WO2014171065A1 - 圧粉磁芯用鉄粉 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a dust core iron powder for producing a dust core having a large crystal grain size and low hysteresis loss even after being molded and subjected to strain relief annealing. .
- Magnetic cores used in motors and transformers are required to have high magnetic flux density and low iron loss.
- a laminate of electromagnetic steel sheets has been used as such a magnetic core, but in recent years, a dust core has attracted attention as a magnetic core material for motors.
- the biggest feature of the dust core is that a three-dimensional magnetic circuit can be formed. Since magnetic steel sheets form magnetic cores by lamination, there is a limit to the degree of freedom in shape. However, in the case of a dust core, since the soft magnetic particles coated with insulation are pressed and molded, if there is only a mold, the degree of freedom of the shape exceeding that of the electromagnetic steel sheet can be obtained.
- press forming has a short process and low cost compared to the lamination of steel plates, and it combines with the low cost of the base powder to demonstrate excellent cost performance. Furthermore, since the magnetic steel sheets are laminated with the steel plate surfaces insulated, the magnetic characteristics are different between the steel sheet surface direction and the surface vertical direction, and the magnetic properties in the surface vertical direction are poor. Since each particle is covered with an insulating coating, the magnetic properties are uniform in all directions, and it is suitable for use in a three-dimensional magnetic circuit.
- the dust core is an indispensable material for designing a three-dimensional magnetic circuit and has excellent cost performance. From this point of view, research and development of a motor having a three-dimensional magnetic circuit using a dust core has been actively conducted.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose that the iron-base powder that does not pass through the sieve when sieved using a sieve having a mesh opening of 425 ⁇ m is 10% by mass or less, and the mesh opening is 75 ⁇ m.
- the iron-base powder not passing through the sieve is 80% by mass or more, and at least 50 iron-base powder cross sections are observed, and the crystal grain size of each iron-base powder is measured.
- the technology to improve the magnetic properties by setting the crystal grain size distribution that includes at least the maximum crystal grain size to 70% or more of the measured crystal grains with a crystal grain size of 50 ⁇ m or more is disclosed. Has been.
- Patent Document 3 discloses that the impurity content is C ⁇ 0.005%, Si ⁇ 0.010%, Mn ⁇ 0.050%, P ⁇ 0.010%, S ⁇ 0.010%, O ⁇ 0.10% and N ⁇ 0.0020%, and the balance Consists essentially of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and its particle size composition is -60 / + 83 mesh, 5% or less, -83 / + 100 mesh in terms of weight ratio (%) using a sieve defined in JIS Z 8801 Is 4% to 10%, -100 / + 140 mesh is 10% to 25%, 330 mesh passage is 10% to 30%, and the average crystal grain size of -60 / + 200 mesh is JIS G 0052 Is a coarse crystal grain of 6.0 or less (the smaller the number is, the larger the crystal grain diameter) is, and 5 tons containing 0.75% zinc stearate as a powder metallurgical lubricant. when molding at a molding pressure of / cm 2, 7.05g / cm 3 or
- Patent Document 4 discloses an insulating coating for a dust core, characterized in that an insulating layer is formed on the surface of iron powder particles having a micro Vickers hardness Hv of 75 or less.
- the technology related to iron powder is disclosed in Patent Document 5 as impurities: C: 0.005% or less, Si: more than 0.01%, 0.03% or less, Mn: 0.03% or more, 0.07% or less, S: 0.01% or less, O: Iron powder containing 0.10% or less and N: 0.001% or less, and the iron powder particles have an average number of crystal grains of 4 or less and a hardness of 80 or less on average in terms of micro Vickers hardness Hv.
- the technology about the highly compressible iron powder which it has is disclosed.
- Japanese Patent No. 4630251 International Publication No. 08/032707 Japanese Patent Publication No.8-921 JP 2005-187918 A JP 2007-092162 A
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have been studied for reducing iron loss, the value is iron loss at 1.5 T, 200 Hz, and remains as high as 40 W / kg or less. It was.
- Patent Documents 3 to 5 are all insufficiently studied for reducing iron loss, and still have problems related to reducing iron loss.
- the present invention has been developed in view of the above-described present situation, and is an iron powder for a dust core for producing a dust core having a low hysteresis loss even after iron powder is molded and subjected to strain relief annealing.
