Abstract: To provide a deposition technique for forming an oxide semiconductor film. An oxide semiconductor film is formed using a sputtering target which contains a sintered body of metal oxide and in which the concentration of hydrogen contained in the sintered body of metal oxide is, for example, as low as 1×1016 atoms/cm3 or lower, so that the oxide semiconductor film contains a small amount of impurities such as a hydrogen atom and a compound containing a hydrogen atom typified by H2O. Further, this oxide semiconductor film is used as an active layer of a transistor.

Abstract: A pre-alloyed iron-based powder is provided including small amounts of alloying elements which make possible a cost efficient manufacture of sintered parts. The pre-alloyed iron-based powder comprises 0.2-1% by weight of Cr, 0.05-0.3% by weight of Mo, 0.1-1% by weight of Ni, 0.09-0.3% by weight of Mn, 0.01% by weight or less of C, less than 0.25% by weight of O, and less than 1% by weight of inevitable impurities, the balance being iron.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a novel soft magnetic material that enables the fabrication of a powder magnetic core capable of suppressing degradation in performance due to a high-temperature treatment and achieving high core resistance and low loss. A soft magnetic material comprising: a core particle each having a soft magnetic particle comprising iron as a main component and an insulating film formed on a surface of the soft magnetic particle; and a coating layer formed on the core particle, wherein the coating layer comprises a metal complex having nonferrous central metal and at least one organic ligand.

Abstract: An aluminum or aluminum-alloy material sheet comprised of an aluminum material having an ultra-fine, submicron grain structure. The strength and physical properties of the aluminum or aluminum-alloy material sheet are improved over previous aluminum and aluminum-alloy material sheets because the aluminum is produced by cryomilling the aluminum or aluminum-alloy materials into a metal powder with ultra-fine, submicron grain structure. The powder is consolidated and rolled into the form of a sheet.

Abstract: A cold work steel has the following chemical composition in weight-%: 1.25-1.75% (C+N), however at least 0.5% C 0.1-1.5% Si 0.1-1.5% Mn 4.0-5.5% Cr 2.5-4.5% (Mo+W/2), however max. 0.5% W 3.0-4.5% (V+Nb/2), however max. 0.5% Nb max 0.3% S balance iron and unavoidable impurities, and a microstructure which in the hardened and tempered condition of the steel contains 6-13 vol-% of vanadium-rich MX-carbides, -nitrides and/or carbonitrides which are evenly distributed in the matrix of the steel, where X is carbon and/or nitrogen, at least 90 vol-% of said carbides, nitrides and/or carbonitrides having an equivalent diameter, Deq, which is smaller than 3.0 ?m; and totally max. 1 vol-% of other, possibly existing carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides.

Abstract: The present teachings provide methods of preparing an anode for use in a high volumetric energy density electrolytic capacitor. A lead wire is de-oxidized and sintered in a valve metal powder compact to form the anode. The de-oxidizing and sintering are conducted in the presence of a reactive metal having a stronger affinity for oxygen than the valve metal powder. A residual reactive metal and at least one reactive metal reaction product are removed from the anode surface with a leaching process. Remaining residual reactive metal and reactive metal reaction products are redistributed by thermal processing. A capacitor containing the anode has an operating voltage greater than 90% of the forming voltage.

Abstract: A ferrous sintered alloy includes a sintered raw-material powder that is made of an Fe—Cr—Mo-system powder, a carbon-system powder and an Mn—Si-system powder before sintering. The ferrous sintered alloy exhibits a density of 7.4 g/cm3 or more, and has a metallic structure that includes martensite and bainite. In the metallic structure, the martensite accounts for an area proportion of 40% or less when the entirety of the metallic structure is taken as 100% by area. Moreover, the martensite exhibits a particle diameter of 20 ?m or less. The ferrous sintered alloy is good in terms of machinability.

Abstract: A cold-forming steel article which comprises an alloy that comprises carbon, manganese, silicon, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten and optionally, niobium in certain concentrations, as well as up to about 0.4 wt. % of accompanying elements, remainder iron and contaminants. The article is formed by atomization of a melt and hot isostatic pressing of the resultant powder. The article exhibits a hardness of at least about 60 HRC and a toughness in terms of impact strength of higher than about 50 J. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: There is provided a method for fabricating a dual microstructure component that may in turn be machined to fabricate a rotary element such as an impeller characterized as capable of withstanding high heat conditions for use in a gas turbine engine. The method provides a nickel based superalloy suitable for application of an impeller in a gas turbine engine. The bore region is manufactured having a grain size finer than ASTM 10.0 and the body region is manufactured having a grain size coarser than ASTM 7.0. The bore region and the body region define a dual microstructure and an interface.

