Abstract: A combined composite and metal hybrid component and a method of forming said component, are disclosed, the component comprising a substantially sheet-like or web-like body portion, made of a composite material, at least one stiffening member made of a metal and at least one made of a composite material, and curing the component in a vacuum bag, such that the metal stiffening member is formed against the composite stiffening member and the metal stiffening member remains a part of the hybrid composite component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered part having a highly precise molded part height, the sintered part being produced from a first sintered joining part that has a first joining surface and a second sintered joining part that has at least a second joining surface. The method comprises at least the following steps: joining the first sintered joining part and the second sintered joining part, the first joining surface being oriented such that it faces the second joining surface; pressing the first sintered joining part and the second sintered joining part against each other under axial compression pressure exerted by a pressing tool, the highly precise molded part height being brought about by pressing the parts against each other; removing the sintered part from the pressing tool as a sintered part having a highly precise molded part height. The invention also relates to a parts set of sintered joining parts.

Abstract: A skeletal composite material includes an internal skeleton structure surrounded by a matrix material. The skeleton structure and the matrix are made of different materials having different properties. It should be appreciated that the skeleton structure and the matrix can be made of any suitable material including metal, ceramic, carbon, polymers, or combinations of these materials. Preferably, the skeleton structure and/or the matrix are made primarily of metal or ceramic. The skeletal composite material can be made by filling a skeleton structure with powder, compacting the skeleton structure and powder to form a preform, and consolidating the preform to form the skeletal composite material.

Abstract: A system and method of forming a wear resistant composite material includes placing a porous wear resistant filler material in a mold cavity and infiltrating the filler material with a matrix material by heating to a temperature sufficient to melt the matrix material, then cooling the assembly to form a wear resistant composite material. The system and method can be used to form the wear resistant composite material on the surface of a substrate, such as a part for excavating equipment or other mechanical part. One suitable matrix material may be any of a variety of ductile iron alloys.

Abstract: Described herein are electrodeposited corrosion-resistant multilayer coating and claddings that comprises multiple nanoscale layers that periodically vary in electrodeposited species or electrodeposited microstructures. The coatings may comprise electrodeposited metals, ceramics, polymers or combinations thereof. Also described herein are methods for preparation of the coatings and claddings.

Abstract: A rod, a cutting tool and a method for manufacturing a cutting tool are disclosed. In an embodiment, the rod may include a cemented carbide member containing WC and Co. The cemented carbide member may be elongated and include a first end portion and a second end portion in a longitudinal direction. The first end portion may have a Co content CoAC smaller than a Co content CoBC of the second end portion. The cemented carbide member may include a first portion on a side of the first end portion and a second portion on a side of the second end portion. The first portion may have a gradient S1 representing a change in a Co content per millimeter. The second portion may have a gradient S2 representing a change in a Co content per millimeter. The gradient S1 may be greater than the gradient S2.

Abstract: A compressible pillar is disclosed for the preparation of a vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) unit, having a longitudinal extent in a longitudinal direction when in an uncompressed state, and comprising: a deformable part comprising an open structure, wherein the open structure at least partially collapses under a compression force acting in the longitudinal direction of the compressible pillar, the compression force being of at least one value selected within the range of 60 N to 320 N such as a value of the compression force being selected from the range of 60 N to 140 N, from the range of 140 N to 230 N, or from the range of 230 N to 320 N, wherein the longitudinal extent of the compressible pillar decreases to a compressed longitudinal extent when the compressible pillar is subjected to the compression force, and wherein the compressed longitudinal extent of the compressible pillar increases to an expanded longitudinal extent when the compression force is released, wherein the increase in the longitudinal

Abstract: This clad material includes a first layer made of a Mg—Li base alloy, a second layer made of an Al base alloy, and a first bonding portion arranged on a bonding interface between the first layer and the second layer in a section view when cut in a thickness direction and made of a Cu base alloy. The clad material has a specific gravity of 2.10 or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coated solder material that is capable of preventing the advancement of oxidation of the surface during long-term storage and when melted, and that has excellent wetting extendability and bondability, without the occurrence of gaps in the bonded areas. A coating film is formed on the surface of a solder material; the coating film including a carbon compound that is formed by introducing an organic compound having a carbon number of 8 or less together with a carrier gas into a reaction gas that has been plasmatized under atmospheric pressure, and after a radicalized organic compound has been formed by radicalizing the organic compound, causing the radicalized organic compound to react with the metal on the surface of the solder material; the thickness of the coating film is 4 nm to 200 nm, and when heated at 150° C. to 300° C. and melted, the mass-reduction rate is 60% or greater.

