Composite magnetostrictive material, and process for producing the same
US6017402A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N35/85
Abstract
A composite magnetostrictive material having a magnetostrictive performance required for a practical use and yet a higher strength. A composite magnetostrictive material 1 is comprised of a matrix 2 formed of a magnetostrictive material of an RM-based alloy, wherein R is a rare earth element and M is one of a transition metal and aluminum, and dispersion phases 3 dispersed in the matrix and formed of at least one of an RM-based metal, R and M.
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