Abstract: An inorganic fiber-reinforced metallic composite material comprising a matrix of a metal or its alloy and inorganic fibers as a reinforcing material, characterized in that(a) the inorganic fibers are inorganic fibers containing silicon, either titanium or zirconium, carbon and oxygen and being composed of(i) an amorphous material consisting substantially of Si, M, C and O, or(ii) an aggregate consisting substantially of ultrafine crystalline particles with a particle diameter of not more than 500 .ANG. of .beta.-SiC, MC, a solid solution of .beta.-SiC and MC and MC.sub.1-x, and amorphous SiO.sub.2 and MO.sub.2, provided that in the above formulae, M represents titanium or zirconium, and x is a number represented by 0<x<1, or(iii) a mixture of the amorphous material (i) and the aggregate (ii),(b) the inorganic fibers have an initial degradation speed of not more than about 0.3 kg/mm.sup.2.sec.sup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to copper-silicon-tin alloys having improved cleanability. These alloys consist essentially of from about 1.0% to about 5.0% tin, from about 1.0% to about 4.5% silicon, an element selected from the group consisting of from about 0.05% to about 0.5% magnesium and from about 0.01% to about 0.5% lithium, and the balance essentially copper. The alloys may also contain from about 0.01% to about 0.45% chromium.

Abstract: A structure for an electrical interconnection suitable for a semiconductor integrated circuit is made by a process utilizing selective tungsten deposition at low pressure to form an intermediate conductive layer without significantly ablating nearby insulating material.

Abstract: A master suitable for the manufacture of electroplated negative metal copies. The master comprises a preform which on at least one side has a layer of electroplated aluminum. The surface has a precisely machined profile and is coated with a titanium nitride layer.

Abstract: A GaAs single crystal containing at least one impurity selected from the group consisting of B, Si, S, Te and In in a concentration of at least 10.sup.15 /cm.sup.3, fluctuation of which is not larger than 20% in a plane perpendicular to a growth direction of the single crystal, which is prepared by pulling up the GaAs single crystal from a GaAs raw material melt contained in a crucible which is encapsulated with a liquid encapsulating layer in an inactive gas atmosphere at a high pressure with applying a magnetic field to the raw material melt.

Abstract: A zirconia-metal composite body comprises a zirconia ceramic part and a metallic part joined together, characterized in that irregularities are formed in the surface of the zirconia ceramic part coming into contact with the metallic part and the zirconia ceramic and metallic parts are joined together by brazing through the irregularities.

Abstract: Surface-treated steel strips suitable for electric resistance welding are prepared by forming a first layer of iron-nickel alloy on a steel strip, said first layer having a weight ratio of Ni/(Fe+Ni) in the range between 0.02 and 0.50 and a thickness of 10 to 5,000 angstroms, forming a second layer of tin or iron-tin-nickel alloy on said first layer by tin plating to a coating weight of 0.1 to 1 g/m.sup.2 of tin and optionally, causing the tin to reflow, and forming a third layer on said second layer by effecting an electrolytic chromate treatment, said third layer consisting essentially of metallic chromium and hydrated chromium oxide in a total amount of 5 to 20 mg/m.sup.2 calculated as elemental chromium. More preferably, the electrolytic chromate treatment is controlled such that at least 2 mg/m.sup.2 of metallic chromium is present in the third layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a moderate electrical conductivity copper alloy containing titanium and beryllium wherein the ratio of titanium to beryllium is about 10:1. The alloy has an outstanding combination of useful engineering properties: mechanical strength, physical characteristics and good fabricability. A typical alloy contains, in weight percent, about 2.3 titanium, 0.2 beryllium and the balance copper plus normal impurities found in alloys of this class.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement of a packaging material for use in integrated circuits (IC) such as IC, LSI and VLSI, and in particular to an improvement of a lead frame made of iron-nickel alloys used as a material in a low-melting-point glass-ceramic package. The invention resides in provision of a lead frame faces made of an iron-nickel alloy substrate containing nickel therein at a ratio of 42 to 49% by weight and the improvement wherein an aluminium layer of 0.2 to 10 microns thick is coated on both faces and sides of the substrate.

Abstract: A baffle for use in achieving a substantially isotropic grain structure in a crystalline layer which is sputtered onto a substrate by moving the substrate linearly, and without rotation, in a front-to-back direction below a sputtering target. The baffle has front and back shields which are adapted to limit deposition of sputtered material onto the moving substrate substantially to substrate regions which directly underlie the target. A pair of strips in the baffle are constructed to effect substantially symmetrical sputtering of material onto the substrate surface from opposite target side directions, to produce an isotropic crystal structure during early phases of film deposition.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium for perpendicular magnetization includes a base of a nonmagnetic material, a first magnetic layer of a soft magnetic material on a surface of the base, a second magnetic layer having perpendicular anisotropy on a surface of the first magnetic layer, the second magnetic layer being magnetized in a transverse direction thereof. The second magnetic layer is composed of a three-element alloy of cobalt, chromium, and tantalum, cobalt being a main component with chromium and tantalum added thereto.

