Permalloy Magnetic Wire Orientation for High-Field Flux Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing permalloy strip materials face challenges in maintaining excellent magnetic properties without excessively reducing thickness, leading to increased lamination complexity and eddy current losses, especially in high magnetic field applications.

Innovation Solution

A magnetic wire material composed of a permalloy alloy with controlled crystal orientation, where the angle difference between the axial direction and the axis of easy magnetization is 10° or less in 20% or more of the cross section, produced through wire-drawing and heat treatment, ensuring a high magnetic flux density and permeability without easy saturation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the permalloy strip material is processed at a high rolling reduction rate to improve magnetic properties, then the magnetic flux density and squareness ratio are improved, but the strip material becomes thinner leading to increased eddy current loss

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemagnetic propertiesVSAvoideddy current loss
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the processing parameters by using a rolling reduction rate of 80% or more (but less than 95%) combined with specific heat treatment conditions (temperature of 900°C or higher, holding time of 5 minutes or more). This parameter optimization achieves the desired magnetic properties (squareness ratio of 90% or more) while maintaining sufficient thickness to reduce eddy current losses, resolving the contradiction between magnetic property improvement and energy loss reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If the permalloy strip material is processed at a high rolling reduction rate to improve magnetic properties, then the magnetic flux density and squareness ratio are improved, but the lamination steps become more complicated and production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemagnetic propertiesVSAvoidlamination steps
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention optimizes the rolling reduction rate to 80% or more (but less than 95%), which is sufficient to achieve the desired magnetic properties without requiring extreme thinning. This reduces the number of lamination layers needed and simplifies the lamination process, thereby reducing production complexity and cost while maintaining excellent magnetic properties.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If the axis of easy magnetization is oriented in the rolling direction to achieve high magnetic flux density, then magnetic permeability is improved, but magnetization saturates easily at low magnetic field

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemagnetic permeabilityVSAvoidmagnetization saturation resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The invention uses a rolling reduction rate of 80% or more combined with heat treatment at 900°C or higher for 5 minutes or more. This specific parameter combination achieves a squareness ratio of 90% or more, which indicates that the magnetic flux density is maintained well into the high magnetic field region, delaying saturation and improving the material's ability to handle high magnetic fields while maintaining good magnetic permeability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The magnetic wire material effectively prevents magnetization saturation in high magnetic fields while maintaining thickness, reducing lamination steps, and minimizing eddy current losses, suitable for applications requiring high magnetic fields and frequencies.

Implementation Method 1

a heat treatment step of performing a heat treatment on the wire material obtained in the wire-drawing step

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat treatment: Heat Treatment

Implementation Method 2

a recrystallization texture in which a <100> orientation that is an axis of easy magnetization is oriented in a rolling direction can be obtained by performing a cold working at a rolling reduction rate of 95% or more and then performing a heat treatment at a temperature of 1000°C or higher

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRecrystallization texture: Crystallisation

Implementation Method 3

an eddy current loss in the permalloy strip material and heat generation caused by the eddy current loss tend to become problems

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEddy current loss: Eddy Currents

Data Source

PatentEP4606913A1Magnetic wire material and method for producing magnetic wire material
Publication Date: 2025.08.27 DAIDO STEEL CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a magnetic wire material containing an alloy containing 40 mass% or more and 50 mass% or less of Ni, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which in a cross section of the wire material along an axial direction thereof, a proportion of a crystal structure in which an angle difference between the axial direction and a &lt;111&gt; direction is 10° or less is 20% or more.