Insulated covered soft magnetic powder

Abstract

An insulated covered soft magnetic powder in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a soft magnetic powder having an iron content of 99.0 wt. % or more wherein at least part of the surface of the soft magnetic powder is covered with an insulating covering oxide. The insulated covered soft magnetic powder has a 50% volume cumulative particle diameter (D50) by laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution measurement of 0.01 μm to 2.0 μm, an oxygen content of 0.1 wt. % to 2.0 wt. %, a carbon content and a nitrogen content of the entire insulated covered soft magnetic powder of 0 wt. % to 0.2 wt. %, and 0 wt. % to 0.2 wt. %, respectively. The total content of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen of the insulated covered soft magnetic powder is 0.1 wt. % to 2.0 wt. % of the entire insulated covered soft magnetic powder.

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