- the purpose is to provide.
- the hysteresis loss of the dust core does not exceed the majority of the iron loss. It is extremely high compared to laminated steel sheets. That is, it is extremely important to reduce the hysteresis loss in order to reduce the iron loss of the dust core.
- the inventors have found that the hysteresis loss of the dust core is particularly strongly correlated with the reciprocal of the crystal grain size of the compact, It has been found that low hysteresis loss can be obtained when the reciprocal of the grain size is small, that is, when the crystal grains are coarse.
- the gist configuration of the present invention is as follows. 1. It is a powder mainly composed of iron, with an apparent density of 3.8 g / cm 3 or more, an average particle diameter (D50) of 80 ⁇ m or more, and a powder particle size: 100% or more of the powder of 100% or more, Average crystal grain size inside the powder: 80 ⁇ m or more, the area fraction of inclusions in the area of the parent phase of the powder is 0.4% or less, and the micro Vickers hardness (test force: 0.245N) of the powder cross section is 90Hv
- An iron powder for a dust core characterized in that:
- a powder magnetic core iron powder for producing a powder magnetic core having a coarse crystal grain size and low hysteresis loss even after the iron powder is molded and subjected to strain relief annealing. Obtainable.
- the present invention will be specifically described. The reason for limiting each numerical value of the present invention product will be described.
- a powder containing iron as a main component is used.
- the powder containing iron as a main component means containing 50% by mass or more of iron.
- the other components may be component compositions and ratios used for conventionally known iron powders for dust cores.
- the powder is plastically deformed by press molding to form a high-density molded body, but the inventors have found that the smaller the amount of plastic deformation, the coarser the crystal grains after strain relief annealing. That is, in order to reduce the amount of plastic deformation of the powder during molding, it is necessary to increase the filling rate of the powder into the mold, and for that purpose, the apparent density of the powder is 3.8 g / cm 3 or more, preferably 4.0. It was found that it was necessary to make it g / cm 3 or more.
- the apparent density is less than 3.8 g / cm 3 , a large amount of strain is introduced into the powder during molding, and the crystal grains after molding and strain relief annealing become finer.
- the upper limit of the apparent density of the powder is not particularly limited, but is industrially about 5.0 g / cm 3 .
- the apparent density is an index indicating the degree of powder filling rate, and can be measured by a test method defined in JIS Z 2504.
- the upper limit of the crystal particle size of the molded body is the particle size of the base powder. This is because in the case of a dust core, since the particle surface is coated with an insulating layer, the crystal grains cannot be coarsened beyond the insulating layer. Therefore, the average particle diameter of the powder should be as large as possible, and should be 80 ⁇ m or more, preferably 90 ⁇ m or more.
- the upper limit of the average particle size of the powder is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 425 ⁇ m.
- the average particle diameter in the present invention is the median diameter D50 of the weight cumulative distribution, and can be evaluated by measuring the particle size distribution using a sieve defined in JIS Z 8801-1.
- Grain boundaries tend to accumulate high strain during plastic deformation, and are likely to become nucleation sites for recrystallized grains.
- a powder having a large powder particle size is likely to be plastically deformed during molding and easily accumulate strain. Therefore, a powder having a powder particle size of 100 ⁇ m or more should have fewer crystal grain boundaries in the powder state.
- the ratio of the powder having an average crystal grain size of 80 ⁇ m or more is preferably 70% or more.
- the crystal grain size of the powder in the present invention can be determined by the following method. First, iron powder, which is the object to be measured, is mixed with thermoplastic resin powder to make a mixed powder, and then the mixed powder is charged into an appropriate mold, heated to melt the resin, and then cooled and solidified. To make an iron powder-containing resin solid. Next, the iron powder-containing resin solid material is cut in an appropriate cross section, the cut surface is polished and corroded, and then the cross section of the iron powder particles is obtained using an optical microscope or a scanning electron microscope (magnification: 100 times). Observe and image the tissue. Thereafter, the captured video is subjected to image processing to determine the area of the particles. For image analysis, commercially available image analysis software such as Image J can be used.
- the particle diameter when approximated to a sphere is obtained from the area of the particle, and particles having a particle diameter of 100 ⁇ m or more are identified.
- the area of the particle is divided by the number of crystals present in the particle to obtain the area of the crystal grain, and the diameter obtained by approximating the sphere from the area of the crystal grain is crystallized.
