Abstract: A method of providing an anode composed of a homogeneous solid metallic alloy is provided. The alloy includes 100 ppm to 1000 ppm Bi, 100 ppm to 1000 ppm In, and Zn. The method includes fabricating a cathode in a first cavity in a first dielectric element. The method further includes fabricating an anode in a second cavity in a second dielectric element. The method further includes joining the cathode and the anode in a complanate manner.

Abstract: A battery, comprising a cathode comprising a cathode material in contact with a cathode current collector. The battery also comprises an electrolyte. The battery also comprises an anode comprising an electroplated homogeneous solid metallic alloy comprising 100 ppm to 1000 ppm Bi and 100 ppm to 1000 ppm In, and a remainder Zn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-plasticity free-cutting zinc alloy, which includes the following components in percentage of weight: 1-10% Cu, 0.1-3.0% Bi, 0.01-1.5% Mn, 0.001-1% Ti and/or 0.01-0.3% Zr, optional component X, optional component Y, and a remainder component being Zn having less than or equal to 0.01% unavoidable impurities, wherein component X amounts to 0-1.0% and includes at least one element selected from Cr, V, Nb, Ni and Co; and component Y amounts to 0-1.0% and includes at least one element selected from B, As, P and rare earth metal. Compared with existing zinc alloys, the present invention has good machinability, higher plasticity and improved processability, which can be widely used in F connectors, pen manufacturing, socket connectors, locks and etc.

Abstract: There is provided a high-temperature Zn-based Pb free solder alloy having a melting point of approximately 300 to 400° C. and is excellent in wettability, joinability, workability and reliability. The Pb-free solder alloy mainly containing Zn consists of: 1.0 to 9.0 mass %, preferably 3.0 to 7.0 mass % of Al, 0.002 to 0.800 mass %, preferably 0.005 to 0.500 mass % of P, and a balance being Zn except for inevitable impurities incorporated during a manufacturing stage. The Pb-free solder alloy may include at least one of 0.3 to 4.0 mass % of Mg or 0.3 to 3.0 mass % of Ge.

Abstract: Provided is a zinc base alloy having high strength, and being excellent in toughness and abrasion resistance. The zinc base alloy contains 3.5% by weight or more and 4.5% by weight or less of Al, 3.0% by weight or more and 4.0% by weight or less of Cu, 0.01% by weight or more and 0.08% by weight or less of Mg, 0.005% by weight or more and 0.1% by weight or less of Ca, and, as necessary, 0.005% by weight or more and 0.1% by weight or less of Sr, and balance of Zn and inevitable impurities. Also provided is a die-cast product made from the zinc base alloy.

Abstract: Provided is a zinc base alloy having high strength, and being excellent in toughness and abrasion resistance. The zinc base alloy comprises 3.5% by weight or more and 4.5% by weight or less of Al, 3.0% by weight or more and 4.0% by weight or less of Cu, 0.01% by weight or more and 0.08% by weight or less of Mg, 0.005% by weight or more and 0.1% by weight or less of Ca, and, as necessary, 0.005% by weight or more and 0.1% by weight or less of Sr, and balance of Zn and inevitable impurities. Also provided is a die-cast product made from the zinc base alloy.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ODS type material (Oxide dispersion strengthened or particle dispersion) which comprises an alloy metal matrix and a dispersion of strengthening particles distributed therein which provide the same with optimum density and deformability. Said metal matrix is constituted by an alloy of zinc and bismuth, of zinc and aluminium, of tin and bismuth, or of tin and zinc, the strengthening material being of tungsten or ferro tungsten, oxides of both, carbides of both, or derivatives of the same. Said new material can substitute for lead in the production of ecological ammunition, hooks for fishing, inertial counterweights in automobiles, X-rays and ionising radiation screens, golf sticks, water pipes and plumbing fittings, as well as in electrical and magnetic applications. The invention also provides an ecological ammunition manufactured from said composite material, such as, for example, pellets.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ODS type material (Oxide dispersion strengthened or particle dispersion) which comprises an alloy metal matrix and a dispersion of strengthening particles distributed therein which provide the same with optimum density and deformability. Said metal matrix is constituted by an alloy of zinc and bismuth, of zinc and aluminium, of tin and bismuth, or of tin and zinc, the strengthening material being of tungsten or ferro tungsten, oxides of both, carbides of both, or derivatives of the same. Said new material can substitute for lead in the production of ecological ammunition, hooks for fishing, inertial counterweights in automobiles, X-rays and ionising radiation screens, golf sticks, water pipes and plumbing fittings, as well as in electrical and magnetic applications. The invention also provides an ecological ammunition manufactured from said composite material, such as, for example, pellets.