Abstract: Hollow metal and/or metal alloy articles are fabricated by the reduction of metal containing compounds, particularly non-metallic metal compounds.

Abstract: A magnet core (1) made of a composite of platelet-shaped particles of a thickness D and a binder has a particularly linear relative permeability curve over a pre-magnetised constant field. For this purpose, the platelet-shaped particles (5) are provided with an amorphous volume matrix (8), wherein areas (9) with a crystalline structure having a thickness d of 0.04*D?d?0.25*D and covering a proportion x of x?0.1 of the surface (6, 7) of the particle (5) are embedded on the surface (6, 7) of the particle (5).

Abstract: Semi-finished or finished parts are made from a molybdenum alloy with intermetallic phases, preferably molybdenum-silicide, molybdenum-boron-silicide, optionally also molybdenum-boride phases. Starting from mechanically alloyed powder, hot compacted material exhibits superplastic forming behavior. It is thus possible to lower the forming temperature by at least 300° C., thus permitting processing on conventional plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel band 1 for the manufacturing of doctor blades, coater blades or creping blades comprising a steel composition comprising in percent per weight 1-3% C, 4-10% Cr, 1-8% Mo, 2.5-10% V and the remainder essentially iron and contaminants in normal amounts, wherein the steel band 1 is produced by using a powder metallurgical process. Further, this invention relates to doctor blades, coater blades or creping blades of this steel band, as well as a method for its manufacture.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tungsten sputtering target includes pressing a high purity tungsten powder to form a pressed compact, first sintering the pressed compact at a temperature of 1450-1700° C. for one hour or longer after the pressed compact is heated at a heating-up rate of 2-5° C./min on the way to a maximum sintering temperature, second sintering the pressed compact to form a sintered body at a temperature of 1900° C. or higher for 5 hours or longer, working the sintered body to obtain a shape of a target, subjecting the target to a grinding work of at least one of rotary grinding and polishing, and subjecting the target to a finishing work of at least one of etching and reverse sputtering.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a copper-gallium alloy sputtering target comprises forming a raw target; treating the raw target with at least one thermal treatment between 500° C.˜850° C. being mechanical treatment, thermal annealing treatment for 0.5˜5 hours or a combination thereof to form a treated target; and cooling the treated target to a room temperature to obtain the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target that has 71 atomic % to 78 atomic % of Cu and 22 atomic % to 29 atomic % of Ga and having a compound phase not more than 25% on its metallographic microstructure. Therefore, the copper-gallium alloy sputtering target does not induce micro arcing during sputtering so a sputtering rate is consistent and forms a uniform copper-gallium thin film. Accordingly, the copper-gallium thin film possesses improved quality and properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound powder for making magnetic powder cores, a kind of magnetic powder core, and a process for making them. Said compound powder is a mixture composing of powder A and powder B, the content of powder A is 50-96 wt. % and the content of powder B is 4-50 wt. %, wherein powder A is at least one selected from iron powder, Fe—Si powder, Fe—Si—Al powder, Fe-based nanocrystalline powder, Fe-based amorphous powder, Fe—Ni powder and Fe—Ni—Mo powder; powder B bears different requirement characteristics from powder A and is at least one selected from iron powder, Fe—Si powder, Fe—Si—Al powder, Fe-based nanocrystalline powder, Fe-based amorphous powder, Fe—Ni powder and Fe—Ni—Mo powder. Said powder B adopts Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic powder with good insulation property as insulating agent and thus core loss of magnetic powder core decreases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of sinter forged aluminum-based parts with high strength. In the manufacturing method, prepared is a raw material powder comprising, by mass: 3.0 to 10% zinc; 0.5 to 5.0% magnesium; 0.5 to 5.0% copper; inevitable amount of impurities; and the balance aluminum. The raw material powder is formed into a compact by pressing the raw material powder, sintered in a non-oxidizing atmosphere in such a manner as to heat the compact at a sintering temperature of 590 to 610 degrees C. for 10 minutes or more, before cooling the sintered compact. It is then forged by pressing the sintered compact in a pressing direction to compress the sintered compact in the pressing direction and produce plastic flow of material in a direction crossing to the pressing direction.