- the particle size. In the present invention this operation is performed on at least 4 fields of view and 10 or more particles having a particle size of 100 ⁇ m or more, and the abundance ratio (%) of particles having a crystal particle size of 80 ⁇ m or more in the powder is obtained. That is, by determining the abundance ratio (%), it is possible to determine the ratio (%) in the present invention in which the average crystal grain size inside the powder is 80 ⁇ m or more among the powders having a particle diameter of 100 ⁇ m or more.
- the inclusion in the powder is not preferable because it becomes a pinning site during recrystallization and suppresses grain growth.
- the inclusions themselves become nucleation sites for recrystallized grains, and the grains after forming and strain relief annealing are refined.
- the inclusions themselves also increase the hysteresis loss. For this reason, it is preferable that the number of inclusions is small.
- the area fraction of the inclusions should be 0.4% or less, preferably 0.2% or less of the area of the parent phase of the powder.
- the lower limit is not particularly limited and may be 0%.
- the area of the parent phase of the powder is a phase occupying 50% or more of the powder cross-sectional area when a cross section of a certain powder is observed.
- the parent phase refers to the ferrite phase in the powder cross section.
- the parent phase is obtained by subtracting the area of pores in the grain boundary of the powder from the area surrounded by the grain boundary of the powder.
- oxides containing one or more of Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Mn, Cr, Ti, Fe, and the like are conceivable.
- the area fraction of inclusions can be obtained by the following method.
- iron powder which is the object to be measured
- a thermoplastic resin powder is mixed with a thermoplastic resin powder to obtain a mixed powder.
- the resin is heated to melt and then cooled and solidified. Let it be an iron powder-containing resin solid.
- this iron powder-containing resin solid is cut in an appropriate cross section, the cut surface is polished and corroded, and then the cross section of the iron powder particles is obtained using a scanning electron microscope (magnification: 1 k to 5 k times).
- the tissue is observed and imaged with a backscattered electron image. Since inclusions appear as black contrast in the obtained image, the area fraction of inclusions can be determined by image processing. In the present invention, this is performed in five or more fields selected from the total amount of iron powder to be measured, and the average value of the area fraction of inclusions in each field is used.
- the amount of strain is evaluated by micro Vickers hardness. Specifically, the hardness of the powder cross section is 90 Hv or less. This is because when the hardness of the powder exceeds 90 Hv, the crystal grains after forming and strain relief annealing become finer and the hysteresis loss increases. In addition, Preferably it is 80 Hv or less.
- the micro Vickers hardness in the present invention is measured by the following method. First, iron powder, which is the object to be measured, is mixed with thermoplastic resin powder to make a mixed powder, and then this mixed powder is charged into an appropriate mold, heated to melt the resin, then cooled and solidified, Let it be a powder-containing resin solid. Next, after cutting this iron powder-containing resin solid body with a suitable cross section and polishing the cut surface, the processing phase of polishing is removed by corrosion, and a micro Vickers hardness tester (test force: 0.245 N (25 gf)) And measured according to JIS Z 2244. In addition, the said measurement makes 1 point
- the product of the present invention may be obtained by a method other than the method described later.
- the powder containing iron as a main component used in the present invention is preferably produced using an atomizing method. The reason is that the powder obtained by the oxide reduction method and the electrolytic deposition method has a low apparent density, and even if it is processed to increase the apparent density such as additional cracking, the apparent density is sufficient. It is because there is a possibility that cannot be obtained.
- any kind such as gas, water, gas + water, and centrifugal method may be used.
- the manufacturing method when the water atomizing method is applied will be described as a representative example.
- the composition of the molten steel to be atomized is not particularly limited as long as it contains iron as a main component.
- the amount of oxidizable metal elements Al, Si, Mn, Cr, etc.
- Al ⁇ 0.01 mass%, Si ⁇ 0.03 mass%, Mn ⁇ 0.1 mass%, Cr ⁇ 0.05 mass% are preferable.
- the atomized powder is decarburized and reduced annealed.
- Annealing is preferably a high-load treatment in a reducing atmosphere containing hydrogen, for example, 700 ° C. or more and less than 1200 ° C., preferably 900 ° C. or more and less than 1100 ° C. in a reducing atmosphere containing hydrogen, It is preferable to perform one or more stages of heat treatment with a holding time of 1 to 7 hours, preferably 2 to 5 hours. This coarsens the crystal grain size in the powder.
