摘要:
Spindle-shaped metal particles and a process for producing magnetic spindle-shaped metal particle containing iron as a main component, which contains cobalt of 8 to 45 atm % calculated as Co, aluminum of 5 to 20 atm %, calculated as Al, and a rare earth element of 1 to 15 atm %, calculated as rare earth element, wherein the particles have an average major axial diameter of 0.05 to 0.15 &mgr;m, an average minor axial diameter of 0.010 to 0.022 &mgr;m, an aspect ratio of 4:1 to 8:1, a particle size distribution of not more than 0.20, and an X-ray crystallite size D110 of 12.0 to 17.0 nm. The spindle-shaped metal particles have a high coercive force, an excellent particle coercive force distribution, a large saturation magnetization and an excellent oxidation stability, and are excellent in a squareness (Br/Bm) of the sheet due to a good dispersibility in a binder resin.