Abstract: One embodiment includes compacting a powder material using at least a first magnetic field to form a compact and selectively sintering a first portion of the compact and leaving a second portion of the compact unsintered to form a component.

Abstract: A water atomized Fe powder for a magnetic compact reduced in deformation resistance during molding and annealing temperature for removing strains is provided. A compact having improved magnetic properties is also provided. The water atomized powder containing at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V in an amount of 0.001-0.03 atom % is soft magnetic and has a precipitation in the matrix, which is composed of at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V and oxygen as a main component and has an average size of 0.02-0.5 ?m. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic powder includes adding at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V, and annealing in a hydrogen-containing reduction atmosphere. This method decrease gaseous impurities, particularly oxygen, and defuse it, to improve the magnetic properties of the powder and compact.

Abstract: Permanent magnetic materials comprising an Nd—Fe—B alloy and an additive comprising at least one boride are disclosed. The boride may be a lanthanide boride being about 0.01% to about 5% of the alloy by weight. In some instances, the lanthanide boride may be at least one of DyB6, GdB6, TbB6, SmB6, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Method and system for manufacturing multi-component complex shape parts consisting of monolithic and powder materials working at different performance conditions based on hot isostatic pressing of the monolithic elements and powder material including preliminary heat treatment of the said monolithic elements of the multi-component part wherein they are a subject to high temperature solution treatment at elevated isostatic gas pressure followed by quenching in order to homogenize their material, to dissolve residual cast eutectic and to provide the micro-structure and the properties insensitive and steady during the subsequent HIP and heat treatment of the powder material.

Abstract: A method for producing a powder metal article having a three dimensional shape and having at least one densified surface comprising: a) providing a blend of powdered metals; b) compacting said blend to form a pre-form having a general shape of said article; c) sintering said pre-form; d) densifying at least one cylindrical surface region of said pre-form; and, e) forming said pre-form to a final density and into the three dimensional shape of said article.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a rare-earth based sintered magnet having improved magnetic and mechanical characteristics is offered. Also, a method of fabricating a rare-earth bonded magnet having improved magnetic and mechanical characteristics is offered. The method of fabricating the rare-earth based sintered magnet is started with preparing powder of an alloy including a rare-earth element and a transition metal. The powder of the alloy is mixed with an additive. The mixture is compression molded and irradiated with microwaves to cause the powder to self-heat. As a result, the mixture is sintered.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an inexpensive alloy for heat dissipation having a small thermal expansion coefficient as known composite materials, a large thermal conductivity as pure copper, and excellent machinability and a method for manufacturing the alloy. In particular, since various shapes are required of the alloy for heat dissipation, a manufacturing method by using a powder metallurgy method capable of supplying alloys for heat dissipation, the manufacturing costs of which are low and which take on various shapes, is provided besides the known melting method. The alloy according to the present invention is a Cu—Cr alloy, which is composed of 0.3 percent by mass or more, and 80 percent by mass or less of Cr and the remainder of Cu and incidental impurities and which has a structure in which particulate Cr phases having a major axis of 100 nm or less and an aspect ratio of less than 10 are precipitated at a density of 20 particles/?m2 in a Cu matrix except Cr phases of 100 nm or more.

Abstract: A cobalt-based braze alloy composition comprises: 22 to 24.75% chromium by weight; 9 to 11% nickel by weight; 6.5 to 7.6% tungsten by weight; 3 to 4% tantalum by weight; 0.55 to 0.65% carbon by weight; 0.3 to 0.6% zirconium by weight; 0.15 to 0.3% titanium by weight; 1.5 to 2.6% boron by weight; 1 to 10% silicon by weight; and cobalt. There are also provided methods of using the same.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of soft magnetic composite components is provided comprising the steps of die compacting a powder composition comprising a mixture of soft magnetic, iron or iron-based powder, the core particles of which are surrounded by an electrically insulating, inorganic coating, and an organic lubricant in an amount of 0.05 to 1.5% by weight of the composition, the organic lubricant being free from metal and having a temperature of vaporisation less than the decomposition temperature of the coating; ejecting the compacted body from the die; heating the compacted body in a non-reducing atmosphere to a temperature above the vaporisation temperature of the lubricant and below the decomposition temperature of the inorganic coating for removing the lubricant from the compacted body, and subjecting the obtained body to heat treatment at a temperature between 3000 and 6000 in water vapour.