- what is necessary is just to select the dew point in atmosphere according to the amount of C contained in the powder after atomization, and it is not necessary to specifically limit it.
- the first crushing is performed. Thereby, the apparent density is set to 3.8 g / cm 3 or more.
- annealing in 600 to 850 ° C hydrogen is carried out to remove strain in the iron powder.
- the reason why the annealing is performed at 600 to 850 ° C. is to make the micro Vickers hardness of the powder cross section less than 90 Hv.
- the particle size distribution is adjusted by sieving using a sieve specified in JIS Z 8801-1 so that the apparent density and average particle diameter are within the scope of the present invention.
- the iron powder described above becomes a dust core by forming with an insulating coating.
- Any insulating coating may be applied to the powder as long as the insulation between the particles can be maintained.
- Such insulating coatings include glassy insulating amorphous layers based on silicone resins, metal phosphates and borate salts, metal oxides such as MgO, forsterite, talc and Al 2 O 3 , Alternatively, there is a crystalline insulating layer based on SiO 2 .
- the iron-based powder having the particle surface coated with an insulating coating by such a method is charged into a mold and press-molded into a desired dimensional shape (a dust core shape) to form a dust core.
- a desired dimensional shape a dust core shape
- the pressure molding method any ordinary molding method such as a room temperature molding method or a die lubrication molding method can be applied.
- the molding pressure is appropriately determined depending on the application, but if the molding pressure is increased, the green density becomes higher. Therefore, the preferred molding pressure is 10 t / cm 2 (981MN / m 2 ) or more, more preferably 15 t. / cm 2 (1471MN / m 2 ) or more.
- a lubricant can be applied to the mold wall surface or added to the powder as necessary.
- the friction between the mold and the powder during pressure molding can be reduced, so that the decrease in the density of the molded body can be suppressed, and the friction during extraction from the mold can also be reduced. It is possible to effectively prevent cracking of the green body (dust core).
- Preferred lubricants at that time include metal soaps such as lithium stearate, zinc stearate and calcium stearate, and waxes such as fatty acid amides.
- the powder magnetic core thus molded is subjected to heat treatment for the purpose of reducing hysteresis loss due to strain removal and increasing the strength of the molded body after pressure molding.
- the heat treatment time for this heat treatment is preferably about 5 to 120 minutes.
- the heating atmosphere may be in the air, in an inert atmosphere, in a reducing atmosphere, or in a vacuum, but there is no problem even if any of them is adopted. Moreover, what is necessary is just to determine an atmospheric dew point suitably according to a use. Furthermore, a step of holding at a constant temperature when the temperature is raised or lowered during the heat treatment may be provided.
- the iron powder used in this example was 10 kinds of atomized pure iron powders having different apparent density, D50, crystal grain size, inclusion amount and micro Vickers hardness.
- those having an apparent density of 3.8 g / cm 3 or more are gas atomized iron powders
- those having an apparent density of less than 3.8 g / cm 3 are water atomized iron powders.
- % By mass O ⁇ 0.10% by mass, N ⁇ 0.002% by mass, Si ⁇ 0.025% by mass, P ⁇ 0.02% by mass, and S ⁇ 0.002% by mass.
- Silicone resin is dissolved in toluene to prepare a resin diluted solution with a resin content of 0.9% by mass, and then the powder and the resin diluted solution are mixed so that the resin addition ratio to the powder is 0.15% by mass. Mixed and dried in air. After drying, a resin baking treatment at 200 ° C. for 120 minutes was performed in the air to obtain a coated iron-based soft magnetic powder.
- These powders were molded at a molding pressure of 15 t / cm 2 (1471 MN / m 2 ) using mold lubrication to produce ring-shaped test pieces having an outer diameter of 38 mm, an inner diameter of 25 mm, and a height of 6 mm.
- test piece thus prepared was heat-treated in nitrogen at 650 ° C. for 45 minutes to prepare a sample, and then wound (primary volume: 100 turns, secondary volume: 40 turns), and DC magnetized.
- Hysteresis loss measurement with a device 1.5T, DC magnetism measurement device manufactured by Metron Giken
- iron loss measurement 1.5T, 200Hz, model 5060A manufactured by Agilent Technologies
- the sample after the iron loss measurement was disassembled and the crystal grain size was measured.
