Abstract: An iron-base alloy having high erosion resistance to molten zinc attack which essentially consists of (by weight):0.01 to 2% of carbon;0.01 to 2% of silicon;0.01 to 2% of manganese;totally 1 to 6% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum;totally 1 to 10% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten;10 to 30% of nickel;10 to 30% of cobalt;10 to 25% of chromium; anda balance which is iron and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: A process for recovering uranium and/or thorium from a liquid containing uranium and/or thorium is disclosed, which comprises capturing the uranium and/or thorium in the liquid by an amorphous silica precipitate formed by adding water glass to the liquid, making the captured uranium and/or thorium eluted from the precipitate by acid-treatment, recovering the eluted uranium and/or thorium as an acidic solution, and regenerating the precipitate to water glass by use of an alkali metal hydroxide solution. Thus, the uranium and/or thorium can be recovered in high yield and the amorphous silica precipitate, that is, a formed radioactive solid waste can be remarkably reduced.

Abstract: A cutting tool or a wear-resistant mechanical part comprises: a substrate of WC, Co, TiC, and TaC with or without an inner coating layer of TiC, TiN or TiCN; an intermediate layer of a titanium oxycarbide formed on the surface of the substrate or the inner coating layer by carrying out a reaction thereon at a temperature of 800.degree. to 1,200.degree. C. of a halide of titanium, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide or a mixture thereof; and an outer coating layer of aluminum oxide formed on the outer surface of the intermediate layer. The thicknesses of the inner layer, the intermediate layer , and the outer coating layer are of the order of 0.5 to 20 microns, 0.5 to 20 microns, and 0.5 to 10 microns, respectively.

Abstract: A process for recovering uranium and/or thorium from a liquid containing uranium and/or thorium is disclosed, which comprises making a precipitate composed mainly of amorphous silica formed by adding water glass to the liquid containing uranium and/or thorium, capturing the uranium and/or thorium in the liquid by the precipitate, treating the precipitate with acid to elute the captured uranium and/or thorium, adding ammonia or hydrogen peroxide to an acidic solution containing the eluted uranium and/or thorium to form a precipitate composed of ammonium salt or peroxide of the uranium and/or thorium, and filtering out the ammonium salt or peroxide precipitate. Thus, high purity solid uranium and/or thorium reutilizable for manufacture of nuclear fuel material can be recovered in high yield.

Abstract: The surface-coated blade member for cutting tools comprises a metal substrate and a coating on at least one surface of said substrate, said coating composed of a layer of vapor deposited titanium on the surface of said metal substrate and at least one layer of vapor deposited titanium compound on said layer of titanium, and said layer of titanium compound being selected from the group consisting of titanium carbide, titanium nitride, titanium carbonitride, titanium oxy-carbide and titanium oxy-carbo-nitride, said layer of titanium being no larger than 2 .mu.m thick and said layer of titanium compound being 0.5 to 10 .mu.m thick. A process for producing such a blade member is also disclosed.

Abstract: The lateral pulling growth of a crystal ribbon is established under precise heat control by pulling laterally the crystal ribbon from the melt of a crystalline substance having the same crystal structure as that of the crystal ribbon.

Abstract: A copper-tin type sintered alloy for an oil-impregnated bearing excellent in bearing performance particularly as a bearing used in low-load and high-velocity region, having a chemical composition consisting essentially of, in weight percentage:______________________________________ Tin from 8 to 11% Phosphorus from 0.2 to 1.7% ______________________________________at least one solid lubricant, having an average particle size of from 20 to 80 .mu.m, selected from the group consisting of: ______________________________________ Molybdenum disulfide from 1.1 to 11%, and Tungsten disulfide from 1.7 to 17%, ______________________________________Where,the total amount of molybdenum disulfide and tungsten disulfide being up to 17%;and,the balance copper and incidental impurities;said sintered alloy being prepared by sintering a green compact having said chemical composition at a temperature of from 650.degree. to 750.degree. C.

Abstract: The lateral pulling growth of a thin and wide crystal ribbon is established by laterally pulling the crystal ribbon from the melt of a crystalline substance having the same crystal structure as that of the crystal ribbon with a gaseous cooling medium blown over the surfaces of the melt and the grown crystal.

