Abstract: A panel for reinforcing strength is disclosed, which is able to maintain an inherent strength of a panel member by attaching an aluminum foamed panel on one side of a panel member in a state that marble, wooden material, aluminum material or something like that is formed in a plate shape. The patent of the present invention is well applied for various purposes depending on its characteristic.

Abstract: The document describes a coated paper for offset printing e.g. with a TAPPI 75° gloss value of below 35% or with high gloss properties, comprising at least on one side a top coating layer, said top coating layer comprising a pigment part, the 100 parts in dry weight thereof comprising in the range of 5-40 parts in dry weight of a fine particulate ground calcium carbonate with surface and internal structure modification as a result of treatment with one or more medium to strong H3O+ providers and eventually additional treatment with gaseous carbon dioxide, a binder part of 2-20 parts in dry weight of binder and (regular) additives in the range of 0-8 parts in dry weight.

Abstract: A flexible seal for use in a solid oxide fuel cell stack is formed from a fiber matrix with a plurality of solid particles through tape casting method. The fibers and particles are preferably ceramic and may be formed from alumina or zirconia. The seal may be formed by forming a slurry of fibers, particles, a binder and a non-aqueous solvent, tape casting the slurry, drying the tape seal, die-cutting, prior to installation in the fuel cell stack.

Abstract: A thermal barrier coating includes a microstructure and an composition including: at least one ceramic based compound comprising at least one oxide of a material selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, indium, scandium, yttrium, zirconium, hafnium, titanium, and combinations thereof. The coating includes a nano-structure having a porosity of at most 50% by volume of the coating, and the coating comprises nano-structured inclusions.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an antireflection laminate for use mainly in displays such as LCDs and PDPs, which has a refractive index layer that has, while comprising hollow and solid particles, excellent abrasion resistance, a refractive index of 1.45 or less, and low reflectivity. This object was achieved by an antireflection laminate which comprises a refractive index layer that has a refractive index of 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fired, fire resistant (refractory) ceramic product.

Abstract: The inorganic fiber article according to the present invention is an inorganic fiber article comprising an inorganic coating layer having foams, the inorganic coating layer formed on at least a portion of the surface of an inorganic fiber molded body.

Abstract: A crystalline substrate 1 having straight or spiral deep pores is obtained in cost effective manner. A method for forming pores comprises the steps of preparing the monocrystalline substrate 1 of which (100) surface is processed to be perpendicular to the depth direction of pores to be formed, and an etchant containing 10.0% by weight or less hydrofluoric acid; and chemically etching the substrate surface with metallic particles 2 such as silver, platinum and palladium electroless-plated on it.

Abstract: Provided are a diamond sintered body having higher strength and more excellent wear resistance than a conventional diamond sintered body, and a method for producing such a diamond sintered body. The diamond sintered body includes diamond particles, a binder, and a void. The diamond particles have a content of not less than 80% by volume but less than 98% by volume. The binder includes a solid solution containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, and chromium, carbon, and tungsten, as well as an iron group element. Neighboring ones of the diamond particles are bonded to one another. The method provides such a diamond sintered body.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article of manufacture which includes a substrate, and on at least one surface thereof, a porous coating which has a total thickness in the range of up to about 50 microns and which consists of a plurality of discrete adjacent strata, wherein each discrete stratum is porous, inclusive of porous interfaces, and is fabricated from at least one substance selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides. The article is made by vaporizing a metal under vacuum conditions, optionally in an oxidizing atmosphere, at predetermined intervals of time, such that a deposit of a desired total thickness is formed on the substrate as a coating consisting of a plurality of discrete adjacent strata.

Abstract: The invention relates to porous bioglass and to the preparation method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to a solid, porous crystalline or partially-crystalline composition containing at least SiO2, Ca<SB>O</SB>, Na2O, and P2O5, comprising micropores and macropores. The invention is characterised in that: the pore ratio varies between 50% and 80%, preferably between 60 and 75%, and is measured using the geometric method; the average diameter of the macropores varies between 100 and 1250 micrometers, preferably between 150 and 300 micrometers; the average diameter of the micropores is less than or equal to 5 micrometers; and the compression strength varies between 7 MPa and 70 MPa. The invention also relates to the method of preparing one such composition and to such a composition treated with a physiological liquid having an ionic composition similar to that of human plasma. The invention also relates to an implant which is made from one such composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shielding component, in particular a heat shield, composed of a two-layer arrangement with an insulating layer (14) and a covering layer (10), wherein the insulating layer (14) is formed from a cellular structure which, designed as an inherently stable but deformable sheet structure, is engaged over at least partially at the edge side by the covering layer (10) which extends, substantially with contact over the entire surface, along one of the sides of the insulating layer (14).