- the crystal grain size of the cross section of the compact was measured by the following method. First, the molded object (sample), which is the object to be measured, is cut into an appropriate size (for example, 1 cm square), mixed with thermoplastic resin powder, placed in an appropriate mold, and heated to heat the resin. After melting, it is cooled and solidified to form a molded product-containing resin solid.
- the molded body-containing resin solid was cut so that the observation cross section was perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the ring molded body, and the cut surface was polished and corroded, and then optical microscope or scanning electron microscope (magnification: 200) Magnification) is used to image the cross-sectional tissue.
- Five vertical lines and five horizontal lines are drawn on the photographed image, and the number of crystal grains crossed by each line is counted.
- the crystal grain size is obtained by dividing by the number of crystal grains crossing the entire length of five vertical lines and five horizontal lines. If the line crosses the hole, the length of the hole is subtracted from the entire length. This measurement was performed for 4 fields for each sample, and the average value was obtained and used. Table 2 shows the measurement results of the crystal grains.
- the crystal grain size of the comparative example is 21.2 ⁇ m at the maximum, whereas the crystal grain size of the invention example is 27.0 ⁇ m at the minimum and 33.6 ⁇ m at the maximum.
- Table 3 shows measurement results obtained by performing magnetic measurements on the samples.
- the acceptance criterion for iron loss was set to 30 W / kg or less, which is lower than the acceptance criterion (40 W / kg or less) in the example shown in Patent Document 1.
- the invention examples all have lower hysteresis loss than the comparative example, and thereby the iron loss is suppressed to a low level. You can see that it meets.
- the samples having an apparent density of 3.8 g / cm 3 or more have an eddy current loss of less than 10 W / kg. This indicates that the insulation between the particles is maintained even after the 650 ° C strain relief annealing, and the increase in the apparent density is a reduction of either hysteresis loss or eddy current loss. It also shows that it is effective.
