Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy comprising an internal area having a soft magnetic type alloy composition including Fe and Co, a Co concentrated area existing closer to a surface side than the internal area and having a higher Co concentration than in the internal area, a SB concentrated area existing closer to the surface side than the Co concentrated area and having a higher concentration of at least one element selected from Si and B than in the internal area, and a Fe concentrated area including Fe existing closer to the surface side than the SB concentrated area; wherein a crystalized area ratio of the SB concentrated area represented by SSBcry/SSB and a crystalized area ratio of the Fe concentrated area represented by SFecry/SFe, satisfy a relation of (SSBcry/SSB)<(SFecry/SFe).

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including an internal area having a soft magnetic type alloy composition including Fe and P (phosphorous), and a P concentrated area existing closer to a surface side than the internal area and having a higher P concentration than in the internal area.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy thin strip which has high saturation magnetic flux density and low coercivity, which enables a core with high space factor and high saturation magnetic flux density. A soft magnetic alloy thin strip including a main component that has a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbPcSidCeSf. In the formula, X1, X2 and M are selected from a specific element group; 0?a?0.140, 0.020?b?0.200, 0?c?0.150, 0?d?0.090, 0?e?0.030, 0?f?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50; and at least one of a, c and d is larger than 0. The strip has a structure that is composed of an Fe-based nanocrystal; and the surface roughness of a release surface satisfies 0.85?Rae/Rac?1.25 (wherein Rac is the average of arithmetic mean roughnesses in the central portion, and Rae is the average in the edge portion).

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy having a composition of a compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))PaCbSicCudMe. X1 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, 0, and rare earth elements, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.050?a?0.17, 0<b<0.050, 0.030<c?0.10, 0<d?0.020, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder which is a soft magnetic alloy powder having a low coercivity, and with which it is possible to obtain a green compact magnetic core having a high magnetic permeability. A soft magnetic alloy powder including a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1 ?X2 ?) (1?(a+b+c+d+e+f)) MaBbPcSidCeSf. XI is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting or Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, Ti and V. The amount of each component contained is within a specified range. The amorphous rate X (%) is at least 85%.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including a compositional formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+e))MaBbPcCue)1?fCf, wherein X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements, “M” is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W, and V, 0.030<a?0.14, 0.028?b?0.20, 0?c?0.030, 0<e?0.030, 0<f?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe as a main component, in which a slope of an approximate straight line, plotted between cumulative frequencies of 20 to 80% on Fe content in each grid of 80000 grids or more, each of which has 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm, is ?0.1 to ?0.4, provided that Fe content (atom %) of each grid is Y axis, and the cumulative frequencies (%) obtained in descending order of Fe content in each grid is X axis, and an amorphization ratio X is 85% or more.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy contains a main component having a composition formula of (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d))MaBbPcCd and auxiliary components including at least Ti, Mn and Al. In the composition formula, X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi and a rare earth element, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W and V. In the composition formula, 0.030?a?0.100, 0.050?b?0.150, 0<c?0.030, 0<d?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied. In the soft magnetic alloy, a content of Ti is 0.001 to 0.100 wt %, a content of Mn is 0.001 to 0.150 wt %, and a content of Al is 0.001 to 0.100 wt %.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder includes a plurality of soft magnetic alloy particles of a soft magnetic alloy represented by a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))MaBbPcSidCe, wherein X1 represents Co and/or Ni; X2 represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements; M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V; 0.020?a?0.14, 0.020<b?0.20, 0<c?0.15, 0?d?0.060, 0?e?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied, and wherein the soft magnetic alloy has a nano-heterostructure with initial fine crystals present in an amorphous substance; and the surface of each of the soft magnetic alloy particles is covered with a coating portion including a compound of at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Bi, and Zn.

