Abstract: A copper alloy which is high in strength and electroconductivity is manufactured by casting, without chill casting, a copper alloy mass substantially consisting of copper and containing 0.2 to 1.5% by weight of chromium and 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of tin, hot working the cast copper alloy mass, then cooling, not slowly, the hot worked alloy mass without being subjected to any solid solution treatment, further cold working the cooled alloy mass, and thereafter subjecting the cold worked alloy mass to an aging treatment.

Abstract: Arsenic anhydride of high purity is inexpensively manufactured from an arsenic sulfide-containing substance by first contacting the arsenic sulfide-containing substance with a copper sulfate-containing aqueous solution so as to provide an extract solution containing arsenious acid, the extract solution is subjected to aeration in the presence of copper ions such that the arsenious acid therein is mostly oxidized to arsenic acid, the thus provided treated solution is subjected to a weak reducing agent to cause crystals of arsenious anhydride to form, and these crystals are then recovered.

Abstract: A lead frame for an IC device includes a body element located at its center, the body element including recesses in its outer periphery in which the inner tips of the leads of the lead frame are fitted at predetermined positions. With such an arrangement, the leads are prevented from being deformed during steps of formation of the IC device.

Abstract: A method of recovering gold from anode slimes resulting from electrolytic copper refining comprises treating the anode slimes to remove copper and selenium, forming an aqueous slurry from the treated slimes, blowing chlorine gas into the aqueous slurry to dissolve the gold therein, and separating the so-dissolved gold from the residue.

Abstract: From a refinery's intermediate byproduct composed of a sulfide, oxide or arsenide containing copper and arsenic, a liquid extract containing copper and arsenic at a concentration ratio of not less than 1.0 is obtained. The liquid extract is cooled to a predetermined temperature to achieve solid-liquid phase separation, and the liquid resulting from the phase separation is neutralized to pH 6-7 to isolate copper and arsenic in the form of a composite precipitate. The composite copper-arsenic compound mixture thus obtained has a high purity and low production cost and can be converted through a simple treatment into an effective antiseptic for wood.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for surveying for nodular targets of a grain size of 1 to 15 cm present on the sea floor, pulse waves in each of three frequency ranges of 3 to 4, 10 to 14 and 25 to 50 KHz are radiated onto the sea floor from a ship navigating on the sea. The reflected sound waves of the three frequency pulse waves are received and the reflexibilities of the respective sound waves are measured from the reflected sound pressures and the reflexibilities are composed. The population of the nodular targets is determined from the composed reflexibility and, as required, the grain size of the nodular targets can be determined from at least one of the ratio of the reflexibility of the sound waves of the frequency range of 3 to 4 KHz to the composed reflexibility and the ratio of the reflexibility of the sound waves of the frequency range of 3 to 4 KHz to the reflexibility of the sound waves of range of 25 to 50 KHz.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tape to leads of a semiconductor lead frame, includes, a tape feeder, a punch for punching the tape and for pressing the punched tape against the lead frame, a mechanism for horizontally moving the lead frame and setting it in the punch and the press, and a mechanism for adjusting the timing of the feeder, the punch, the press and the moving mechanism. The punch and the press include a fixed upper die on which the lead frame rests and in which the tape is supported, the punch being movable against the tape for punching out a portion of the tape and for pressing it against the lead frame.

Abstract: A method for removing As, or As and Sb and/or Bi wherein acidic solution of sulfuric acid such as a copper electrolyte of having a free sulfuric acid concentration of less than 700g./l. and containing at least arsenic among arsenic, antimony and bismuth as impurities is warmed to be above 50.degree. C. or preferably above 60.degree. C. with the addition of H.sub.3 AsO.sub.4 in advance as required, one or a mixture of both of Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 preferably kneaded with water or the added solution is added to and mixed with the solution and the produced precipitate is separated to discharge the impurities out of the solution.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing resistor paste having excellent voltage resistance properties, high resistivity and low TCR by fusing a mixture composed of 1 to 40 weight % of ruthenium dioxide, 40 to 85 weight % of lead oxide, 10 to 30 weight % of silica, 1 to 15 weight % of alumina and 0 to 5 weight % of another inorganic oxide at a temperature of 800.degree. to 1,200.degree. C., cooling and grinding the fused mixture, then adding a TCR modifier and an organic vehicle to the ground material, the TCR modifier being selected from the group consisting of 2 to 10 weight % ZrO.sub.2 ; 3 to 15 weight % of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; 0.5 to 20 weight % of tin oxide and a mixture of 0.5 to 20 weight % of tin oxide and up to 15 weight % of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, the sum of which does not exceed 25 weight % with respect to the total weight of the ground material and organic vehicle, and blending the admixture.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for separating nickel, cobalt and copper wherein a molten mixture containing either or both of nickel and cobalt and copper as an alloy and a matte or either of them is mixed in the presence of a matte, metallic iron and carbon to form a high carbon ferrous alloy and a matte in two separate phases. Both nickel and cobalt or either of them is extracted predominantly in the high carbon ferrous alloy and copper is extracted predominantly in the matte.

Abstract: An apparatus for recovering minerals from the bottom of the water comprising a frame which supports a pump taking in the water and feeding it to nozzles mentioned below, a driving device for the pump, a collection chamber and at least one mineral floating apparatus, which fixed an end of a suction pipe leading to the collection chamber and which is so formed that it can travel on the bottom of the water.

Abstract: A drilling system includes a drill pipe and a cutting means located therein. A locking mechanism with said drill pipe is provided on said cutting means and is operatively connected with a spearhead engageable with an engaging mechanism of a pulling-up device so that, when the spearhead is pulled, an inner tube and outer tube forming a part of the locking mechanism may move relative to each other to unlock the drill pipe and cutting means for quickly and easily pulling up the latter.