Abstract: A soft magnetic material is a soft magnetic material including a composite magnetic particle (30) having a metal magnetic particle (10) mainly composed of Fe and an insulating coating (20) covering metal magnetic particle (10), and insulating coating (20) contains an iron phosphate compound and an aluminum phosphate compound. The atomic ratio of Fe contained in a contact surface of insulating coating (20) in contact with metal magnetic particle (10) is larger than the atomic ratio of Fe contained in the surface of insulating coating (20). The atomic ratio of Al contained in the contact surface of insulating coating (20) in contact with metal magnetic particle (10) is smaller than the atomic ratio of Al contained in the surface of insulating coating (20). Thus, iron loss can be reduced.

Abstract: A soft magnetic material includes: a plurality of composite magnetic particles formed from a metal magnetic particle and an insulative coating surrounding a surface of the metal magnetic particle and containing metallic salt phosphate and/or oxide; and a lubricant formed as fine particles added at a proportion of at least 0.001 percent by mass and no more than 0.1 percent by mass relative to the plurality of composite magnetic particles. With this structure, superior lubrication is provided during compacting and desired magnetic characteristics can be obtained after compacting.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a soft magnetic material exhibiting excellent magnetic characteristics regardless of the frequency to be applied and a dust core produced from the soft magnetic material. The means for solving the invention is a soft magnetic material that comprises metal magnetic particles 10 containing iron and oxygen. The ratio of oxygen contained in metal magnetic particles 10 is more than 0 and less than 0.05% by mass. A dust core produced using such a soft magnetic material has a coercive force of 2.0×102 A/m or less.

Abstract: A method for making soft magnetic material includes: a first heat treatment step applying a temperature of at least 400 deg C. and less than 900 deg C. to metal magnetic particles (10); a step for forming a plurality of compound magnetic particles (30) in which said metal magnetic particles (10) are surrounded by insulation film (20); and a step for forming a shaped body by compacting a plurality of compound magnetic particles (30). This provides a method for making soft magnetic material that provides desired magnetic properties.

Abstract: Disclosed are a soft magnetic material having an optimum electrical resistivity and a method for producing such a soft magnetic material. The soft magnetic material comprises a plurality of composite magnetic particles. Each of the composite magnetic particles comprises a metal magnetic particle and an insulating coating film which covers the surface of the metal magnetic particle and contains at least one substance selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon oxide. The soft magnetic material has an electrical resistivity of not less than 3,000 ??cm and not more than 50,000 ??cm, and a magnetic permeability ? of not less than 2,000 and not more than 4,000. A method for producing such a soft magnetic material comprises a step for pressure forming a compaction by compressing a plurality of the composite magnetic particles and a step for subjecting the compaction to a first heat treatment at not less than 400° C. and not more than 900° C.

Abstract: A method for producing a soft magnetic material comprises a step wherein a plurality of composite magnetic particles, each of which is composed of a metal magnetic particle and an insulating coating film covering the surface of the metal magnetic particle, are formed into a compaction, and another step wherein the compaction is subjected to a heat treatment at not less than 400° C. and not more than 900° C. The insulating coating film contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of sulfur, selenium, titanium and aluminum. By having such a constitution, the resulting soft magnetic material can have desired magnetic characteristics.

Abstract: A soft magnetic material includes a plurality of composite magnetic particles each having a metal magnetic particle and an insulating film surrounding a surface of the metal magnetic particle, and an organic substance joining the plurality of composite magnetic particles together. The organic substance has a deflection temperature under load of not more than 100° C. With this structure, the soft magnetic material can obtain a desired magnetic property.

Abstract: The present invention provides a soft magnetic material and a powder magnetic core having desired magnetic characteristics. A soft magnetic material contains a metal magnetic powder 10. The metal magnetic powder 10 is formed from crystals 1 with an average size, as determined from X-ray diffraction, of at least 30 nm. It would be preferable, in the metal magnetic particles 10, for crystal grains 2 to have an average size of at least 10 microns.

Abstract: A soft magnetic material includes a plurality of composite magnetic particles. Each of the plurality of composite magnetic particles has: a metal magnetic particle including iron; a lower film surrounding the surface of the metal magnetic particle and including a nonferrous metal; and an insulating upper film surrounding the surface of the lower film and including at least one of oxygen and carbon. The nonferrous metal has an affinity with the at least one of oxygen and carbon included in the upper film that is larger than such affinity of iron; or the nonferrous metal has a diffusion coefficient with respect to the at least one of oxygen and carbon included in the upper film that is smaller than such diffusion coefficient of iron. This configuration provides desirable magnetic properties.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic material, a soft magnetic material, a method for manufacturing a P/M soft magnetic material, and a P/M soft magnetic material which achieve the desired magnetic properties. In the method for manufacturing the soft magnetic material of the present invention, there is a first heat treatment step (step S3) in which a metal magnetic particle 10, which has iron as its main component, is heat treated to a temperature of 900 degrees C. or greater and less than the melting point of metal magnetic particle 10. After the first heat treatment step (step S3), there is a step for forming a plurality of composite magnetic particles 30 which are metal magnetic particles 10 surrounded by an insulation covering 20 (step S6).

Abstract: The method of manufacturing soft magnetic articles comprises a step of preparing a melt solution containing soft magnetic materials and a step of forming soft magnetic particles from the melt solution in a magnetic field by an atomization rapid solidification method.

Abstract: A composite magnetic material having excellent magnetic characteristics and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, without requiring complex processes such as a process of flattening a soft magnetic material or controlling an oxygen concentration and without equipment costs of a magnetic field applying apparatus, etc. The composite magnetic material according to the present invention comprises multiple composite magnetic particles having metal magnetic particles and insulating films surrounding the metal magnetic particles; the multiple composite magnetic particles are bonded to each other, and the metal magnetic particles comprise only the metal magnetic material and impurities with the mass ratio to the metal magnetic particle of 120 ppm or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved and simplified voltage step-up circuit (2) for a SQUID magnetometric sensor (1), which provides step-up of a voltage signal generated by a SQUID element (11). The SQUID element is exited by a modulated signal using the FLL method. In an example, a step-up means (22) comprises only one step-up transformer (22T) working at room temperature and an electronic amplifier (22A). The voltage signal is first stepped up by the transformer. A signal processing means (23) processes the stepped up signal with the modulation signal to output a magnetic field measurement signal (V.phi.). In another example, a bias current source (21) is also connected to terminals between SQUID element (11) and the transformer (22). A series resistor is connected between the transformer and one of the terminals. This allows a reduction in the number of terminals between the SQUID sensor (1) and the circuit (2).

Abstract: A circuit device for driving a SQUID magnetometric sensor. This device includes an FLL magnetometer circuit for driving the SQUID with an AC signal as a magnetometric sensor, an evaluator circuit for evaluating the SQUID characteristics, and a selector circuit for selecting a sensor function or an evaluator function. When the selection circuit selects one of the sensor and evaluator functions, only one of magnetometer and evaluator circuits is activated. Therefore, the circuit device can act alternatively as either a sensor or an evaluator.