Abstract: Disclosed is a method for adjustably controlling the rate of circulation and temperature gradient in a fluidized bed.

Abstract: An elongated grooving or threading tool has a cutting section, an intermediate section including a devibrator body, and a rearward cemented carbide section which are, respectively, held together in axial alignment by a drawbolt which engages the cutting section and cemented carbide section for holding the intermediate section under compression.

Abstract: An adjustable tool holder for cutting tools in boring machines having an internal drawbar includes a housing pivotally connected to a rotary spindle and a forwardly disposed cutting tool. A wedged camming surface is positioned forwardly on the drawbar for contact against an internal drive lever axially disposed for pivotal contact against the housing. Upon actuation of the drawbar the housing is stressed to a canted position causing pivotal adjustment of the cutting tool.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing chromium oxide powders, which comprises forming an aqueous slurry wherein the solids content is a mixture which consists essentially of in percent by weight about 5 to 15 chromium acetate and the balance chromium oxide, agglomerating the mixture, sintering the resulting agglomerated mixture in a hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature at about 1400.degree. C. to about 1550.degree. C. in metallic vessels, entraining the sintered chromium oxide powder in a carrier gas, passing the sintered chromium oxide powder and the carrier gas through a plasma flame at a power of about 10 to about 80 KW using an inert gas as the plasma gas, and cooling the resulting plasma heated chromium oxide powder to produce free flowing chromium oxide powder having a free chromium content of less than about 1% by weight.

Abstract: A method for removing magnesium and calcium from sodium sulfate solutions to render the solutions suitable for membrane processing, which comprises adjusting the pH of the solutions to about 11 to 13 with sodium hydroxide to form a precipitate containing the bulk of the magnesium and the calcium, removing the precipitate from the resulting partially purified sodium sulfate solution, and contacting the partially purified sodium sulfate solution with a polystyrene divinyl benzene copolymer chelating cation exchange resin having an aminophosphonic functional group and having sodium as the exchangeable cation, to remove essentially all of the magnesium and the calcium from the partially purified sodium sulfate solution.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for separating cobalt from nickel which consists essentially of adjusting the pH of a cobalt chloride solution containing nickel to about 3 to about 5 with a base, adding hypochlorite to the resulting pH adjusted solution in an amount equal to at least the stoichiometric amount required to oxidize essentially all of the cobalt to the .sup.+3 state, while maintaining the pH at about 3 to about 5 by addition of a base, to form a solid containing at least about 60% by weight of the cobalt in the .sup.+3 state and a liquor containing essentially all of the nickel, and removing the solid from the liquor.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant cemented carbide composite constitutes from about 2 to about 30 percent by weight metal binder and from about 70 to about 99.5 percent by weight metal carbide wherein the metal carbide comprises about 2 to about 80 percent by weight of a transition metal carbide or mixtures thereof selected from Group IVB and Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and from about 20 to about 98 percent tungsten carbide. The metal binder phase comprises a major portion by weight nickel and from about 5 to about 30 percent by weight chromium. The cemented carbide composite comprises a granular tungsten carbide phase, a semi-continuous solid solution carbide phase extending closely adjacent at least a portion of the grains of tungsten carbide for enhancing corrosion resistance, and a substantially continuous metal binder phase.

Abstract: In a ceramic indexable cutting insert, an edge strengthening land extends rearwardly of a beveled cutting edge at an angle of from about 80 to about 100 degrees with respect to the peripheral side surface, and a grooved recess extents rearwardly and along the edge strengthening land to direct chips upwardly and outwardly away from the insert and the cutting edge. In one embodiment of the present invention intended for conditions of heavy depth of cut, enhanced edge strength is sacrificed and an edge strengthened land is not provided.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing an aluminum oxide coated manganese activated zinc silicate phosphor which comprises forming a solution of Al.sup.+3 ions in water with the concentration of the aluminum being from about 0.01 to about 0.30 moles/l, adding manganese activated zinc silicate phosphor to the aluminum solution to form a slurry wherein the amount of phosphor is about 0.7 to about 1.0 moles per liter of slurry with agitation for a sufficient time to result in aluminum ions being adsorbed onto the surfaces of the particles of the phosphor, separating the resulting phosphor with adsorbed aluminum ions from the resulting liquor, drying the phosphor with the adsorbed aluminum ions, firing the resulting dried phosphor at a temperature of from about 750.degree. C. to about 850.degree. C.

Abstract: A powder material and a process for producing same are disclosed. The process comprises reducing the size of an electrolytically produced starting dendritic copper powder material by fluid energy milling to produce a finer powder, essentially all of which has a particle size of less than about 20 micrometers in diameter, entraining the finer powder in a carrier gas and passing it through a high temperature zone at a temperature above the melting point of the finer powder, the temperature being from about 5500.degree. C. to about 17,000.degree. C., to melt at least about 50% by weight of the finer powder to form essentially fine spherical particles of the melted portion, and rapidly and directly resolidifying the resulting high temperature treated material while the material is in flight, to form fine spherical particles having a particle size of less than about 20 micrometers in diameter.

