SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL, CORE AND INDUCTOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a soft magnetic material having high magnetic permeability and excellent DC superposing characteristics; a core; and an inductor.SOLUTION: A soft magnetic material comprises: soft magnetic metal powder; and a resin. The soft magnetic metal powder includes a particle group α and a particle group β. When a peak intensity of the particle group α is denoted by IA, a volume of the particle group α is denoted by Vα, a peak intensity of the particle group β is denoted by IB, a volume of the particle group β is denoted by Vβ, and a minimum intensity which is present between the particle group α and the particle group β is denoted by IC, the intensity ratio IC/IA is 0.12 or less, and the volume ratio Vα/Vβ is 2.0 or more and 5.1 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】高い透磁率を有し、直流重畳特性にも優れた軟磁性材料、コア及びインダクタを提供することである。【解決手段】軟磁性金属粉末と樹脂とを含む、軟磁性材料であって、前記軟磁性金属粉末は、粒子群αと粒子群βで構成され、粒子群αのピーク強度をＩＡ、粒子群αの体積をＶα、粒子群βのピーク強度をＩＢ、粒子群βの体積をＶβ、粒子群αと粒子群βの間に存在する最小値の強度をＩＣとしたときに、強度比ＩＣ／ＩＡが０．１２以下、体積比Ｖα／Ｖβが２．０以上５．１以下となることを特徴とする軟磁性材料。【選択図】図１