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Method of producing ferromagnetic metal powder
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1977-04-01
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Granted: 1981-04-14
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Expires: 1997-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing ferromagnetic metal powder comprises the steps of dipping an iron compound powder in a solution in which an aluminum compound and/or a titanium compound is dissolved, removing solvent from the iron compound powder, reducing the iron compound powder in a reducing atmosphere at an elevated temperature and forming oxide layers on whole surfaces of the individual particles of the iron powder. Ferromagnetic iron powder produced according to this method has both a high coercive force and a high remanence ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiichi Asada
- 👤 Masahiro Amemiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/032; H01F1/04; H01F1/06; H01F1/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of producing ferromagnetic iron powder comprising the steps of: (i) coating a needlelike-shaped starting raw material powder with a solution containing from 0.05 g/l to 100 g/l of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum compound and titanium compound, said raw material being at least one selected from the group consisting of oxalate, formate, oxide and oxyhydroxide of iron, (ii) drying said powder coated at step (i), (iii) heating said powder at temperature ranging from 220° C. to 450° C. in a reducing atmosphere, and (iv) cooling said powder reduced in the preceding step (iii).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of producing ferromagnetic iron powder comprising the steps of: (i) coating a needlelike-shaped starting raw material powder with a solution containing from 0.05 g/l to 100 g/l of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum compound and titanium compound, said raw material being at least one selected from the group consisting of oxalate, formate, oxide and oxyhydroxide of iron, (ii) drying said powder coated at step (i), (iii) heating said powder at temperature ranging from 220° C. to 450° C. in a reducing atmosphere, and (iv) cooling said powder reduced in the preceding step (iii).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, in which a solution containing silver ions is used with the solution of said aluminum and/or titanium compound at step (i).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, in which said raw material is at least one selected from the group consisting of iron oxide and iron oxyhydroxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, in which said raw material further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Cr, Al and Cu, to the amount of less than 10 mol.% based on the amount of Fe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 2, in which said raw material further comprises at least one selected from the group consistig of Co, Ni, Cr, Al and Cu, to the amount of less than 10 mol.%, based on the amount of Fe.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of organometallic compound of aluminum and inorganic compound of aluminum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum nitrate, aluminum sulfate and aluminum chloride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of alkyl compound of aluminum, alkoxy compound of aluminum, alkyl halide compound of aluminum, alkoxy halide compound of aluminum, aromatic compound of aluminum, aromatic halide compound of aluminum and chelate compound of aluminum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of ALCH-TR, CH 3 AlCl 2 , (CH 3 ) 3 AL, (C 2 H 5 ) 3 Al, (C 6 H 5 ) 3 Al, Al(C 2 H 5 ) 3 ·(C 2 H 5 ) 2 O, (P-CH 3 C 6 H 4 ) 3 Al and (CH 3 ) 2 AlOCH 3 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of organometallic compound of titanium and inorganic compound of titanium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium nitrate, titanium sulfate and titanium chloride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of alkyl compound of titanium, alkoxy compound of titanium, alkyl halide compound of titanium, alkoxy halide compound of titanium, aromatic compound of titanium, aromatic halide compound of titanium and chelate compound of titanium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is at least one selected from the group consisting of TBT, (π-C 5 H 5 ) 2 Ti, (CH 3 )Cl 3 Ti, (π-C 5 H 5 ) 2 (C 6 H 5 ) 2 Ti, (i-C 3 H 7 O) 3 (C 6 H 5 )Ti and (CH 3 ) 2 Cl 2 Ti.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is dissolved in at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of water, aqueous alkaline solution and aqueous acidic solution, wherein the hydrogen exponent of said solvent ranges from 0 to 14.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1, in which said compound contained by said solution is dissolved in at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of benzen, derivative of benzene, aliphatic hydrocarbon and alicyclic hydrocarbon, wherein said solvent has a melting point of lower than room temperature and a boiling point of hygher than room temperature.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, in which the content of said compound in said solution ranges from 0.1 g/l to 25 g/l.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, in which the temperature of heating said powder ranges from 220° C. to 350° C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 2, in which said solution containing silver ions is a solution of inorganic silver salt whose content ranges from 0.05 g/l to 30 g/l.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 18, in which said silver salt is one selected from the group consisting of silver nitrate, silver sulfate and silver chloride.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 18, in which the content of said silver salt ranges from 0.1 g/l to 25 g/l.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 19, in which the content of said silver salt ranges from 0.1 g/l to 25 g/l.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2, in which the temperature of heating said powder ranges from 220° C. to 350° C.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of producing ferromagnetic iron powder comprising the steps of: (i) coating a needlelike-shaped starting raw material powder with a solution containing from 0.05 g/1 to 100 g/1 of as least one compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum compound and titanium compound, said raw material being at least one selected from the group consisting of oxalate, formate, oxide and oxyhydroxide of iron, (ii) heating said powder at temperature ranging from 220° C. to 450° C. in a reducing atmosphere, and (iii) cooling said powder reduced in the preceding step (ii).
Claim 25
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of producing ferromagnetic iron powder comprising the steps of: (i) coating a needlelike-shaped starting raw material powder with a solution containing from 0.05 g/1 to 100 g/1 of as least one compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum compound and titanium compound, said raw material being at least one selected from the group consisting of oxalate, formate, oxide and oxyhydroxide of iron, (ii) heating said powder at temperature ranging from 220° C. to 450° C. in a reducing atmosphere, and (iii) cooling said powder reduced in the preceding step (ii).
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 23, in which a solution containing silver ions is used with the solution of said aluminum and/or titanium compound at step (i).
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