Abstract: There are described construction parts for gaseous hydrogen containing media which construction parts are made of a nickel alloy containing 40 to 70% nickel, 15 to 30% chromium, 0 to 20% cobalt, 5 to 10% molybdenum, and 0 to 20% iron and which construction parts have optimum hydrogen permeation prevention properties. For this purpose, the alloys contain 0.5 to 0.8% manganese and the parts are provided with a 1 to 10 .mu.m thick oxide coating by treating at a temperature of 850.degree. to 1000.degree. C. in an oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: Metal-polymer composite articles, e.g., knobs, nuts, trimmings or ornaments, enclosures for electronic devices, hardware items, plumbing components, household furnishings, and automotive components including grills, headlamp bezels and surrounds, wheel covers, trim, hubs and like parts, having silvery hued metal surfaces comprise surface plating composed essentially of an alloy of tin and Group VIII metal that is durably joined to a supportive solid body containing a directly electroplateable polymeric material, e.g., a composition wherein carbon black and sulfur are combined with a polymer. Polyvinyls, polyolefins, polystyrenes, elastomers, polyamides and polyesters are among the suitable polymers. A durably adherent layer of nickel-based metal is disposed between the body and the surface plating. Durability of the surface plating includes resistance to thermal cycling and to salt spray corrosion.

Abstract: A copper-nickel-tin-titanium-alloy suitable for use as a base material for semiconductors includes, by weight, 0.25 to 3.0% nickel, 0.25 to 3.0% tin, and 0.12 to 1.5% titanium, the remainder being copper and common impurities. An alternative form of the inventive alloy includes, by weight, 0.25 to 3.0% nickel, 0.25 to 3.0% tin, 0.12 to 1.5% titanium, and 0.05 to 0.45% chrome, the remainder being copper and common impurities. A method for making these alloys includes the steps of homogenizing the alloy at temperatures of 850.degree. to 950.degree. C. between 1 and 24 hours, hot-rolling the alloy at temperatures of 600.degree. to 800.degree. C. in one or more passes, and cooling the alloy to room temperature with a cooling speed of between 10.degree. C. per minute and 2000.degree. C. per minute.

Abstract: In construction of a composite material for decorative applications such as eyeglass frames, adjusted addition of whiskers to metal matrix provides the product with light weight, rich anticorrosion, high strength and, rich elasticity. Additional core-to-sheath cladding further improves workability without any influence on the light weight characteristics.

Abstract: This composite material includes reinforcing hybrid fiber mixture material in a matrix of metal which is aluminum, magnesium, copper, zinc, lead, tin, or an alloy having these as principal components. The hybrid fiber mixture is a mixture of amorphous alumina-silica fiber material and mineral fiber material. The amorphous alumina-silica fiber material has as principal components 35% to 80% by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 65% to 20% by weight of SiO.sub.2, with a content of other substances of less than or equal to 10% by weight, with the percentage of non fibrous particles included therein being less than or equal to about 17% by weight, and with the percentage of non fibrous particles with diameters greater than 150 microns being less than or equal to 7% by weight. And the mineral fiber material has as principal components SiO.sub.2, CaO, and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, the content of MgO being less than or equal to 10% by weight, the content of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the coating of a substrate wherein the following chronologically takes place under vacuum conditions: (i) non-oxidized plating material is deposited on the substrate via ion vapor deposition; and (ii) a coating material is chemically bonded with the non-oxidized plating material. The coating material may comprise a primer, which chemically bonds with the non-oxidized plating material, and a polymer, which impregnates the primer-prepared plating material. Said polymer may also chemically bond with the primer. Alternatively, the coating material may comprise an epoxy which forms an organo-metallic bond with the plating material. In another embodiment of the invention, the coating material may comprise boron trifluoride, which chemically bonds with the non-oxidized plating material, and a polymer, which impregnates the boron trifluoride-prepared plating material.

Abstract: This composite material includes reinforcing carbon fibers and a matrix metal which is an alloy containing from 2% to about 8% by weight of Zn, less than about 2% by weight of Zr, less than about 1% by weight of Al, and balance substantially Mg. Thereby, the strength of the composite material is found to be substantially improved. Preferably, the content of Zn in the matrix metal may be from 3% to about 7.5% by weight, even more preferably this content of Zn in the matrix metal may be from 4.5% to about 7% by weight, and optimally it may be 6% by weight. Preferably, the content of Zr in the matrix metal is less than about 0.18% by weight, and preferably the content of Al in the matrix metal is less than about 0.6% by weight. The carbon fibers may desirably be high strength carbon fibers, i.e. carbon fibers which have low graphitization level.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a microstrip resonator line permitting precise control of line width, edge definition and thickness. On a substrate, there is printed a first conductive layer having a precisely controlled width. This first layer has a thickness less than the desired thickness of the resonator line. Further conductive layers are printed over the first layer to build up to the desired thickness of the resonator line based on skin depth requirement at the frequency of operation. Each of the further conductive layers for building the thickness of the line has a width less than that of the first conductive layer so that resonator line width is controlled by the width of the first layer.

Abstract: An age-hardening copper titanium alloy containing 2 to 6% by weight of titanium, and composed of a substantially fully solution heat-treated structure having an average crystal grain size not exceeding 25 microns. When the alloy is cold-rolled after its solution heat treatment, its elongation in the rolling direction and that in a direction perpendicular thereto have a difference of within 20% therebetween, and its bend radius to thickness ratios in those two directions are substantially equal to each other.