Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Yasushi Watanabe

Hirofumi Imaoka

A magnetic alloy represented by the compositional formula:

Magnetic alloy

Novel magnetic alloys for magnetic heads are provided and are broadly of the formula, Fe-O-N. In a more specific embodiment, the alloys are of the compositional formula, Fe.sub.v N.sub.w O.sub.x M.sub.y, wherein M represents a member selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Si and mixtures thereof, and v, w, x and y are, respectively, such values by atomic percent that 1.ltoreq.w.ltoreq.20, 1.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.20 and 0.5.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.6 provided that v+w+x+y=100. These alloys may further comprise at least one element of the platinum group or of group VIa of the periodic table in an amount of from 0.3 to 3 atomic percent in total so that their resistance to corrosion is improved.

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Yokosuka, Japan

Yasushi Watanabe