Abstract: The prevent invention discloses a structure of thermal resistive layer and the method of forming the same. The thermal resistive structures, formed on a plastic substrate, comprises a porous layer, formed on said plastic substrate, including a plurality of oxides of hollow structure, and a buffer layer, formed on said porous layer, wherein said porous layer can protect said plastic substrate from damage caused by the heat generated during manufacturing process. With the structure and method disclosed above, making a thin film transistor and forming electronic devices on the plastic substrate in the technology of Low Temperature PolySilicon, i.e. LTPS, without changing any parameters is easy to carry out.

Abstract: Nanocomposite materials comprising a metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene material. The nanocomposite materials exhibit a specific capacity of at least twice that of the metal oxide material without the graphene at a charge/discharge rate greater than about 10C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a porous composite material in which substantially all of the pores within the composite material are small having a diameter of about 5 nm or less and with a narrow PSD. The inventive composite material is also characterized by the substantial absence of the broad distribution of larger sized pores which is prevalent in prior art porous composite materials. The porous composite material includes a first solid phase having a first characteristic dimension and a second solid phase comprised of pores having a second characteristic dimension, wherein the characteristic dimensions of at least one of said phases is controlled to a value of about 5 nm or less.

Abstract: A super lightweight ceramic panel for a non-bearing wall utilizing an expandable clay mineral and a process for preparing the same are provided. The super lightweight ceramic panel is comprised of a clay composition containing 90 to 98% by weight of an expandable clay mineral, 1.5 to 5% by weight of a flux (glass), and 0.5 to 5% by weight of silicon carbide, and is prepared by mixing and pressing the clay composition, followed by firing at a temperature of 1100 to 1200° C. The super lightweight ceramic panel in accordance with the present invention is a material having a light weight and exhibiting improvement in physical properties such as water resistance, flame retardancy, heat insulation and rigidity, via formation of closed pores inside the ceramic material.

Abstract: Articles of manufacture and devices and methods of forming and using the same are provided, wherein the article comprises a porous inorganic substrate contained in or bounded by a support made from an inorganic material are provided, wherein said porous substrate and support are heated to a temperature effective to shrink the support onto the porous substrate such that liquid tight contact is formed between the porous substrate and the support. In a preferred aspect, the porous inorganic substrate has a porosity of at least 5%, and is a porous monolith formed using a sol-gel method. The articles thus formed provide a confined fluid flow through the porous substrate, providing superior performance in separations, catalysis, filtration, and the like.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a microstructure, an aluminum member having an aluminum substrate and a micropore-bearing anodized layer present on a surface of the aluminum substrate is subjected at least to, in order, a pore-ordering treatment which involves performing one or more cycles of a step that includes a first film dissolution treatment for dissolving 0.001 to 20 wt % of a material constituting the anodized layer and an anodizing treatment which follows the first film dissolution treatment; and a second film dissolution treatment for dissolving the anodized layer, thereby obtaining the microstructure having micropores formed on a surface thereof. This method enables a microstructure having an ordered array of pits to be obtained in a short period of time.

Abstract: Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made from these materials. One particular embodiment is an article that comprises a coating having a surface connected porosity content of up to about 5 percent by volume. The coating comprises a material that comprises a primary oxide and a secondary oxide, wherein (i) the primary oxide comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of cerium, praseodymium, terbium, and hafnium, and (ii) the secondary oxide comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements, yttrium, and scandium. The material is transparent to electromagnetic radiation of at least one type selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet radiation, visible light, and infrared radiation.

Abstract: Metal foams are impregnated with resins. The metal foam/polymer composite formed upon curing has excellent acoustic dampening and structural properties. Foams of various metals, such as aluminum, titanium, nickel, copper, iron, zinc, lead, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, and alloys based on these metals, may be used. The polymer component may be any polymeric resin, for example, epoxy, natural rubber, acrylic, or phenolic.

Abstract: A thermal spray process comprises injecting precursor solution droplets into the hot zone of the thermal spray flame. Also described are materials resulting from the process.