Abstract: A treatment solution that is used to form a chemical coating of trivalent chromium free of hexavalent chromium having uniform black appearance and good corrosion resistance on the surface of zinc or zinc alloy and that attains prolongation of treatment bath lifetime; and a method of forming a black trivalent chromium chemical coating on the surface of zinc or zinc alloy. There is provided a treatment solution for forming of a black trivalent chromium chemical coating on zinc or zinc alloy, comprising trivalent chromium ions, a chelating agent capable of forming a water-soluble complex with trivalent chromium, zinc ions, a sulfur compound and phosphite ions.

Abstract: A high melting point solder alloy superior in oxidation resistance, in particular a solder alloy provided with both a high oxidation resistance and high melting point suitable for filling fine through holes of tens of microns in diameter and high aspect ratios and forming through hole filling materials, comprising a zinc-aluminum solder alloy containing 0.001 wt % to 1 wt % of aluminum and the balance of zinc and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: A Zn—Al alloy excellent in static deformability as well as dynamic deformability and applicable to large-sized structures, and a method for production thereof. The alloy contains 30-99% Zn, with the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities, and has a metallographic structure in which the ? phase or ?? phase having an average grain size no larger than 5 ?m contains the ? phase finely dispersed therein, the Al inclusions have a maximum equivalent circle diameter no larger than 50 ?m and are free of pores no smaller than 0.5 mm in terms of equivalent circle diameter, and the macrosegregation of Al is less than 3.0% and the microsegregation of Al is less than 2.0%. (% means mass %.

Abstract: An added element other than zinc is yielded at the grain boundaries of zinc forming a negative electrode zinc can. The added element includes at least one element selected from the group of Pb, Bi, Ca, Mg, Si, Al, and In. The zinc can is formed in such a manner that: melted zinc containing the added element is quenched at a quenching rate of 75 to 100° C./second for casting into a zinc plate; and the thus cast plate is subjected to impact molding at a temperature in the range between 20 and 30° C.

Abstract: A process and an alloy for galvanizing non-reactive steel and mixed or moderately reactive steel for providing a decorative spangle to the galvanized coating. The alloy contains 0.1 to less than 0.8 wt % tin, 0.05 to 0.2 wt % bismuth, 0.001 to 0.008 wt % aluminum, and optionally 0 to 0.1 wt % nickel, the balance zinc of commercial purity.

Abstract: A method for coating zinc or zinc plated article with a polymerized molybdate protective coating by coating a cleaned zinc or zinc plated article with a chromium-free polymerized molybdate composition having a pH of about 1.0 to 5.0. A passified zinc or zinc plated article having coated thereon a polymerized molybdate composition that will allow the article to be painted with an appropriate paint.

Abstract: An alloy for a sacrificial anode according to a first preferred aspect of the present invention includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, and about 0.0005% to about 0.05% of Zr. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities. An alloy according to a second preferred aspect of the present application includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, and about 0.05% to about 0.3% of Si. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities. An alloy according to a third preferred aspect of the present invention includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, and about 0.02% to about 0.2% of Ce. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities. An alloy according to a fourth preferred aspect of the present invention includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, about 0.005% to about 0.1% of Ti, and about 0.001% to about 0.02% of B. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: A zinc alloy for use in zinc-alkaline batteries having improved gassing properties includes a bismuth-indium intermetallic compound in an amount sufficient to improve the gassing properties of the alloy, and with the major part of the alloy being zinc that is substantially free of lead and mercury. The bismuth-indium intermetallic is preferably present in the form of segregates located at the intergrain boundaries. The bismuth and indium are preferably present in an amount between 50 and 10,000 ppm, and more preferably 200 to about 1000 ppm, and most preferably about 300 ppm. The weight ratio of bismuth to indium is preferably from about 46:54 to about 50:50, and more preferably about 48:52. Magnesium, calcium and aluminum may also be present.

Abstract: A process and an alloy for galvanizing non-reactive steel and mixed or moderately reactive steel for providing a decorative spangle to the galvanized coating. The alloy contains 0.1 to less than 0.8 wt % tin, 0.05 to 0.2 wt % bismuth, 0.001 to 0.008 wt % aluminum, and optionally 0 to 0.1 wt % nickel, the balance zinc of commercial purity.

