Wear-resistant high permeability magnetic alloy and method of manufacturing the same

A wear-resistant high permeability alloy comprising Ni in an amount of 60-90 wt. %, Nb in an amount of 0.5-14 wt. %, N and O in an amount of 0.0003-0.3 wt. % in total, a secondary component in an amount of 0.001-30 wt. % in total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of less than 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, respectively, less than 10% of Co and V, respectively, less than 15% of W, less than 25% of Cu, Ta and Mn, respectively, less than 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth element and platinum element, respectively, less than 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, respectively, less than 1% of B, less than 0.7% of P and less than 0.1% of S, and a remainder of Fe, the alloy having a recrystallization texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>, an effective permeability of more than 3000 at 1 KHz and a saturated flux density of more than 4000 G.

A magnetic recording reproducing head comprised of a wear-resistant high permeability alloy including Ni in an amount of 60-90 wt. %, Nb in an amount of 0.5-14 wt. %, N and O in an amount of 0.0003-0.3 wt. % in total, and a remainder of Fe, the alloy having a recrystallization texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>, an effective permeability of more than 3000 at 1 KHz and a saturated flux density of more than 4000 G.

A magnetic recording reproducing head comprised of a wear-resistant high permeability alloy including Ni in an amount of 60-90 wt. %, Nb in an amount of 0.5-14 wt. %, N and O in an amount of 0.0003-0.3 wt. % in total, a secondary component in an amount of 0.001-30 wt. % in total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of less than 7% of Cr, Mo, Ge and Au, respectively, less than 10% of Co and V, respectively, less than 15% of W, less than 25% of Cu, Ta and Mn, respectively, less than 5% of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Sn, Sb, Ga In, Tl, Zn, Cd, rare earth element and platinum element, respectively, less than 3% of Be, Ag, Sr and Ba, respectively, less than 1% of B, less than 0.7% of P and less than 0.1% of S, and a remainder of Fe, the alloy having a recrystallization texture of {110}<112>+{311}<112>, an effective permeability of more than 3000 at 1 KHz and a saturated flux density of more than 4000 G.