Abstract: Combining good metal chassis and good synthetic resin structures, achieving mass production with high productivity, and enabling free design of shapes and structures, are all important considerations in electronic devices, household electric appliances and the like. Moreover, the need for components that are useful in reducing the weight and increasing the strength of various parts and structures is not restricted to electronic devices and household electric appliances. The surface of an aluminum alloy shaped product is covered with ultrafine recesses by being dipped in an eroding aqueous solution, or has formed thereon a metal oxide layer covered with the openings of ultrafine pores by anodizing. On the resin side, there is prepared a polyamide resin compounded with an impact resistance modifier, a mixture of an aliphatic polyamide and an aromatic polyamide, or a mixture of aromatic polyamides.

Abstract: Light-emitting devices are prepared by coating a porous substrate using a polymer-assisted deposition process. Solutions of metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for metal precursor were coated onto porous substrates. The coated substrates were heated at high temperatures under a suitable atmosphere. The result was a substrate with a conformal coating that did not substantially block the pores of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a sintered body and a component used in a plasma processing apparatus. The sintered body and the component are mainly composed of a cerium oxide, which is excellent in corrosion resistance to halogen-based gas or plasma, and can reduce resistance. The cerium oxide can also suppress contamination of metal due to impurity caused by the constituent material of the ceramic even in a halogen plasma process, so that it can preferably be used, as a substitute of an yttria, for a component in a plasma processing apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor or liquid crystal. A sintered body is used, wherein at least the portion exposed to plasma is formed by adding an yttria with a purity of 99% or more in an amount of 3 parts by weight or more and 100 parts by weight or less to 100 parts by weight of a cerium oxide having purity of 99% or more. Alternatively, a component covered by a sprayed film having the composition same as described above is used.

Abstract: Particulate generation has been a problem in semiconductor device processing in highly corrosive plasma environments. The problem is exacerbated when the plasma is a reducing plasma. Empirically produced data has shown that the formation of a plasma spray coated yttrium-comprising ceramic such as yttrium oxide, Y2O3—ZrO2 solid solution, YAG, and YF3 provides a low porosity coating with smooth and compacted surfaces when such ceramics are spray coated from a powder feed having an average effective diameter ranging from about 22 ?m to about 0.1 ?m. These spray-coated materials reduce the generation of particulates in corrosive reducing plasma environments.

Abstract: Provided are a nanoporous membrane including a support; a first separation layer with a plurality of first nano-sized pores and a first matrix; and a second separation layer having a plurality of second pores respectively corresponding to the plurality of first pores of the first separation layer and a second matrix, and formed on the first separation layer, wherein a density of the plurality of the first pores and the second pores is equal to or greater than 1010/cm2, and a diameter of each of the second pores is less than that of the corresponding first pore, a process of fabricating the same, and a device for a controlled release of biopharmaceuticals including the nanoporous membrane. The device for a controlled release of biopharmaceuticals including the nanoporous membrane can release biopharmaceuticals at a constant rate for a long period of time regardless of the concentration of the biopharmaceuticals including in pharmaceuticals, and high flex and selectivity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an irregularly shaped grain for providing ingrowth and growth of connective tissue as well as growth of other cell types leading to cluster of cells, tissues and parts of organs. Said grain includes multiple pores that are continuous through said grain, and openings of said multiple pores and ducts or passages interconnecting at least a portion of said multiple pores have a width of greater than about 10 ?m. Said grain is preferably a metal or metal alloy. The invention also relates to different applications of the grains.

Abstract: Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made from these materials. One particular embodiment is an article that comprises a coating having a surface connected porosity content of up to about 5 percent by volume. The coating comprises a material that comprises a primary oxide and a secondary oxide, wherein (i) the primary oxide comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of cerium, praseodymium, terbium, and hafnium, and (ii) the secondary oxide comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements, yttrium, and scandium.

Abstract: A light-weight composite material with enhanced structural characteristics includes, in one embodiment, a compositionally modulated nanolaminate coating electrically deposited into an open, accessible void structure of a porous substrate. As a result of including a nanolaminate within the void structure, the composite can include a greater amount of nanolaminate material per unit volume than can be achieved by depositing a nanolaminate material solely on a two-dimensional surface. In addition, the nanolaminate material as well as other material electrodeposited to form the composite is compositionally modulated so that discontinuities between layers are minimized and potentially eliminated. The light-weight but structurally enhanced composite material can be used in a number of different applications including, but not limited to, ballistic applications (e.g., armor panels or tank panels), automotive protection applications (e.g., car door panels, racing shells) and sporting equipment applications (e.g.

