Seiko Epson Corporation

Hiroyoshi Otaka

Hidefumi Nakamura

Yasutoshi Hideshima

Isamu Otsuka

Yasuko Kudo

Mayu Watanabe

A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by FeCuSiBMM′XAlTi(at %) (wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and the like, M′ is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V and the like, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and the like, and a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the following formulae: 0.1≤a≤3, 0<b≤30, 0<c≤25, 5≤b+c≤30, 0.1≤d≤30, 0≤e≤10, 0≤f≤10, 0.002≤g≤0.032, and 0≤h≤0.038), wherein a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1 to 30 nm is contained in an amount of 40 vol % or more.

Soft magnetic powder, powder magnetic core, magnetic element, and electronic device

A raw material for thixomolding includes a magnesium-based alloy powder which contains calcium in an amount of 0.2 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less and aluminum in an amount of 2.5 mass % or more and 12 mass % or less, wherein the magnesium-based alloy powder includes an oxide layer which has an average thickness of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less and contains at least one of calcium and aluminum as an outermost layer. The average dendrite secondary arm spacing of crystal structures of the magnesium-based alloy powder is preferably 5 &#x3bc;m or less.

Raw material for thixomolding, method for producing raw material for thixomolding, and molded body

A magnesium-based alloy powder is made of a magnesium-based alloy that contains 0.2 mass % to 5 mass % of calcium, wherein the magnesium-based alloy powder has an average particle diameter of 100 &#x3bc;m to 1,500 &#x3bc;m, wherein the magnesium-based alloy powder has a particle average aspect ratio of 0.5 to 1, wherein the magnesium-based alloy powder has an apparent density of 0.2 g/cmto 1.2 g/cm, and wherein the mean value of hardness variation index values obtained by dividing the difference of the maximum value and the minimum value of micro Vickers hardnesses taken at 10 measurement points in a particle cross section by the maximum value is 0.3 or less.

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