Abstract: The wire based on zinc and aluminum contains from 8 to 33% by weight of aluminum and up to 500 ppm of indium, in addition to zinc and the usual impurities. This wire is suitable for thermal spraying for corrosion protection, especially corrosion protection against high atmospheric humidity and high chloride ion concentrations according to DIN 50021-ss.

Abstract: An alloy feedstock for semi-solid metal injection molding. The alloy feedstock is an alloy material in particulate form and has a heterogeneous structure, a temperature range at 20% of the height of the peak of the main melting reaction greater than 40° C., and having a ratio of the height of the peak of the eutectic reaction to the height of the main melting reaction of less than 0.5.

Abstract: The process for manufacturing a metallic component, such as a wheel part for the rolling system of a vehicle, which includes, in an initial stage, forming the component of a metallic material in a semi-solid state and having a thixotropic structure, and in a subsequent cold-treatment stage, cold-treating at least part of said component by blasting it with projectiles with a view to plastic deformation thereof. A wheel in which a metallic disk is welded to a wheel rim and in which the metallic disk is obtained by the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A composition and process for treating metal surfaces that contain at a weight ratio from 1:5,000 to 5,000:1 of at least one metal acetylacetonate selected from the group consisting of Al(C5H7O2)3, V(C5H7O2)3, VO(C5H7O2)2, Zn(C5H7O2)2, and Zr(C5H7O2)4, and at least one compound selected from water-soluble inorganic titanium compounds and water-soluble inorganic zirconium compounds, provides a non-chromate-type composition for imparting an excellent corrosion resistance and paint adherence to the surface of metals, particularly aluminum and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys and zinc and its alloys.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an Sn-containing and/or Bi-containing zinc alloy for hot galvanizing steel, more particularly for component galvanizing. The alloy is composed of 1 to 5% by weight of Sn+Bi, 0 to saturation of Pb, 0.025 to 0.200% by weight of at least one of Ni, Cr or Mn, 0 to 0.030% by weight of at least one of Al, Ca and Mg, the remainder being zinc and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: Master alloy with 20-80% strontium, preferably 0.01-2.0% of aluminum and/or copper, and the balance essentially zinc plus impurities, and a method for preparing same and a method for modifying the microstructure of nonferrous alloys with said master alloy.

Abstract: This invention aims to provide a nitriding method of forming a relatively thick nitride layer on the surface of an aluminum material containing silicon, and an auxiliary agent for nitriding. By using a nitriding auxiliary agent mainly comprising aluminum containing a metal such as lithium or boron, which has a high bonding strength with oxygen, coexists with silicon to form substantially no silicide, or a nitriding auxiliary agent mainly comprising an Al--Mg--Cu alloy or an Mg--Zn--Cu alloy, heat treatment is applied by nitrogen gas with the aluminum material to be nitrided contacted with the nitriding auxiliary agent. Hence, a thick nitride layer can be easily formed even on the surface of an aluminum material containing silicon, and this is most suitable to surface nitride aluminum-silicon alloys, which possess superior castability.

Abstract: Tin and zinc based shot for use as ammunition having a diameter of from 1.5 to 5.5 mm, containing, by weight, in addition to tin and the usual unavoidable contaminants, from 12 to 60% of zinc and from 0 to 5% of aluminum, but less than 0.1% of copper, less than 0.1% of iron, and less than 1% of lead.

Abstract: Master alloy with 20-80% strontium, preferably 0.01-2.0% of aluminum and/or copper, and the balance essentially zinc plus impurities, and a method for preparing same and a method for modifying the microstructure of nonferrous alloys with said master alloy.

Abstract: The invention provides a new method for casting alloys containing a finely divided phase. A bath of the molten metal having a melting point is provided. A finely divided solid metal having a melting point greater than the melting point of molten metal is introduced into the molten metal. The finely divided metal is reacted with the molten metal to form a solid phase within the molten metal. The molten bath is then mixed to distribute the solid phase within the molten metal. The molten alloy is then cast into a solid object containing the solid phase. The solid phase is insoluble in the matrix and has a size related to the initial size of the finely divided solid. The alloy of the invention advantageously consists essentially of, by weight percent, about 3 to 40 aluminum, about 0.8 to 25 nickel, about 0 to 12 copper and balance zinc and incidental impurities. The alloy has a zinc-containing matrix with nickel-containing aluminides distributed throughout the matrix.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a zinc-titanium mother alloy and a manganese dry battery having an anode zinc can prepared from the zinc-titanium alloy. The method comprises: adding spongy titanium to molten zinc; and melting the spongy titanium to alloy with the zinc at 500.degree. to 750.degree. C. for 0.5 to 6 hours, thereby to obtain a zinc-titanium alloy which contains 0.001 to 5% by weight of titanium. The anode zinc can prepared from the zinc-titanium mother alloy is substantially free from metallic titanium and intermetallic compounds having the Zn--Ti atomic ratio of not less than 1/2.

