Plurality of flaky magnetic metal particles, pressed powder material, and rotating electric machine

A pressed powder material, comprising:

• a plurality of flaky magnetic metal particles, each flaky magnetic metal particle having a flat surface and a magnetic metal phase containing at least one primary element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni, and the flaky magnetic metal particles having an average thickness of between 10 nm and 100 μm inclusive and an average value of the ratio of the average length within the flat surface with respect to the thickness of between 5 and 10,000 inclusive;
• and
• an intercalated phase existing between the flaky magnetic metal particles, and the intercalated phase containing at least one secondary element selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and fluorine (F),
• wherein in the pressed powder material, the flat surfaces are oriented to be parallel to a plane of the pressed powder material and have a direction-induced coercivity difference within the plane.