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この要求に対して、特許文献1および特許文献2には、目開き:425μmの篩を用いて篩い分けした時に、該篩を通過しない鉄基粉末が10質量%以下で、目開き:75μmの篩を用いて篩い分けした時に、該篩を通過しない鉄基粉末が80質量%以上であり、かつ、少なくとも50個の鉄基粉末断面を観察し、各鉄基粉末について結晶粒径を測定して最大結晶粒径を少なくとも含む結晶粒径分布を求めた時に、測定した結晶粒のうち結晶粒径が50μm以上である結晶粒が70%以上とすることで、磁気特性を改善する技術が公開されている。
また、特許文献3~特許文献5に記載された技術は、鉄損の低減に関する検討がいずれも不十分であって、依然として、鉄損の低減に関する問題が残っていた。
(I) 元の粉末の粒子径や結晶粒径が粗大であること、
(II) 粉末内に余計な歪が入っていないこと、
(III) 成形時に歪が蓄積しにくいこと、
(IV) 粉末内に歪取焼鈍時に結晶粒の成長を妨げるものが無いこと
が重要であることを突き止めた。
本発明は、上記知見に基づいてなされたものである。
1.鉄を主成分とする粉末であって、見掛密度が3.8g/cm3以上で、かつ平均粒子径(D50)が80μm以上で、粉末粒径:100μm以上の粉末のうち60%以上が、粉末内部の平均結晶粒径:80μm以上であって、粉末の母相の面積に占める介在物の面積分率が0.4%以下であり、粉末断面のマイクロビッカース硬度(試験力:0.245N)が90Hv以下であることを特徴とする圧粉磁芯用鉄粉。
本発明品の各数値の限定理由について述べる。なお、本発明では、鉄を主成分とする粉末を用いるが、本発明において、鉄を主成分とする粉末とは、鉄を、50質量%以上含有していることを意味する。また、その他の成分は、従来公知の圧粉磁芯用鉄粉に用いられる成分組成および比率で良い。
粉末は、プレス成形により塑性変形して高密度の成形体となるが、発明者らは、この塑性変形量が小さいほど、歪取焼鈍後の結晶粒が粗大になることを突き止めた。
すなわち、成形時の粉末の塑性変形量を低減するには、粉末の金型への充填率を上げる必要があり、そのためには、粉末の見掛密度を3.8g/cm3以上、好ましくは4.0g/cm3以上とする必要があることを突き止めたのである。
というのは、見掛密度が3.8g/cm3を下回ると、成形時に粉末に多量の歪が導入されて、成形、歪取焼鈍後の結晶粒が微細化してしまうからである。なお、粉末の見掛密度の上限は、特に限定されないが、工業的に5.0g/cm3程度である。
上記見掛密度とは、粉末の充填率の程度を示す指標であり、JIS Z 2504に規定される試験方法によって測定することができる。
成形体の結晶粒径は、ベースとなる粉末の粒子径が上限となる。圧粉磁芯の場合、粒子表面が絶縁層で被覆されているため、結晶粒が絶縁層を超えて粗大化できないからである。そのため、粉末の平均粒径は、可能な限り大きい方が良く、80μm以上、好ましくは90μm以上とするのが良い。なお、粉末の平均粒径の上限は、特に限定されないが、425μm程度とするのが良い。
本発明における平均粒径とは、重量累積分布のメジアン径D50のことであって、JIS Z 8801-1に規定される篩を用いて粒度分布を測定することで評価できる。
結晶粒界は、塑性変形時に高い歪が蓄積しやすく、再結晶粒の核生成サイトとなりやすい。特に、粉末粒径の大きな粉末は、成形時に塑性変形しやすく、歪が蓄積しやすい。そのため、粉末粒径が100μm以上の粉末は、粉末状態において結晶粒界が少ない方が良い。具体的には、粉末粒径が100μm以上の粉末の60%以上が、粉末断面観察により測定される粉末内部の結晶粒径の平均で、80μm以上になっていることが必要である。なお、上記平均結晶粒径が80μm以上である粉末の割合は、70%以上が好ましい。
まず、被測定物である鉄粉末を、熱可塑性樹脂粉に混合して混合粉としたのち、この混合粉を適当な型に装入し、加熱して樹脂を溶融させたのち、冷却固化させて鉄粉含有樹脂固形物とする。
ついで、上記鉄粉含有樹脂固形物を適当な断面で切断し、切断した面を研磨して腐蝕したのち、光学顕微鏡または走査型電子顕微鏡(倍率:100倍)を用いて、鉄粉粒子の断面組織を観察および撮像する。その後、撮影した映像を画像処理して、粒子の面積を求める。なお、画像解析には、Image Jなどの市販の画像解析ソフトを用いることができる。
本発明では、この操作を少なくとも4視野、10個以上の粒径:100μm以上の粒子に対して行い、粉末内部の結晶粒径:80μm以上の粒子の存在比率(%)を求める。すなわち、上記存在比率(%)を求めることによって、本発明における、粒子径:100μm以上の粉末のうち、粉末内部の平均結晶粒径が80μm以上である割合(%)を求めることができる。
