Abstract: A glass-shaping mold includes a steel base member, and a crystallized, machined layer, an intermediate layer and a mold-releasing layer which are sequentially formed on the base member. The machined layer is a layer of nickel alloy containing phosphorus. The intermediate layer is a layer formed of chromium, nickel, copper or cobalt. Alternatively, the intermediate layer is a layer of an alloy layer containing at least one of these elements. The mold-releasing layer is a layer of an alloy containing iridium and rhenium.

Abstract: A steel base material is hardened to produce the base material having a martensite structure, a surface coating layer made of an amorphous Ni—P alloy is formed on the surface of the base material, and the base material is heat-treated to transform the structure of the base material into a troostite structure or a sorbite structure and also to transform the structure of the surface coating layer into an eutectic structure of Ni and Ni3P. This prevents the surface coating layer from producing cracks at the molding temperature and prevents the plastic deformation of the mold, thereby maintaining the shape of the mold with high accuracy.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass molding die includes forming a substrate by hardening a steel material containing 0.3 wt % or more and 2.7 wt % or less of carbon and 13 wt % or less of chromium, and further containing at least one additive selected from 0.5 wt % or more and 3 wt % or less of molybdenum, 0.1 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less of vanadium, and 1 wt % or more and 7 wt % or less of tungsten, and then tempering the steel material at a temperature of 400° C. or higher and 650° C. or lower, forming a surface coating layer composed of an amorphous Ni—P alloy on the surface of the substrate, and heating the surface coating layer thereby rendering the surface coating layer an eutectic structure composed of Ni and Ni3P.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide a method for manufacturing a die for press forming of glass in which cracks are not easily caused in a surface covering layer. A surface covering layer made of an amorphous Ni—P alloy is formed on the surface of a base material made of a steel having a martensitic structure or made of steel in which ?-carbide is dispersed in low carbon martensite matrix. Then, the base material and the surface covering layer are heated to change the base material into a troostitic structure or a sorbitic structure and change the surface covering layer into a eutectic structure of Ni and Ni3P. Preferably, the base material contains 0.3 wt % or more and 2.7 wt % or less of carbon and 13 wt % or less of chromium, and the heat treatment is carried out at 270° C. or more.

Abstract: A motor includes inner-peripheral and outer-peripheral rotors which rotate coaxially and have permanent magnets along a circumference of each rotor; and a phase varying device for relatively rotating the rotors so as to vary a relative phase therebetween. The device has a forward-angle working chamber for relatively rotating the inner-peripheral rotor forward with respect to the outer-peripheral rotor, by using pressure of supplied working fluid; a backward-angle working chamber for relatively rotating the inner-peripheral rotor backward with respect to the outer-peripheral rotor, by using pressure of supplied working fluid; a passage switching valve for performing distribution with respect to supply and drainage of the working fluid between the working chambers in accordance with the position of a spur; and an electromagnetic pressure control valve for controlling pressure of the working fluid, and for controlling the position of the spur in the passage switching valve based on the controlled pressure.

Abstract: A Ni alloy layer is formed on a surface of a steel base on the side to be in direct contact with a molten aluminum alloy, and titanium carbide (TiC) is bonded in a particulate state to the surface of the Ni alloy layer. This makes it possible to provide a metal material having materially enhanced melting loss resistance without resorting to conventional techniques, such as the provision of a ceramic coating by PVD or CVD.

Abstract: There is provided a melt supply pipe for aluminum die casting which is strong to mechanical impact and is excellent in the melting loss resistance to a molten aluminum alloy and which has a significantly extended life. The melt supply pipe for connecting a melting furnace and a plunger sleeve of a die casting machine, includes an inner ceramic pipe and an outer steel pipe fitted to the inner pipe, wherein a Ni alloy layer is formed over the inner circumferential surface of the outer steel pipe, and TiC particles are bonded to the surface of the Ni alloy layer.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a press die for press forming of glass, which is capable of preventing the generation of interdiffusion between a matrix material of press die and a releasing film, making it possible to retain the excellent releasability of the releasing film for a long period of time. Matrix body is covered by a diffusion preventive film, which in turn is covered with a releasing film. In this example, the matrix body is constituted by a sintered body of tungsten carbide (WC) containing 3 wt% of titanium carbide and none of metal-based binder, the diffusion preventive film is constituted by a sputtered film of niobium (Nb) 0.05 micrometer in thickness, and the releasing film is constituted by a sputtered film of an alloy consisting of platinum (Pt) and iridium (Ir) 0.3 micrometer in thickness. The diffusion preventive film may be a high-melting point metal such as Ta, Hf, Zr, Re, Ir, Mo, Rh, Ru or Os other than Nb.

Abstract: A method for producing .alpha.-olefin polymers is provided. This method provides products having superior properties such as higher bulk density and uniform particle form which is close to sphere, with such an extremely higher catalyst efficiency that ash-removal step can be omitted without fear of coloring.

Abstract: A process for producing polyethylene having a superior form and a narrower molecular weight distribution with a higher polymer yield is provided. In this process, a combination of a solid product (II) with an organoaluminum compound is used as a polymerization catalyst. This solid product is prepared by first reacting a trivalent metal halide with a divalent metal compound to form a solid product (I), which is then reacted with a halogen-containing transition metal compound and a halogen-free transition metal compound in the presence of a polysiloxane.

Abstract: A method for producing .alpha.-olefin polymers or copolymers by the use of an improved catalyst consisting of a combination of an organoaluminum compound with a specified solid product (III) which is produced by reacting a trivalent metal halide with a divalent metal hydroxide, oxide, carbonate, or a composite compound containing the foregoing compound(s) or a hydrate of a compound containing a divalent metal; reacting the resultant solid product (I) with a transition metal compound in the presence of an electron donor to produce a solid product (II); and further reacting said solid product (II) with a halogen-containing transition metal compound and a halogen-free transition metal compound.

Abstract: A method for producing .alpha.-olefin polymers or copolymers by the use of an improved catalyst having a specific solid product combined with an organoaluminum compound is provided.The specific solid product (III) is prepared byreacting a trivalent metal halide with a specified divalent metal compound to obtain a solid product (I);reacting this product (I) with a transition metal compound of 4a group or 5a group of the Periodic Table in the presence of a polysiloxane to obtain a solid product (II); andfurther reacting this product (II) with at least two transition metal compounds of 4a group or 5a group, consisting of at least one member selected from the group (A) consisting of halogen-containing transition metal compounds of 4a group or 5a group, and at least one member selected from the group (B) consisting of halogen-free transition metal compounds of 4a group or 5a group to obtain the solid product (III).By employing this improved solid product (III) as a catalyst component, it is possible to produce .

Abstract: An improvement in the method for producing ethylene polymers by using a catalyst consisting of a combination of a following solid product with an organoaluminum compound is provided.Said solid product (III) is prepared by reacting a trivalent metal halide with a divalent metal compound; reacting the resulting reaction product with a transition metal compound in the form of liquid; reacting the resulting solid product (I) with an aluminum or boron alcoholate; and reacting the resulting solid product (II) again with a transition metal compound in the form of liquid to obtain said solid product (III).Ethylene polymers obtained according to this method have broader molecular weight distributions.