Abstract: In a method for producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, first, provided is an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R2Fe14B type compound that includes a light rare-earth element RL, which is at least one of Nd and Pr, as a major rare-earth element R. Thereafter, the sintered magnet body is heated while a heavy rare-earth element RH, which is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Dy, Ho and Tb, is supplied to the surface of the sintered magnet body, thereby diffusing the heavy rare-earth element RH into the rare-earth sintered magnet body.

Abstract: A method includes fabricating an energy detector using a sol-gel process.

Abstract: A powder metal tooth part and a method of producing a toothed sintered metal part by uniaxially compacting an iron or iron-based powder having coarse particles in a single compaction step, subjecting the part to sintering, and subjecting the part to a surface densifying process.

Abstract: Highly dense shaped parts are produced with a powder metallurgic process. The parts are formed of an alloy that, besides of at least 20 weight % chromium, consists of iron and one or several additional alloy portions that in sum do not amount to more than 10 weight %. The part is produced by pressing and sintering to near final shape a ready-to-press powder where the additional alloy portions are introduced in form of a master-alloy powder. The master-alloy may contain the following variations: the additional alloy portions and the iron portions; or the additional alloy portions, the iron parts, and the chromium portions; or additional alloy portions and the chromium portions.

Abstract: A sheet is prepared by mixing a mass of metallic powders with a temporary thermoplastic binder to form an injection-moldable mixture, thereafter injection molding the injection-moldable mixture to form a sheet precursor. The sheet precursor is consolidated to a relative density of substantially 100 percent to form the sheet, and thereafter heat treated. The final sheet is preferably a nickel-base superalloy having more than about 30 volume percent of gamma prime phase, or an intermetallic such as a titanium aluminide.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steel excellent in high-temperature creep strength having a coarse grain structure. The method comprises mixing alloy powders and an Y2O3 powder, subjecting the mixed powder to mechanical alloying treatment, solidifying the alloyed powder by hot extrusion, and subjecting the extruded solidified material to final heat treatment involving heating to and holding at a temperature of not less than the Ac3 transformation point and slow cooling at a rate of not more than a ferrite-forming critical rate which comprises, 0.05-0.25% C, 8.0-12.0% Cr, 0.1-4.0% W, 0.1-1.0% Ti, 0.1-0.5% Y2O3 by weight, with the balance being Fe. In this method, by using a TiO2 powder as a Ti component to be mixed at the mechanical alloying treatment or by adding a Fe2O3 powder, the bonding of Ti with C is suppressed, and the C concentration in the matrix does not decrease.

Abstract: An iron-based sintered powder metal article for cam lobe and other high temperature, high wear applications requiring excellent net-shape stability during sintering comprises a powder metal mixture consisting essentially of, by weight, 0.5–3.0% Mo, 1–6.5% Cr, 1–5% V, and the balance Fe and impurities. These articles also have a carburized case having 0.7–1.2% C by weight. Following carburization of the case, the articles are quenched to form a martensitic matrix having a network of disbursed carbides of Cr and V. The resulting sintered articles have good mechanical strength and wear resistance and possess excellent machineability and dimensional stability.

Abstract: A sintered sprocket for a silent chain is obtained from a material with few addition elements by a simple densifying method. The sintered sprocket is made of an ferrous material having an ovarall composition containing Cu at 1 to 2%, C at 0.5 to 0.8%, Mn as an inevitable impurity at 0.10% or less, and balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities by mass and has a density of 7.1 Mg/m3 or higher, 65 HRA or higher as a hardness in the gear teeth, and a martensite, sorbite, bainite, or their mixed structure as a cross-sectional microscopic structure in at least the gear teeth and the peripheral area of the gear teeth.