Abstract: A device can comprise a plurality of layers stacked and bonded on one another, wherein at least one layer of the plurality of layers comprises: a first active region comprising first pin portions positioned in a first planar arrangement; and a second active region comprising second pin portions positioned in a second planar arrangement, wherein the second planar arrangement is different from the first planar arrangement. The device can also comprise a conformable layer adjacent to at least one of the plurality of layers.

Abstract: A tooth which is an example of a wear-resistant component includes a base made of a first metal, and an overlay disposed in contact with the base to cover a covered region that is a part of a surface of the base. In an overlay edge portion corresponding to a boundary between the covered region and an exposed region other than the covered region on the surface of the base, the exposed region and a surface of the overlay are flush with each other to form a forged surface.

Abstract: There is provided a metal product having an internal space formed therein, allowing for improvements in the flow of a coolant in the internal space, such as a cooling channel and an increase in cooling efficiency, and a method of manufacturing thereof. The metal product includes a body part having a first space formed therein; a space formation member having a second space formed therein, mounted on the body part to be communicated with the first space; and a finishing part forming an exterior by covering the space formation member in a state in which the space formation member is mounted on the body part.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a metal graphic formed on a surface (2), wherein said graphic comprises discrete wire elements (1) that are attached to said surface.

Abstract: A brazed part includes two or more components that are brazed together and has related method of making. Using a method of locating parts relative to one another, an inter-component gap between the components may be formed. Subsequently, during brazing, flow control features formed along the inter-component gap may then be used to assist in the retention of the braze material between the components during brazing.

Abstract: A steel wire for a non heat-treated mechanical part includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %, a predetermined amount of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, Ti, Al, B, Nb, and V, and limited P, S, N, and O and a remainder of Fe and impurities; in which a structure includes, by volume %, a bainite of greater than or equal to 75×[C %]+25, and a remainder of one or more of a ferrite and a pearlite when an amount of C is set to [C %] by mass %; when an average aspect ratio of a bainite block in a second surface layer area of the steel wire is set as R1, the R1 is greater than or equal to 1.2; when an average grain size of a bainite block in a third surface layer area of the steel wire is set to PS3 ?m, and an average grain size of a bainite block in a third center portion of the steel wire is set to PC3 ?m, the PS3 satisfies Expression (c), and the PS3 and the PC3 satisfy Expression (d), a standard deviation of a grain size of the bainite block in the structure is less than or equal to 8.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a pressed component including an elongated top plate, a wall having one end connected to a short direction end portion of the top plate, that curves with a convex shape bowing toward an opposite side to the top plate as viewed from an upper side of the top plate, and that includes a sharp curve portion, and a flange that is connected to another end of the wall, and that extends in a plate thickness direction of the wall toward the opposite side to the top plate side. The manufacturing method includes pressing to form an intermediate formed component including a preliminary flange and pressing to deform the preliminary flange to form the preliminary flange into the flange.

Abstract: A cast work piece includes a cast metal component section and a sprue section connected to the cast metal component section. The cast metal component section and a portion of the sprue section have a first grain orientation and another portion of the sprue section has a second grain orientation such that there is a microstructural discontinuity where the first grain orientation meets the second grain orientation in the sprue section.

Abstract: In one example, an article including a composite soft substrate defining an outer edge of the substrate, wherein the composite soft substrate includes a soft substrate portion, and a reinforcement insert partially surrounded by the soft substrate portion and extending through the soft substrate portion adjacent the outer edge of the substrate, wherein the reinforcement insert forms a portion of the outer edge of the composite substrate, wherein the reinforcement member increases resistance to compression of the composite substrate at the location of the reinforcement insert compared to the soft substrate portion, and wherein the reinforcement insert defines an aperture extending through the composite substrate adjacent the outer edge of the composite substrate. The article further includes a hard coating on an outer surface of the composite soft substrate.

Abstract: Metalized plastic substrates, and methods thereof are provided herein. The method includes providing a plastic having a plurality of accelerators dispersed in the plastic. The accelerators have a formula ABO3, wherein A is one or more elements selected from Groups 9, 10, and 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements, B is one or more elements selected from Groups 4B and 5B of the Periodic Table of Elements, and O is oxygen. The method includes the step of irradiating a surface of plastic substrate to expose at least a first accelerator. The method further includes plating the irradiated surface of the plastic substrate to form at least a first metal layer on the at least first accelerator, and then plating the first metal layer to form at least a second metal layer.

Abstract: A piston shoe as a sliding component includes a base section, which is made of steel, and a sliding section having a sliding surface, which is made of copper alloy and joined to the base section. The base section and the sliding section are joined, with a base section joint region being formed in the base section, the base section joint region including a base section joint surface that is a surface joined to the sliding section and having smaller grains than other regions in the base section.