Abstract: A copper-zinc alloy for semi-finished products and articles which are highly loaded and subjected to extreme wear especially synchronizing rings. The alloy possesses a composition of 40 to 65% Cu, 8 to 25% Ni, 2.5 to 5% Si, 0 to 3% Al, 0 to 3% Fe, 0 to 2% Mn and 0 to 2% Pb, with the balance being zinc and unavoidable impurities. The Ni:Si ratio is about 3 to 5:1, and the structure consists of at least 75% .beta.-phase, with the balance .alpha.-phase, in the absence of a .gamma.-phase. Nickel silicides occur predominantly as a round intermetallic phase. The alloy provides quite substantially higher levels of resistance to wear.

Abstract: A zinc-aluminum casting alloy composed of 9 to 12% by weight aluminum, 0.6 to 1% by weight copper, 0.02 to 0.05% by weight magnesium, balance high-grade zinc. In order to improve the tribologocal properties of that material for use in sliding surface bearings, the material contains also 0.1 to 1.5% by weight silicon and has been made by continuous casting.

Abstract: The present invention includes high strength, high temperature and strain rate applications of a zinc-base alloy including about 83 to 94 weight percent zinc, about 4 to about 11 percent copper and about 2 to about 4 percent aluminum. The composition may also include minor components such as magnesium and impurities. The alloy is used to construct automotive components which are subject to an instantaneous load of between 40-500 MPa. The alloy is particularly suitable for constructing components which are subject to such loads under high temperatures. In fact, components constructed from the alloy become much stronger at higher temperatures under sudden stress.

Abstract: A zinc/low aluminum alloy with lithium additions demonstrating improved creep resistance and suitable for hot chamber pressure die casting. The alloy preferably contains from about 0.1-2% Al, 0.07-0.19% Li, the balance zinc. The alloy also may contain Cu, Mn and Mg.

Abstract: A creep-resistant die casting is formed of a zinc-base alloy comprising about 4 to 12 percent copper and about 2 to 4 percent aluminum. The die casting is characterized by an intimate dispersion of fine epsilon and eta phases effective to retard slip and thereby enhance creep resistance.

Abstract: The invention concerns a metal alloy with large lattice spacings (>than 1 nm), and consisting essentially of, by weight: at least one element selected from a group A consisting of Al, Zn and Cu, total group A elements being 44-92%; at least one element selected from a group B consisting of Ag, Ga and Au, total group B elements being 0-46%, with % group A+group B=88-92%, and ##EQU1## a group C element which is Li in an amount of 7.2-12%; at least one element selected from a group D consisting of Mg, K, Na, and Ca, total group D elements being 0-12%, with % group C+% group D=8-12%, ##EQU2## and % group A+% group B+% group C+% group D=100%; said alloy additionally comprising elemental impurities in an amount of less than 1% each and less than 5% total, based on the total weight of the alloy.

Abstract: A zinc/aluminum alloy feedstock containing 18-30% by weight Al, 0.003-0.2% by wt. Mg, 0.5-2.5% by wt. Cu, 0.02-0.5% by wt. Fe, 0-0.1% by wt. Si, Zn balance (including any impurities) is capable of achieving high plasticity at temperatures of 240.degree. C. or above after being subjected to a multistage heat treatment including an extrusion step.

Abstract: A high damping capacity alloy comprising of 0.1-95% by weight of Zn and the remainder of Al and, as the case may be, further comprising of 0.1-50% by weight in total of at least one subingredient of Sn, Pb, Sb, Ce, Cu Ta, Ni, Co, Fe, Nb, Zr, Si, Ti, Ca and B, the alloy having a damping capacity of not less than 6.times.10.sup.-3 after cold working with a reduction of area of at least 5%, and a process for producing the same.