Abstract: To ensure anodic oxidation treatment for aluminum or aluminum alloy products with less electric power loss and longer durability at reduced operating cost a useful anode member constructed of zirconium alloy is proposed in accordance with the present invention, which serves to carry thereon aluminum or aluminum alloy products to be anodized and acts as electric contact through which current is fed.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant structural aluminum alloy excellent in extrudability which consists essentially of, in weight percentage:Magnesium from 0.45 to 0.98%,Silicon from 0.3 to 0.8%,Zinc from 0.5 to 2.5%,and, the balance aluminum and incidental impurities; said alloy including a corrosion resistant structural aluminum alloy excellent in extrudability further additionally containing, as required, at least one element selected from the group consisting of, in weight percentage:Copper from 0.04 to 0.30%,Zirconium from 0.04 to 0.25%,Chromium from 0.04 to 0.30%, andManganese from 0.04 to 0.25%.

Abstract: The lateral pulling growth of a thin and wide crystal ribbon is established by laterally pulling the crystal ribbon from the melt of a crystalline substance having the same crystal structure as that of the crystal ribbon with a gaseous cooling medium blown over the surfaces of the melt and the grown crystal.

Abstract: Banks of a green non-ferrous metal sulfide ore are formed along the inner surfaces of sidewalls of a reverberatory furnace of green-charge type and are melted thereby to form slag and matte, a major portion of the matte being tapped out of the furnace, while a mixture of the slag and the remainder of the matte is introduced into a separation furnace to be completely separated. During this process, an oxygen-containing gas is blown through lances, past the slag layer made thin by the tapping of the slag-matte mixture, and into the matte underlying the slag in the reverberatory furnace thereby to raise the copper metal content of the matte thus formed and, moreover, to increase the concentration of SO.sub.2 in the resulting exhaust gas. By this method, the processing capacity of the reverberatory furnace is increased and, moreover, the load on a converter for further processing of the matte is reduced.

Abstract: A metal in a molten state, which is to be pulverized, is put in a vessel in coexistence with an assistant-powder consisting of a material which has a higher melting point than said metal and is difficult to chemically react with said metal and/or difficult to form a solid solution with said metal. Then, said molten metal and said assistant-powder are mixed thoroughly by stirring. Then, while continuing said stirring, said molten metal and said assistant-powder are slowly cooled until the temperature of the former reaches at least its solidus point to pulverize said metal into a fine powder and to form a composite powder having a structure in which said assistant-powder adheres to said fine powder to cover the entire surface of each particle of said fine powder. And then, said assistant-powder is separated and removed from said composite powder, thereby obtaining a fine powder of said metal.

Abstract: A forgeable nickel-base super alloy free from cobalt and comprising the following essential constituent elements in weight percentage:Carbon--0.04 to 0.25%;Chromium--10.0 to 25.0%;Tungsten--10.0 to 25.0%;Aluminum--0.1 to 1.0%;At least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.005 to 0.05% calcium, 0.001 to 0.02% magnesium and a 0.001 to 0.02% rare earth element--0.001 to 0.05%;andNickel and other inevitable impurities--balance;said forgeable nickel-base super alloy including a forgeable nickel-base super alloy added with, as required, the following additional elements in weight percentage in addition to the aforementioned essential elements:Zirconium--0.005 to 0.1%;and/orAt least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.1 to 3.0% niobium and 0.1 to 1.5% hafnium--0.1 to 3.0%.

Abstract: A core metal in a molten state, which is to be pulverized, is put in a vessel in coexistence with a covering powder in a solid state consisting of a material which has a higher melting point than said core metal and is difficult to chemically react with said core metal and/or difficult to form a solid solution with said core metal. Then, said molten core metal and said solid covering powder are mixed thoroughly and uniformly by stirring. Then, while continuing said stirring, said molten core metal and said solid covering powder are slowly cooled until the temperature of the former reaches at least its solidus point to pulverize said core metal into a fine powder and to form a composite powder for powder metallurgy having a structure in which many particles of said covering powder adhere to and cover the entire surface of each particle of said fine powder of said core metal.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant bright aluminum alloy for die-casting which consisting essentially of, in weight percentage:______________________________________ Zinc from 0.5 to 2.5%, Magnesium from 1.1 to 3.0%, Silicon from 0.3 to 1.2%, Iron from 0.2 to 1.5%, Manganese from 0.3 to 1.2%, Copper from 0.1 to 0.3%, and the balance aluminum and incidental impurities; ______________________________________Said alloy for die-casting further additionally containing from 0.001 to 2.000% in weight percentage in total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of: ______________________________________ Titanium from 0.05 to 0.30%, Chromium from 0.05 to 0.50%, Boron from 0.01 to 0.05%, Zirconium from 0.05 to 0.30%, Vanadium from 0.05 to 0.30%, Cobalt from 0.05 to 0.50%, Antimony from 0.05 to 0.30%, Nickel from 0.05 to 2.00%, and Beryllium from 0.001 to 0.005%.