Abstract: A boring type tool includes mean for biasing a cutting bit in a first radial direction with respect to an axis of rotation and means for adjustably moving the cutting bit to a predetermined desired position against the force of the biasing means. The adjustable moving means includes a fluid pressure source for an incompressible electrorheological fluid and a means communicating with the fluid pressure source and the cutting bit for the flow of electrorheological fluid for adjustably moving the cutting bit in a direction opposing the first radial direction in proportion to pressure being generated by the fluid pressure source. A valve means is operably associated with the communicating means for effecting changes in the dynamic stiffness of the electrorheological fluid in response to an electric field.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing M' YTaO.sub.4 :Nb x-ray phosphor which comprises forming a uniform first mixture of Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, and Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 in amounts equal to approximately the stoichiometric amounts to form the phosphor, milling with a flux of lithium chloride, the flux making up about 25% to 33% by weight of the mixture, firing the mixture in a furnace by heating to a temperature of about 1200.degree. C. to 1300.degree. C. at a heating rate of about 1.0.degree. C./minute to 1.5.degree. C./minute and maintaining the temperature for about 10 to 14 hours to react the components and produce a fired material containing luminescent material, cooling the material by turning off the heat and allowing the material to remain in the furnace until the temperature is no higher than about 300.degree. C., washing with deionized water, removing the wash water, drying, and classifying to obtain a -325 mesh particle size.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing M' phase YTaO.sub.4 :Nb X-ray phosphor which comprises forming a mixture of the components Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, and Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, and a flux which can be lithium chloride, lithium sulfate or a mix of lithium sulfate and potassium sulfate in a mole ratio of 80 to 20, the flux making up about 25% to 50% by weight of the mixture, the components being provided in an amount equal to approximately the stoichiometric amounts to form the phosphor, firing the mixture in a furnace by heating to a temperature of about 1200.degree. C. to 1300.degree. C. at a heating rate of about 1.0.degree. C./min. to 1.5.degree. C./min. and maintaining the temperature for about 10 to 14 hours to react the components and produce a fired material containing luminescent material, cooling the material by turning off the heat to the furnace and allowing the material to remain in the furnace until the temperature is no higher than about 300.degree. C.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing a single phase M'YTaO.sub.4 :Nb X-ray phosphor which comprises firing a uniform milled mixture consisting essentially of the components of Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, and Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 in an amount equal to the stoichiometric amounts to form the phosphor, with a flux consisting essentially of lithium sulfate and potassium sulfate in a mole ratio of about 80 to 20, wherein the flux makes up from about 25% to about 50% by weight of the mixture. The firing is done by heating in a furnace to a temperature of from about 1200.degree. C. to about 1300.degree. C. at a heating rate of from about 1.0.degree. C. per minute to about 1.5.degree. C. per minute and maintaining the temperature for about 10 to 14 hours to react the components and produce a fired material containing luminescent material.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing M' YTaO.sub.4 :Nb X-ray phosphor which comprises forming a uniform first mixture of Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, and Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 in amounts equal to approximately the stoichiometric amounts to form the phosphor, milling with deionized water as the milling fluid, removing the water, forming a uniform second mixture of the first mixture and a flux which can be lithium sulfate, lithium chloride or a mix of lithium sulfate and potassium sulfate in a mole ratio of 80 to 20, the flux making up about 25% to 50% by weight of the second mixture, firing the second mixture in a furnace by heating to a temperature of about 1200.degree. C. to 1300.degree. C. at a heating rate of about 1.0.degree. C./minute to 1.5.degree. C./min.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a hydrolysis resistant rare-earth oxysulfide phosphor which comprises forming a uniform mixture of one or more rare earth oxides, sulfur, alkali carbonate, alkali phosphate, terbium oxide, and a zinc compound wherein the zinc compound is provided in an amount sufficient to result in a zinc concentration of from about 0.05% to about 1.0% by weight, heating the mixture in an air atmosphere in a covered vessel at a temperature of from about 900.degree. C. to about 1400.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form a terbium-activated rare-earth oxysulfide, washing the terbium-activated rare-earth oxysulfide with deionized water to remove essentially all of any water soluble impurities which are present, annealing the washed terbium-activated rare-earth oxysulfide in air at a temperature of from about 525.degree. C. to about 590.degree. C. for about 1 hour to about 3 hours to enhance the brightness of the phosphor.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing M' phase YTaO.sub.4 :Nb X-ray phosphor which comprises forming a mixture of components Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, and Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, and a flux which can be lithium chloride, lithium sulfate or a mix of lithium sulfate and potassium sulfate in an 80 to 20 mole ratio, the flux making up about 25% to 50% by weight of the mixture, the components being provided in stoichiometric amounts to form the phosphor, firing the mixture in a furnace by heating to a temperature of about 1200.degree. C. to 1300.degree. C. at a heating rate of about 1.0.degree. C./min. to 1.5.degree. C./min. and maintaining the temperature for about 10 to 14 hours to react the components and produce luminescent material, cooling the material by turning off the heat to the furnace and allowing the material to remain therein until the temperature is no higher than about 300.degree. C.

Abstract: A cemented carbide cutting tool substrate has enhanced surface toughness due to binder enrichment and depletion of aluminum nitride near the peripheral surface.

Abstract: Precision parallel mechanical float for compliance automation gaging, parts handling, assembly and other operations involving a combination of tolerance misalignment. Parallel plates separated by three precision resiliently preloaded flat end rods provide resilient yield in a parallel plane as well as tilting under predetermined loading together with automatic recentering through restoring spring bias.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing alkaline earth halophosphate stir-in phosphors which comprises forming a mixture of about 55% to 75% calcium monohydrogen phosphate, about 15% to 35% calcium carbonate, about 2% to 20% ammonium chloride, about 1% to 15% manganese carbonate, about 1% to 15% antimony trioxide, and about 2% to 10% by weight calcium fluoride, wherein the average particle size of the calcium monohydrogen phosphate by Fisher subseive size is about 4.6 to 6.8 micrometers in diameter and the 50% Coulter Counter size is about 9.0 to 11.5, firing in a non-reacting atmosphere at 600.degree. C. to 1300.degree. C.