Abstract: A composite article includes a substrate and a thermal barrier secured to the substrate. The thermal barrier includes a plurality of closed pores within a ceramic matrix. For example, the closed pores comprise 20 vol % to 80 vol % of the thermal barrier.

Abstract: Glass infiltrated metal oxide infrastructures are formed by providing a glass which is suitable for infiltration and compatible with the metal oxide infrastructure; heating the glass in a nitrogen rich environment; and infiltrating the metal oxide infrastructure with the glass. Stress corrosion in a glass infiltrated metal oxide infrastructure is avoided or reduced by heating a glass composition under a nitrogen gas atmosphere before infiltrating the metal oxide infrastructure.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to an article, comprising: a substrate having a surface comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a sealed anodic coating layer overlying at least part of the surface of the substrate; and a layer of a silicon-containing polymer overlying the sealed anodic coating layer. The article may be useful as a brake or wheel component.

Abstract: This honeycomb structural body is made from a sintered body having a pore structure wherein pores having a pore size ranging from 1.0 ?m to about 150 ?m are a first pore group and pores having a pore size ranging from about 0.006 or more to less than 1.0 ?m are a second pore group in a pore size distribution curve, one peak in the pore size distribution is existent in the first pore group region and plural peaks in the pore size distribution are existent in the second pore group region.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical film having a graded refractive index and a method of manufacturing the same. The optical film includes one or more antireflection films composed of a mesoporous material having a plurality of pores of a uniform size, and the pores of the mesoporous material are filled with air or a filler having a refractive index different from that of the mesoporous material, and thus the volume ratio of mesoporous material to filler in the pores thereof is controlled, thereby obtaining a desired magnitude of effective refractive index and ensuring a refractive index distribution in which the refractive indexes sequentially change, resulting in high antireflection performance. The method of manufacturing the optical film may be conducted using a nanowire growing technique, thus making it easy to realize mass production.

Abstract: A method for producing an aluminum foam product wherein reactive gas producing particles are introduced into an aluminum alloy melt under controlled conditions and subjected to agitation to induce the production of foam-stabilizing by-products, and, under certain conditions, the production of gases used to produce the molten metal foam itself. Foam products produced through this method have intrinsically formed metal oxides and other solid particles dispersed therein and are devoid of the large extrinsically added stabilizing ceramic additions traditionally used in the production of aluminum foams. The invention claims a rapid, single step method for producing an inoculated, foamable melt using low cost precursor materials.

Abstract: A ceramic thermal barrier coating (TBC) (18) having first and second layers (20, 22), the second layer (22) having a lower thermal conductivity than the first layer for a given density. The second layer may be formed of a material with anisotropic crystal lattice structure. Voids (24) in at least the first layer (20) make the first layer less dense than the second layer. Grooves (28) are formed in the TBC (18) for thermal strain relief. The grooves may align with fluid streamlines over the TBC. Multiple layers (84, 86,88) may have respective sets of grooves (90), Preferred failure planes parallel to the coating surface (30) may be formed at different depths (A1, A2, A3) in the thickness of the TBC to stimulate generation of a fresh surface when a portion of the coating fails by spalling. A dense top layer (92) may provide environmental and erosion resistance.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a composite ceramic/polymer membrane. The invention is further directed to the use of a composite membrane in pervaporation processes. According to the present invention there is provided a composite membrane comprising a support and a separation layer that comprises a rubbery polymer, wherein an intermediate layer is present between the separation layer and the support.

Abstract: A thermal barrier coating comprises a bond coating 12 made of high temperature corrosion resistance superior to a substrate 11 and a thermal barrier coating 13 made of ZrO2 series ceramics formed on the bond coating. The thermal barrier coating has cracks extending in the direction of the thickness of the barrier coat. Substantially all of the tips of the cracks have a distance between the tips and the boundary at the substrate side.

Abstract: Substrates comprising a photocatalytic layer containing TiO2 are produced using TiO2 particles which may optionally be doped with metallic or non-metallic elements or compounds. The photocatalytic layer exhibits a concentration gradient of the TiO2 particles. An organically modified inorganic hybrid layer may be provided between the substrate and the photocatalytic layer.