Abstract: A ferrite for magnetostrictrive vibrators is produced by the simple process of press forming a preformed structure formed from starting powder of magnetite or a mixture of magnetite and ferric oxide, said powder having an average particle size d (.mu.) of from 0.02 to 5.0 .mu., sintering this structure in an atmosphere wherein the partial pressure of oxygen is from 10.sup.-1 to 10.sup.-11 atmosphere at a temperature of from 1,000.degree. to 1,350.degree. C. and which will meet the requirement:140 log d+1,305.gtoreq.T(.degree.C.).gtoreq.160 log d+1,180and thereafter cooling the structure thus sintered to room temperature at a cooling rate m (.degree.C./min.) <0.5f where f(KHz) is a corresponding resonance frequency thereby to produce a macroscopically homogeneous ferrite structure containing as its principal constituent a sintered magnetite having an oxygen/iron (O/Fe) atomic ratio of 4.0/3<0/Fe<4.1/3, and a density of at least 90% of the theoretical density.

Abstract: A process for welding a pair of thick copper plates which comprises welding the pair of copper plates with respective edges placed adjacent to each other on a backing support made of carbon at the adjacent edges in an atmosphere of an inert gas by melting a filler metal with the use of a direct current arc generated between the copper plates connected to the negative pole and a positive electrode with an arc voltage V (volt) and a welding current I (ampere) satisfying the conditions:V = 37 - 45 (1)vi>q (2)i.sup.2 /.sqroot.v < f (3)wherein Q and F are respectively determined from the equations:Q = Va Ia (4)F = Ib.sup.2 /.sqroot.Va (5)wherein Ia (ampere) is the minimum current at which a penetration to the underside of the copper plate is obtained and Ib (ampere) is the minimum current at which a blow hole is formed in the weld by the decomposition of the backing support at any voltage Va (volt) within the above stated range (1).

Abstract: For stripping or peeling electrorefined or otherwise purified metal, which have been deposited on a set of cathode sheets, off the opposite faces of the sheets, these sheets are transported from an electrolytic cell into a rack and are therein held in side-by-side relationship with preassigned spacings therebetween. A plurality of stripper assemblies each comprising a pair of stripper plates normally held in face-to-face relationship with each other are disposed in coplanar relationship to respective cathode sheets within the rack and are moved into and out of the rack. When each stripper assembly is moved into the rack, as by a hydraulic cylinder, its pair of stripper plates slide over the opposite faces of the corresponding one of the cathode sheets thereby peeling off the high-purity metal.

Abstract: A main raw material powder comprising cobalt oxide powder, chromium oxide powder and carbon powder is added with at least one metal oxide powder selected from the group consisting of manganese oxide powder, vanadium oxide powder, titanium oxide powder, tantalum oxide powder, niobium oxide powder, boron oxide powder, hafnium oxide powder, tungsten oxide powder, molybdenum oxide powder, iron oxide powder, nickel oxide powder and copper oxide powder; these powders are then mixed and pulverized to prepare a mixed powder; said mixed powder is then reduced by heating under vacuum or in a reducing atmosphere to obtain a reduced sponge-like mass; said sponge-like mass is finely pulverized, thereby manufacturing a cobalt-base reduced powder.A cobalt-base sintered alloy, produced by using said cobalt-base reduced powder thus manufactured as the material powder, has a relatively wide range of diffusion sintering temperatures applicable at the time of sintering thereof and has furthermore a high sintered density.