powder is 50 nm or less.