Abstract: The organic-inorganic composite coating film of the present invention is a composite coating film wherein a complex having a polyamine segment is combined in a matrix composed of an inorganic oxide, and has a fine pore pattern on the surface. The aqueous coating composition of the present invention includes a copolymer having a polyamine segment, a metal alkoxide, and an aqueous medium.

Abstract: There is provided an yttrium oxide-containing material with excellent mechanical characteristics. The yttrium oxide-containing material becomes strong by adding silicon carbide (SiC) and yttrium fluoride (YF3) to yttrium oxide (Y2O3), and yield, handling, reliability can be improved accordingly when this strengthened yttrium oxide-containing material is applied to components of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Abstract: A refractory metal composite article includes a refractory metal ceramic section and a refractory metal ceramic coating that together form a porous matrix. A solid filler is within pores of the porous matrix to, for example, reduce a porosity of the refractory metal composite article.

Abstract: A highly porous substrate is provided using an extrusion system. More particularly, the present invention enables the production of a highly porous substrate. Depending on the particular mixture, the present invention enables substrate porosities of about 60% to about 90%, and enables advantages at other porosities, as well. The extrusion system enables the use of a wide variety of fibers and additives, and is adaptable to a wide variety of operating environments and applications. Fibers, which have an aspect ratio greater than 1, are selected according to substrate requirements, and are typically mixed with binders, pore-formers, extrusion aids, and fluid to form a homogeneous extrudable mass. The homogeneous mass is extruded into a green substrate. The more volatile material is preferentially removed from the green substrate, which allows the fibers to form interconnected networks.

Abstract: A method for forming a material for a brake disc, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing at least one porous body; (ii) introducing into pores of the porous body one or more precursor materials for forming or depositing a ceramic material; and (iii) forming the brake disc material by forming or depositing the ceramic material from the precursor material within the pores of the body, wherein the precursor material is a liquid containing a suspension of ceramic particles and/or acid phosphate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature resistant layered structure comprising a substrate and a porous layer arranged on the substrate having a pore defined by a wall, and a ceramic coating on an interior surface of the wall. The invention also relates to a layered turbine component arrangement comprising a substrate having a cooling passage adapted to allow a cooling gas medium to pass through the substrate and a porous layer arranged on the substrate, the porous layer having cooling passages formed by gas-permeable inter-connections between pores in the porous layer.

Abstract: A metal surface infused composite object made by thermal spraying a metal material onto a release agent coated pattern, followed by vacuum infusion at least a portion of the metal material layer with a resin and then separating the composite infused metal object from the pattern.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of mechanical engineering and refers to a radiation protective shield for vacuum furnaces and protective atmosphere furnaces, which shield is used for the best possible shielding from thermal radiation. The object of the present invention is to disclose thermal radiation protective shields of reduced weight with identical or lower effective emissivity. The object is attained by a thermal radiation protective shield for vacuum furnaces and protective atmosphere furnaces, composed of at least one porous ceramic and/or metallic material that has high thermal radiation-reflecting properties at least on a surface in the direction of the heat source.

Abstract: An antireflective transparent zeolite hardcoat and fabrication method thereof. The transparent zeolite hardcoat comprises a zeolite nanostructure made of zeolite nanocrystals vertically stacked into a porous structure on a substrate, wherein the porosity increases with structure height, thereby providing a smooth refractive index transition.

Abstract: This substrate is coated with a composite film based on a mesoporous mineral layer containing nanoparticles formed in situ inside the layer. The composite film has a periodic lattice structure over a major portion of the thickness in which the nanoparticles are present, in which structure the nanoparticles are arranged in a periodic manner on the scale of domains of at least 4 periods in the thickness of the film. This structure can be obtained from a mesoporous mineral layer of periodic structure on the scale of domains of at least 4 periods of pores, forming a matrix on the substrate, by: depositing at least one precursor in the pores of the matrix layer; and growing particles derived from the precursor with the spatial distribution and the dimensions being controlled by the structure of the pores of the matrix. Applications to materials for electronics, nonlinear optics and magnetism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preparing a polymer composite using a giant magnetostrictive material, and more particularly, to polymers composite having various improved properties, in which the advantageous structure of the giant magnetostrictive material produced by unidirectional solidification can be maintained by removing the eutectic phase from the magnetostrictive material and filling resulting voids with a polymer resin.