Abstract: This invention provides a magnesium laminate material with high heat radiation performance, reduced weight, higher strength, and excellent molding processability. Such metal laminate material has a three-layer-structure of a first stainless steel layer, a magnesium layer and a second stainless steel layer, wherein tensile strength (TS) is 200 to 430 MPa, elongation (EL) is 10% or more, and the surface hardness (Hv) of the first stainless steel layer and the second stainless steel layer is 300 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers including: a first process of forming an iron-nickel alloy plating layer on at least one side of a steel sheet; a second process of forming a nickel plating layer on the iron-nickel alloy plating layer; and a third process of performing a thermal treatment after forming the nickel plating layer to form an iron-nickel alloy layer having an outermost surface, at which a content ratio of Fe atoms is 12 to 55% by atom, on an outermost layer by thermal diffusion. The invention makes it possible to provide the method for producing the surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers that can suppress the elution of iron inside the battery when being used for a battery container, whereby the service life of the battery can be extended and battery characteristics such as discharge characteristics can be improved.

Abstract: A method of electroless gold plating includes a step of forming an underlying alloy layer on a base material and a step of forming a gold plate layer directly on the underlying alloy layer by electroless reduction plating using a cyanide-free gold plating bath. The underlying alloy layer is formed of an M1-M2-M3 alloy, where M1 is at least one element selected from Ni, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, where Sn, M2 is at least one element selected from Pd, Re, Pt, Rh, Ag and where Ru, and M3 is at least one element selected from P and B.

Abstract: Provided is an alloy plate coated material including a base material, and an alloy plate layer which is formed on the base material to constitute an outermost layer and is formed from a M1-M2-M3 alloy (provided that M1 is at least one element selected from Ni, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn and Sn; M2 is at least one element selected from Pd, Re, Pt, Rh, Ag and Ru; and M3 is at least one element selected from P and B), in which the alloy plate layer has a molar ratio of M1 to M2 (M1/M2) of 0.005 to 0.5.

Abstract: To provide a bath for surface treatment capable of forming a surface-treating film having excellent corrosion resistance by a high-speed electrolytic treatment, and a method of producing a surface-treated steel plate having excellent corrosion resistance and closely adhering property to the coating maintaining good productivity. A bath for surface treatment used for forming a surface-treating film on the surface of a steel plate by cathodic electrolysis, the bath for surface treatment containing Zr and/or Ti, and a polycarboxylic acid.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a metal sheet having an alloy plated layer, the method including a step of passing a metal strip continuously through a plating bath to perform electroplating in the plating bath, the plating bath including a plating liquid and an anode, the plating liquid containing two or more kinds of metal ions for forming the alloy plated layer, wherein an anode obtained by mixing two or more kinds of metal pellets is used as the anode, the metal pellets being formed of respective metals that form the alloy plated layer, wherein a mixing ratio of each metal pellet that constitutes the anode is determined based on a total surface area ratio of each metal pellet in the anode so that a dissolution ratio of each metal pellet that constitutes the anode is a dissolution ratio corresponding to a weight ratio of each metal that constitutes the alloy plated layer.

Abstract: There is provided a surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers. The surface-treated sheet is used to form a battery container for a battery. The battery uses a nonaqueous electrolytic solution as an electrolytic solution. The surface-treated steel sheet is characterized by the features as below. The surface-treated steel sheet includes a base material made of steel and an iron-nickel diffusion layer formed by performing thermal diffusion treatment after forming a nickel plating layer at least on a surface of the base material to be located at the inner surface side of the battery container. The iron-nickel diffusion layer has an outermost layer of which a ratio of Ni and Fe is 7.5 or less as a molar ratio of Ni/Fe. The iron-nickel diffusion layer has a thickness of 0.6 ?m or more.

Abstract: A nonlinear optical dye includes a compound represented by the general formula (1) below. In the above general formula (1), each of X1, X2, X3 and X4 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, or a methylsulfonyl group. In the present invention, it is preferred that each of X1, X2, X3 and X4 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, or a halogen atom. In the present invention, it is also preferred that the nonlinear optical dye has a dipole moment of 2.1 D or less and a maximum absorption wavelength within a range of 315 to 360 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers (100) that is obtained in such a manner that after iron-nickel alloy plating is performed on a steel sheet (10), a thermal treatment is performed and is characterized in that an outermost layer is an iron-nickel alloy layer (20), and the iron-nickel alloy layer (20) has an average crystal size of 1 to 8 ?m at the outermost surface thereof. The present invention makes it possible to provide the surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers that can suppress the elution of iron inside the battery when being used for a battery container, whereby the service life of the battery can be extended and battery characteristics such as discharge characteristics is improved, and to provide a battery container and a battery that can be obtained using the surface-treated steel sheet for battery containers.

Abstract: This invention provides a substrate for a superconducting wire used for manufacturing a superconducting wire with excellent superconductivity and a method for manufacturing the same. Such substrate for a superconducting wire exhibits the crystal orientation of metals on the outermost layer, such as a c-axis orientation rate of 99% or higher, a ?? of 6 degrees or less, and a percentage of an area in which the crystal orientation is deviated by 6 degrees or more from the (001) [100] per unit area of 6% or less.

Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet for cans forming a coating of a compound containing chiefly Zr and containing F, the amount of Zr being 80 to 200 mg/m2 and the amount of F being not less than 12 mg/m2 in the coating on the surface that becomes the outer surface side of the can. The surface-treated steel sheet is capable of effectively preventing the resin coating from peeling on the outer surface side of the can at dented portions.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to detect a mutation related to BCR-ABL inhibitor resistance with high accuracy for chronic myelogenous leukemia or the like. A method for detecting the mutation comprises the steps of: amplifying a region including a fusion site and a mutation site related to BCR-ABL inhibitor resistance contained in a BCR-ABL fusion gene using a biological sample collected from a subject; and genotyping of the mutation site related to BCR-ABL inhibitor resistance using nucleic acids amplified in the above step.

Abstract: Provided are a pipe which exhibits corrosion resistance against vapor of fuel such as gasoline, diesel oil, bioethanol or a biodiesel fuel, a method for manufacturing the pipe, and a steel sheet for manufacturing the pipe. A method for manufacturing a pipe having a bent portion which has excellent corrosion resistance against fuel vapor includes the steps of; preparing a steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe which is characterized by having a zinc-nickel (Zn—Ni) alloy layer where a nickel content is 4 to 16 at % on at least one surface of the steel sheet; forming the steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe into a tubular shape such that the Zn—Ni alloy layer forms an inner surface of the pipe, and applying bending to the pipe such that the elongation of the bent convex portion generated at the time of bending the pipe falls within 20%.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin-coated Al sheet with which a drawn and ironed can having a lustrous appearance can be formed. An upper limit of a thickness of an outer surface resin layer which covers an Al surface which becomes an outer surface of the can and has an arithmetical mean roughness (Ra) of 0.5 ?m or less with a thickness which falls within a range of 0.02 ?m to 6 ?m is determined based on an arithmetical mean roughness (Ra) of the Al surface, wherein the upper limit of the thickness of a coating outer-surface resin layer is decreased when the arithmetical mean roughness (Ra) is increased.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a superconducting wire includes the following steps. A laminate metal having a first metal layer and a Ni layer formed on the first metal layer is prepared. An intermediate layer (20) is formed on the Ni layer of the laminate metal. A superconducting layer (30) is formed on the intermediate layer (20). By subjecting the laminate metal to a heat treatment after at least either of the step of forming a intermediate layer (20) and the step of forming a superconducting layer (30), a nonmagnetic Ni alloy layer (12) is formed from the laminate metal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a metal laminate material that maintains sufficient bonding strength and has superior production efficiency. A method for producing a metal laminate material by bonding two sheets, one sheet composed of a material M1 and the other sheet composed of a material M2, wherein each of M1 and M2 is a metal or alloy comprising any one or more selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Nb, Mo, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Pb, and Bi, comprises the steps of subjecting the faces of the two sheets to be bonded to sputtering treatment with inert gas ions under vacuum such that oxide layers on surface layers remain; temporarily bonding the two sheets by roll pressure bonding; and conducting a thermal treatment to thereby bond the two sheets, and, when Tm1>Tm2 where Tm1 (K) is the melting point of M1 and Tm2(K) is the melting point of M2, the temperature of the thermal treatment is 0.45Tm2 or more and less than 0.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a production method for efficiently producing a metal laminate having high bonding strength. A method for producing a metal laminate material comprising the steps of: sputter etching faces to be bonded of a stainless steel and an aluminum such that an oxide layer remains on each face; temporarily bonding the faces to be bonded of the stainless steel and the aluminum by roll pressure bonding; and thermally treating the temporarily bonded laminate material at a temperature lower than the recrystallization temperature of the stainless steel to thermally diffuse at least a metal element comprised in the stainless steel into the aluminum.

Abstract: There is provided a metal plate coated stainless material (100) which includes a stainless steel sheet (10) having formed thereon a passivation film (11) having a Cr/O value in the range of 0.05 to 0.2 and a Cr/Fe value in the range of 0.5 to 0.8 at the surface as measured by an Auger electron spectroscopy analysis and a metal plated layer (20) formed on the passivation film (11) of the stainless steel sheet (10), in which the metal plated layer (20) is a plated layer formed from any one metal selected from among Ag, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ru, Cu, Sn and Cr, or an alloy of these metals.

Abstract: Provided are a surface-treated metal sheet which includes a nickel layer having improved corrosion resistance and a method of manufacturing a formed article. In a surface-treated metal sheet where a nickel layer is formed on a substrate, the proportion of (200) planes to a total of (111) planes, (200) planes, (220) planes and (311) planes with respect to the crystal plane orientations of the nickel layer is set to 40% or less. In a method of manufacturing a formed article using a surface-treated metal sheet where a nickel layer is formed on a substrate, the surface-treated metal sheet having the nickel layer where the proportion of (200) planes to a total of (111) planes, (200) planes, (220) planes and (311) planes is set to 40% or less with respect to the crystal plane orientations of the nickel layer is worked using a mold.

Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet and a process for its production. The surface-treated steel sheet has, on at least one surface of the steel sheet, a surface-treating layer that chiefly comprises zirconium and oxygen, and contains fluorine, the surface-treating layer containing an element of the Group II on the surface side thereof. The surface-treated steel sheet features excellent adhesion to the organic resin coating, excellent corrosion resistance, and can provide metal cans that feature excellent adhesion to the resin on the inner and outer surfaces of the cans and excellent resistance against the elution of fluorine.