Abstract: An oxide dispersion strengthened martensitic steel excellent in high-temperature strength having residual ?-grains can be manufactured by a method comprising mixing either element powders or alloy powders and a Y2O3 powder; subjecting the resulting mixed powder to mechanical alloying treatment; solidifying the resulting alloyed powder by hot extrusion; and subjecting the resulting extruded solidified material to final heat treatment involving normalizing and tempering heat treatment to thereby manufacture an oxide dispersion strengthened martensitic steel in which Y2O3 particles are dispersed in the steel, wherein ?to ?transformation is not allowed to occur during the described hot extrusion and the proportion of residual ?-grains in which oxide particles are finely dispersed in high density is increased by controlling the mixture ratio of the powders for the mechanical alloying treatment.

Abstract: A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sintering the mixed powder in a reducing atmosphere to form a sintered mass, pulverizing the sintered mass to form a powder, dispersing the powder formed by pulverizing on a metal backing plate, and sintering the dispersed powder to bond grains of the dispersed powder to each other and to the backing plate. After sintering of the pulverized powder to form bearing metal layer, the bearing metal layer is pressed and densified. After densification, the bearing metal layer is annealed, again pressed, and then coated with a resin having good sliding properties.

Abstract: A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sintering the mixed powder in a reducing atmosphere to form a sintered mass, pulverizing the sintered mass to form a powder, dispersing the powder formed by pulverizing on a steel backing plate, and sintering the dispersed powder to bond grains of the dispersed powder to each other and to the backing plate.

Abstract: A method for densification of the surface layer of an optionally sintered powder metal component comprising the steps of decarburizing the surface layer for softening the surface layer of the component, and densifying the surface layer of the component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a longitudinal magnetic field compacting method and device for manufacturing a neodymium (Nd) based rare earth magnet in the shape of a butterfly for use in VCM of HDD or DVD, a disk or coin for use in coreless motors, and a block for use in linear motors, characterized in that a longitudinal compacting process is performed under a pulse magnetic field for orientation of rare earth powders in the direction of an applied magnetic field. Further, a compacted body of the rare earth powders has the same shape as end products, thus no additional processing cost, thereby lowering manufacturing costs. In addition, the rare earth powders can be subjected to an aligning process and a longitudinal compacting process at the same time under the high pulse magnetic field of 50–70 kOe, whereby the resulting rare earth magnet can have excellent magnetic properties of 42–50 MGOe.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steel tube by fabricating a raw tube by mixed sintering of a metal powder and an oxide powder and producing a tube of the desired shape by repeating cold rolling and heat treatment for a total of three times or more. The method comprises performing each of the intermediate heat treatments during the cold rolling by a two-step heat treatment consisting of a first step heat treatment of 1100° C. or lower and a second step heat treatment of 1100 to 1250° C. and higher than the first step temperature, and performing the final heat treatment at 1100° C. or higher.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a sliding part includes the steps of forming a green member by injection molding integrally and unmixedly two powdery metallic materials of different compositions, sintering the green member and subjecting the green member to at least one heat treatment.

Abstract: A sintered sprocket has a high overall density and excellent contact pressure resistance. The sprocket is produced from a sintered alloy selected from the following alloys ((1) to (3)), is densified to have a relative density of 95% or higher in the surface layer of the gear teeth by forming by rolling, having a surface hardness of 700 HV or higher, and is useful for a crankshaft, a cam shaft, a balancer shaft, or a water pump shaft of an internal combustion engine: (1) an Fe—Mo—C based sintered alloy containing Mo at 1.0 to 2.0% by mass; (2) an Fe—Mo—Ni—C based sintered alloy containing Mo at more than 1.0 and not more than 2.0% by mass, and Ni at more than 1.0 and not more than 2.5% by mass, or (3) an Fe—Mo—Ni—Cu—C based sintered alloy containing Mo at 0.3 to 1.0% by mass, Ni at not less than 1.5 to less than 3.0% by mass, and Cu at 1.0 to 2.5% by mass.

Abstract: In an oxide dispersion strengthened martensitic steel which comprises, by % by weight, 0.05 to 0.25% C, 8.0 to 12.0% Cr, 0.1 to 4.0% W, 0.1 to 1.0% Ti, 0.1 to 0.5% Y2O3 with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and in which Y2O3 particles are dispersed in the steel, by adjusting the Ti content within the range of 0.1 to 1.0% so that an excess oxygen content Ex.O in steel satisfies [0.22×Ti (% by weight)<Ex.O (% by weight)<0.46×Ti (% by weight)], the oxide particles are finely dispersed and highly densified to thereby obtain an oxide dispersion strengthened martensitic steel excellent in high-temperature strength. It is also possible to reduce the amount of oxygen contamination in steel during the mechanical alloying of raw material powders to provide Ex.O within a predetermined range, by carrying out the mechanical alloying in an Ar atmosphere having a super purity of not less than 99.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of improving the properties of powder metallurgically produced SMC compacted body consisting of a soft magnetic material of insulated powder particles and a lubricant, to a stress relieving heat treatment in a furnace until the component has reached a temperature of at least 400° C. in an oxygen containing atmosphere having a CO content is less than 0.25% by volume.