粉末内に介在物が存在すると、再結晶時にピニングサイトとなり、粒成長を抑制するため好ましくない。また、介在物自体が再結晶粒の核生成サイトとなり、成形、歪取焼鈍後の結晶粒を微細化する。さらに、介在物自身がヒステリシス損の増加要因ともなる。そのため、介在物は少ない方が好ましく、粉末の断面を観察したときに、介在物の面積分率が、粉末の母相の面積の0.4%以下、好ましくは0.2%以下とするのが良い。なお、下限に特に限定はなく0%であっても良い。また、粉末の母相の面積とは、ある粉末の断面を観察したとき、粉末断面積の50%以上を占める相のことである。例えば純鉄粉の場合、母相とは当該粉末断面中のフェライト相のことを指す。純鉄粉の場合、母相は当該粉末の粒界により囲まれた面積から当該粉末の粒界内の空孔部の面積を引いたものである。
粉末内部に成形前から歪が蓄積されていると、たとえ前述したような粉末調整を行なったとしても、蓄積された歪の分だけ成形、歪取焼鈍後の結晶粒が微細化してしまう。従って、粉末内の歪は極力低減する方が好ましい。
しかしながら、アトマイズ鉄粉は、製造上、酸素を低減するための還元焼鈍を実施した後に、機械的な解砕を行なわなくてはならない。そのため、粉末に歪が蓄積してしまう。
ここに、発明者らは、前述したように、粉末の歪と粉末の硬度との間には相関があり、硬度が低いほど歪が少ないことを突き止めている。
そこで、本発明では、歪量をマイクロビッカース硬度で評価することとし、具体的には、粉末断面の硬度を90Hv以下とする。粉末の硬度が90Hvを上回る場合、成形、歪取焼鈍後の結晶粒が微細化してヒステリシス損が増加してしまうからである。なお、好ましくは80Hv以下である。
まず、被測定物である鉄粉末を、熱可塑性樹脂粉に混合し混合粉としたのち、この混合粉を適当な型に装入後、加熱して樹脂を溶融させたのち冷却固化させ、鉄粉含有樹脂固形物とする。ついで、この鉄粉含有樹脂固形物を適当な断面で切断し、切断した面を研磨したのち、腐蝕により研磨の加工相を除去し、マイクロビッカース硬度計(試験力:0.245N(25gf))を用いて、JIS Z 2244に準拠して測定する。なお、上記測定は、各粒子につき1点とし、少なくとも10個の粉末の硬度を測定し、その平均値を用いる。
本発明に用いる鉄を主成分とする粉末は、アトマイズ法を用いて製造するのが好ましい。その理由は、酸化物還元法、電解析出法によって得られる粉末は、見掛密度が低く、たとえ追解砕等の見掛密度を上げる為の加工を行ったとしても、十分な見掛密度が得られないおそれがあるためである。
粉末に施す絶縁被覆は、粒子間の絶縁性を保てるものであれば何でも良い。その様な絶縁被覆としては、シリコーン樹脂、リン酸金属塩やホウ酸金属塩をベースとしたガラス質の絶縁性アモルファス層や、MgO、フォルステライト、タルクおよびAl2O3などの金属酸化物、或いはSiO2をベースとした結晶質の絶縁層などがある。
また、見掛密度が3.8g/cm3以上のものはガスアトマイズ鉄粉、見掛密度が3.8g/cm3未満のものは水アトマイズ鉄粉であって、成分は、いずれの粉末もC<0.005質量%、O<0.10質量%、N<0.002質量%、Si<0.025質量%、P<0.02質量%、S<0.002質量%であった。
かようにして作製した試験片に、窒素中で650℃、45分の熱処理を行い、試料とした後、巻き線を行い(1次巻:100ターン、2次巻:40ターン)、直流磁化装置によるヒステリシス損測定(1.5T、メトロン技研製 直流磁化測定装置)と鉄損測定装置による鉄損測定(1.5T、200Hz、アジレント・テクノロジー(株)製5060A型)を行なった。
まず、被測定物である成形体(試料)を、適当な大きさ(例えば、1cm四方)に切断した後、熱可塑性樹脂粉に混合して適当な型に装入し、加熱して樹脂を溶融させたのち、冷却固化させて成形体含有樹脂固形物とする。
ついで、該成形体含有樹脂固形物を、観察断面がリング成形体周方向と垂直になるように切断し、切断した面を研磨して腐蝕したのち、光学顕微鏡または走査型電子顕微鏡(倍率:200倍)を用いて断面組織を撮像する。撮影した画像に、縦5本、横5本の線を引き、それぞれの線が横切った結晶粒の個数を数える。縦5本、横5本の線の全長を横切った結晶粒の個数で割ることで結晶粒径を求める。なお、線が空孔を横切っている場合は、空孔分の長さを全長から引く。
かかる測定を、各試料につき4視野行い、その平均値を求めて用いた。
表2に結晶粒の測定結果を示す。
また、表3に、試料の磁気測定を行なって得た測定結果を示す。なお、本実施例では、鉄損の合格基準を、特許文献1に示された実施例における合格基準(40W/kg以下)よりも、更に低い30W/kg以下とした。
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- 鉄を主成分とする粉末であって、見掛密度が3.8g/cm3以上で、かつ平均粒子径(D50)が80μm以上で、粉末粒径:100μm以上の粉末のうち60%以上が、粉末内部の平均結晶粒径:80μm以上であって、粉末の母相の面積に占める介在物の面積分率が0.4%以下であり、粉末断面のマイクロビッカース硬度(試験力:0.245N)が90Hv以下であることを特徴とする圧粉磁芯用鉄粉。
- 前記粉末粒径:100μm以上の粉末のうち、70%以上が粉末内部の平均結晶粒径:80μm以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の圧粉磁芯用鉄粉。
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