Wear-resistant alloy of high permeability and method of producing the same

Claim 2

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb, and the remainder being Fe with unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 3

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-14% of Nb as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° /hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 4

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-14% of Nb as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° /hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 5

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, and the remainder being Fe with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 6

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, and the remainder being Fe with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 7

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than 15% of W, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 8

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than 15% of W, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 9

A wear-resistant alloy having high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Tl as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+ {311}<112>.

Claim 10

A wear-resistant alloy having high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Tl as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+ {311}<112>.

Claim 11

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-7% of Mo as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112> +{311}<112>.

Claim 12

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-7% of Mo as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112> +{311}<112>.

Claim 13

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of rare earth element as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 14

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of rare earth element as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 15

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Hf as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112> +{311}<112>.

Claim 16

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Hf as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112> +{311}<112>.

Claim 17

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of B as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M. P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+ {311}<112>.

Claim 18

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of B as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M. P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+ {311}<112>.

Claim 19

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of P as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M. P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110{<112>+{ 311}<112>.

Claim 20

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of P as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M. P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110{<112>+{ 311}<112>.

Claim 21

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of P and S, such that S is present in an amount not greater than 0.1% as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 22

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of P and S, such that S is present in an amount not greater than 0.1% as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process comprising melting the alloy, casting the alloy to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 900° C.-1200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, subjecting the article to a second cold working step at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, subjecting the article to a second heating step at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 23

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb, and the remainder being Fe with unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 24

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb, and the remainder being Fe with unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 25

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-14% of Nb as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 26

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-14% of Nb as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 27

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, and the remainder being Fe with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting said alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 28

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, and the remainder being Fe with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting said alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 29

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than 15% of W, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 30

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni and about 0.5-20% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, such that Nb is present in an amount not greater than about 14%, as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than 15% of W, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 31

A wear-resistant alloy having high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Tl as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is being made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 32

A wear-resistant alloy having high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Tl as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is being made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 33

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-7% of Mo as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting said alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 34

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-7% of Mo as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting said alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 35

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of rare earth element as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 36

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of rare earth element as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 37

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Hf as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystalled texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 38

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-5% of Hf as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, each not greater than about 1% of B and P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystalled texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 39

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of B as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 40

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of B as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of P, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 41

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of P as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<110>+{311}<112>.

Claim 42

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of P as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, not greater than about 0.1% of S, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<110>+{311}<112>.

Claim 43

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of P and S, such that S is present in an amount not greater than 0.1% as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.

Claim 44

A wear-resistant alloy having a high permeability, comprising by weight about 60-90% of Ni, about 0.5-14% of Nb and about 0.001-1% of at least one material selected from the group consisting of P and S, such that S is present in an amount not greater than 0.1% as main components, about 0.01-30% of at least one subsidiary component selected from the group consisting of each not greater than about 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, each not greater than about 10% of Co and V, not greater than about 15% of W, not greater than about 20% of Ta, each not greater than about 25% of Cu and Mn, each not greater than about 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth elements and platinum group elements, each not greater than about 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, not greater than about 1% of B, and the remainder being Fe as a main component with a minor amount of unavoidable impurities, wherein said alloy is made by a process consisting essentially of melting the alloy, casting the alloy so as to form a shaped article, hot-working the shaped article at a temperature of about 930° C.-1,200° C., cold working the shaped article at a cold working ratio of at least about 50%, heating the cold worked article at a temperature of more than 900° C. and below the M.P. of the alloy, and subsequently cooling the heated shaped article to room temperature from a temperature higher than an order-disorder transformation point of the alloy at a cooling rate of about 100° C./sec-1° C./hr depending on the alloy composition, whereby the alloy is provided with an effective permeability of more than 3,000 at 1 KHz, a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 4,000 G, and a recrystallized texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>.