Abstract: Hydrogen storage metal material consisting of Ti-Fe-Mm which contains Mm in an atomic ratio in the range of from 0.015 to 0.1 with respect to Fe and optionally containing S in an atomic ratio in the range of from 0.004 to 0.04.

Abstract: A hydrogen absorbing and desorbing metal material which comprises elements belonging to the IIa-Va groups having the ability to form metal hydrides, and S at an atomic ratio of 0.004-0.04 in terms of one of the elements.

Abstract: A process of producing a cold rolled killed steel sheet with good cold formabilities particularly by continuous-annealing, and more particularly to a process of producing cold rolled steel sheet and strip having particularly enhanced deep drawability by controlling the chemical composition and compositional proportions of the killed steel as well as the high temperature coiling after a hot rolling operation.

Abstract: Anti-vibration steel materials containing not more than 0.1% of carbon and not more than 0.5% of manganese and having an .alpha. value of not lower than 55, said value being a product of the yield point or stress at 0.2% strain and the grain size number, and a method for producing the same which comprises hot rolling a steel slab, billet or bloom containing not more than 0.1% of carbon, not more than 0.5% of manganese, giving not more than 10% of strain to the hot rolled steel, annealing the hot rolled steel thus strain given at a temperature not lower than its recrystallization temperature but not higher than its A.sub.3 transformation point for at least one minute and controlling the .alpha. value as defined herein to a value not more than 55.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a weld metal having excellent toughness at low temperatures as below -40.degree. C, which method comprises heating the weld metal having a specific steel composition to its austenitizing temperature and cooling it or holding it at the temperature for not longer than 25 minutes and then quenching and tempering it. In order to further improve the low temperature toughness, the weld metal is reheated again to the Ac.sub.1 to Ac.sub.3 range. Excellent low temperature toughness of the weld metal can be obtained without the necessity of using any special welding materials.

Abstract: A steel sheet, especially a thin one, can be manufactured from a hot rolled coil through heat treating steps by means of positively applying stress to the material. The product has excellent shape and mechanical properties such as drawability and toughness.

Abstract: A method for producing a large diameter steel pipe having excellent shape, toughness and tensile strength by subjecting the pipe to descaling and to heat treatment which involves heating the steel pipe locally successively from one end to the other end of the steel pipe in the axial direction and forcedly cooling the pipe, and then expanding the steel pipe after the heat treatment.

Abstract: A method for producing a cold rolled steel sheet having high strength and stretchability which comprises hot rolling a steel containing 0.03 to 0.30% C, less than 0.7% Si, 0.6 to 2.5% Mn, 0.01 to 0.20% sol.Al, not more than 0.015% O with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, cold rolling with a reduction not less than 30%, heating with an average heating rate not less than 3.degree.C/sec. annealing in a temperature range from 650.degree.C to A.sub.3 transformation point for 1 to 15 minutes, and cooling with an average cooling rate of 0.5.degree. to 30.degree.C/sec. down to 500.degree.C.

Abstract: In the production of low-carbon steel, particularly low-carbon steel sheet containing less than 0.25% of Mn, improvements in the method and apparatus, which comprises hot rolling a steel having a controlled range content of Mn, O and S contents, then coiling thus hot rolled steel at temperatures between 600.degree.-800.degree. C., further cold rolling the hot rolled plate down to a prescribed thickness, annealing and overaging the steel in a continuous furnace, rapidly cooling the steel near room temperatures and skin pass rolling, leveling, and recoiling the sheet. Thus produced steel sheet is very useful for applications such as pressed automobile body parts which require good workability particularly good drawability.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous treatment of cold rolled steel sheet. The apparatus has a continuous annealing furnace through which the sheet is continuously passed and which is composed of, in succession, a heating chamber for heating the cold rolled steel sheet to a temperature range of 700.degree. to 900.degree. C. within 2 minutes, a soaking chamber for keeping the sheet in the above temperature range for two minutes or less, a primary cooling chamber for rapidly cooling the sheet from the above temperature range to an overageing at a rate of 5.degree. to 30.degree. C./sec., an overageing chamber for keeping the sheet between 300.degree. to 400.degree. C. for up to eight minutes, and a secondary cooling chamber for cooling the sheet from the above overageing temperature to below 50.degree. C. within 2 minutes. Adjacent the output end of said furnace is apparatus for successively skin pass rolling, levelling and recoiling the sheet from the annealing furnace.