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Temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1982-02-08
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2002-02-08
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy which shows a Curie point of not higher than 200° C. and whose composition is represented by the formula: (M.sub.1-a Ni.sub.a).sub.100-z X.sub.z wherein M=Co or Fe; X=at least one of P, B, C and Si; 0.2≦a≦0.8 when M is Co, or 0.4≦a≦0.9 when M is Fe; and 15≦z≦30.

Inventors

  • 👤 Koichiro Inomata
  • 👤 Shinichi Murata

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 14:14
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C45/00; C22C45/04; C22C27/00; C22C27/06; G; G01; G01K; G01K7/00; G01K7/36; G01K7/38; H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/14; H01F1/147; H01F1/153; H01F1/15308; H01F1/15316; H01F21/00; H01F21/02; H01F21/08; H01F3/00; H01F3/08; H01F30/00; H01F30/06; H01F30/16; H01F38/00; H01F38/08; H01H; H01H37/00; H01H37/02; H01H37/32; H01H37/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy for use in a temperature sensor, having a Curie point of not higher than 200° C., said alloy consisting essentially of a composition represented by the formula (M.sub.1-a-b Ni.sub.a Crb).sub.100-z X.sub.z wherein M represents a cobalt atom (Co) or an iron atom (Fe); X represents at least one of a phosphorous atom (P), a boron atom (B), a carbon atom (C) and a silicon atom (Si); a is a numeral ranging between 0.2 and 0.8 inclusive when M is Co, or a is a numeral ranging between 0.4 and 0.9 inclusive when M is Fe; b is a numeral between 0 and 0.05; such that the sum of a and b does not exceed 0.8 when M is cobalt or 0.9 when M is iron; and z is a numeral ranging between 15 an 30 inclusive, wherein a and z are selected such that the temperature difference between the temperature showing the maximum value of effective permeability at 10 kHz and the temperature of the Curie point is less than 10 centigrade degrees.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy for use in a temperature sensor, having a Curie point of not higher than 200° C., said alloy consisting essentially of a composition represented by the formula (M.sub.1-a-b Ni.sub.a Crb).sub.100-z X.sub.z wherein M represents a cobalt atom (Co) or an iron atom (Fe); X represents at least one of a phosphorous atom (P), a boron atom (B), a carbon atom (C) and a silicon atom (Si); a is a numeral ranging between 0.2 and 0.8 inclusive when M is Co, or a is a numeral ranging between 0.4 and 0.9 inclusive when M is Fe; b is a numeral between 0 and 0.05; such that the sum of a and b does not exceed 0.8 when M is cobalt or 0.9 when M is iron; and z is a numeral ranging between 15 an 30 inclusive, wherein a and z are selected such that the temperature difference between the temperature showing the maximum value of effective permeability at 10 kHz and the temperature of the Curie point is less than 10 centigrade degrees.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy according to claim 1, wherein M is Co.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy according to claim 2, wherein b is O.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy according to claim 3, wherein a is between 0.5 and 0.7 inclusive and z is between 20 and 25 inclusive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy according to claim 1, wherein M is Fe.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy according to claim 5, wherein b is O.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 26 words
A temperature sensitive amorphous magnetic alloy according to claim 6, wherein a is between 0.6 and 0.8 inclusive and z is between 20 and 25 inclusive.

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