Abstract: Soft magnetic alloy powder includes plurality of soft magnetic alloy particles of soft magnetic alloy represented by composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c++e+f+g))MaBbPcSidCeSfTig, wherein X1 represents Co and/or Ni; X2 represents at least one selected from group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements; M represents at least one selected from group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V; 0.020?a?0.14, 0.020<b?0.20, 0<c?0.15, 0?d?0.060, 0?e?0.040, 0?f?0.010, 0?g?0.0010, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied, wherein at least one of f and g is more than 0; and wherein soft magnetic alloy has a nano-heterostructure with initial fine crystals present in an amorphous substance; and surface of each of the soft magnetic alloy particles is covered with a coating portion including a compound of at least one element selected from group consisting of P, Si, Bi, and Zn.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder has a specific composition in which a Co content is large. A soft magnetic alloy powder has a glass transition point Tg and a melting point Tm, 900° C.?Tm?1200° C. is satisfied, or when coercivity when applying a pressure XP to a soft magnetic alloy powder is set as YH, and a straight line obtained by linearly approximating a relationship between XP and YH by a method of least squares is set as YH=kXP+1, k (unit: Oe/MPa) satisfies 0?k?0.00100.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy which includes nanocrystal parts and amorphous parts is provided. The nanocrystal parts include ?Fe(—Si) as a main component, and include at least one of elements selected from B, P, C, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, V, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Zn, and Cu as a sub-component. When a total content ratio of the sub-component in the nanocrystal parts is set as ? (at %), and a total content ratio of the sub-components of the nanocrystal parts included in the amorphous parts is set as ? (at %), 0.01?(?/?)?0.40, and a crystallinity degree is 5% or more and 70% or less.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including a Fe-based nanocrystal and metallic glass. A differential scanning calorimetry curve of the soft magnetic alloy has a glass transition point Tg, a temperature rising rate of the soft magnetic alloy in measurement of the differential scanning calorimetry curve is 40 K/minute, and a temperature Tp of a maximum exothermic peak in the differential scanning calorimetry curve is higher than the Tg.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe, as a main component, and including C. the soft magnetic alloy includes an Fe composite network phase having Fe-rich grids connected in a continuous measurement range including 80000 grids, each of which size is 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm. An average of C content ratio of the Fe-poor grids having cumulative frequency of 90% or more from lower C content is 5.0 times or more to an average of C content ratio of the whole soft magnetic alloy.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy having a composition of a compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))PaCbSicCudMe. X1 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, 0, and rare earth elements, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.050?a?0.17, 0<b<0.050, 0.030<c?0.10, 0<d?0.020, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic metal powder including a plurality of soft magnetic metal particles. Each of the soft magnetic metal particles includes a metal particle and an oxidized part covering the metal particle. The metal particle includes at least Fe. The oxidized part includes at least one kind of element of S and an element M. The element M is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, W, Zr, Hf, and Cr. A unit of a concentration of each of S and the element M in the metal particle and the oxidized part is atom %. The concentration of S or the element M in the metal particle and the oxidized part has a maximum value in the oxidized part.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy which has high saturation flux density and low coercivity and is represented by the compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaPbSicCudX3eBf, wherein X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mn, Ag, Zn, Al, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and Ge, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Mo, and W, and wherein 0.030?a?0.120, 0.010?b?0.150, 0?c?0.050, 0?d?0.020, 0?e?0.100, 0?f?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.55.

Abstract: A magnetic core and the like having a stable soft magnetic property, including a plurality of soft magnetic layers which are laminated, wherein a crack is formed in the soft magnetic layers. The soft magnetic layers include Fe as a principal component. The soft magnetic layers include a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbPcSidCeSf, wherein: X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, and O and rare-earth elements, M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, V, and W; and a to f and ? and ? are in predetermined ranges. A structure including a nanoheterostructure or an Fe-group nanocrystal is observed in the soft magnetic layers.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy which has high saturation flux density, low coercivity, and a high specific resistance, and is represented by the compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))MaSibCucX3dBe, wherein X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mn, Ag, Zn, Al, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and Ge, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Mo, and W, and wherein 0.030?a?0.120, 0.020?b?0.175, 0?c?0.020, 0?d?0.100, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.55).

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe, as a main component, and including B. Among 80000 pieces of a grid having 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm in a continuous measurement range of the soft magnetic alloy, 4000 pieces of the grid from lower Fe content shows B content variation (?B) of 2.8 or more, and an amorphization ratio X of the soft magnetic alloy of 85% or more.