Abstract: An article has a metallic matrix made of its constituent elements with a dispersoid distributed therein. The article is prepared by furnishing at least one nonmetallic matrix precursor compound. All of the nonmetallic matrix precursor compounds collectively include the constituent elements of the metallic matrix in their respective constituent-element proportions. A mixture of an initial metallic material and the dispersoid is produced. The matrix precursor compounds are chemically reduced to produce the initial metallic material, without melting the initial metallic material, and the dispersoid is distributed in the initial metallic material. The mixture of the initial metallic material and the dispersoid is consolidated to produce a consolidated article having the dispersoid distributed in the metallic matrix comprising the initial metallic material. The initial metallic material, the dispersoid, and the consolidated article are not melted during the consolidation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a rhenium-tantalum alloy with improved strength and ductility characteristics. The method includes mixing powders of rhenium and tantalum with a weight ration of approximately 97% rhenium to approximately 3% tantalum. The powdered blend is then compressed to a green state. The green compress of rhenium and tantalum is then sintered such that tantalum goes into solid solution with rhenium. The sintered material is then cold rolled. The cold rolling disperses oxides away from concentrations in the alloy grain boundaries. If desired, the alloy may then be annealed. The result is a rhenium-tantalum alloy that displays improved high temperature strength and ductility over pure rhenium materials. The present alloy is particularly suited to fabrication of rocketry components such as valve bodies, poppets, seats, and nozzles.

Abstract: An aluminum powder is mixed with a neutron absorber powder through cold isostatic press to form a preliminary molding. The preliminary molding is then subjected to sintering under no pressure in vacuum. After sintering, a billet is subjected to induction heating and hot extrusion to form a square pipe.

Abstract: A high-strength and high-toughness ferritic steel having a tensile strength of not less than 1,000 MPA and a Charpy impact value of not less than 1 MJ/m2 is provided. A ferritic steel comprising, by weight, not more than 1% Si, not more than 1.25% Mn, 8 to 30% Cr, not more than 0.2% C, not more than 0.2% N, not more than 0.4% O, a total amount of not more than 12% of at least one compound-forming element selected from the group of Ti, Zr, Hf, V and Nb in amounts of not more than 3% Ti, not more than 6% Zr, not more than 10% Hf, not more than 1.0% V and not more than 2.0% Nb, also containing where necessary not more than 0.3% Mo, not more than 4% W and not more than 1.6% Ni, and the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and having an average crystal grain size of not more than 1 &mgr;m, can be obtained by a method comprising encapsulating a steel powder produced by mechanical alloying, and subjecting the encapsulated steel powder to plastic deformation.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new ferromagnetic powder composition comprising soft magnetic iron-based core particles wherein the surface of the core particles are surrounded by an insulating inorganic coating, and a lubricating amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of silanes, titanates, aluminates, zirconates, or mixtures thereof. The invention also concerns a process for the preparation of soft magnetic composite materials using the new powder composition.

Abstract: A thin arc segment magnet made of a an R-T-B based, rare earth sintered magnet substantially comprising 28-33 weight % of R and 0.8-1.5 weight % of B, the balance being substantially Fe T, wherein R is at least one rare earth element including Y, and T is Fe or Fe and Co, which has an oxygen content of 0.3 weight % or less, a density of 7.56 g/cm3 or more, a coercivity iHc of 1.1 MA/m (14 kOe) or more at room temperature, and an orientation Br/4?Imax of 96% or more in an anisotropy-providing direction at room temperature can be produced by using a slurry mixture formed by introducing fine alloy powder of the above composition into a mixture liquid comprising 99.7-99.99 parts by weight of a mineral oil, a synthetic oil or a vegetable oil and 0.01-0.3 parts by weight of a nonionic surfactant and/or an anionic surfactant.