Abstract: MMC's comprising an Al-RB alloy-based matrix and ceramic, metal and/or intermetallic reinforcement particulates dispersed in the alloy matrix provide improved strength and ductility wherein the reinforcement particulates have a higher melting temperature than the matrix alloy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a solder alloy composition comprising Sn—Bi—In base solder particles. The Sn—Bi—In base solder particles is characterized by having an average diameter less than 10 ?m, and the Sn—Bi—In base alloy comprises 12-22% of Sn, 33-43% of Bi and 45-55% by weight. Also disclosed herein is a method for producing the Sn—Bi—In base solder particles. The method mainly includes the steps of, sintering a mixture comprising tin (Sn), bismuth (Bi) and indium (In) at a designated weight ratio to produce a bulk alloy; dissolving the bulk alloy to produce an alloy solution; and subjected the alloy solution to ultrasonication at a first temperature of about 65-85° C. and then cooling at a second temperature of about 0-25° C., thereby produces the present Sn—Bi—In base solder particles.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a high strength thin steel material for API having excellent resistance to deformation and a method of manufacturing same, the steel material comprising, in weight %, C: 0.05-0.15%, Si: 0.5% or less (0% excluded), Mn: 0.5-2.5%, Nb: 0.05% or less (0% excluded), V: 0.004% or less (0% excluded), Mo: 0.03-0.2%, Cr: 0.1-0.3%, P: 0.03% or less (0% excluded), S: 0.015% (0% excluded), Al: 0.05% or less (0% excluded), N: 0.01% or less (0% excluded), and the balance being Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the microstructure of the steel material comprises, in area %, ferrite: 10~30% and the balance being bainite, the ferrite having an average crystal grain size of 15-30 ?m and including 3,000/?m2 or less V-based precipitates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for a pressure vessel, which is used in a hydrogen sulfide atmosphere, and, more specifically, to a steel material having excellent hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) resistance, and a manufacturing method therefor.

Abstract: An R-T-B permanent magnet that contains: main-phase grains composed of an R2T14B compound (where R is a rare earth element, T is a transition metal element, and B is boron); and grain boundaries. R includes Ce. The R-T-B permanent magnet has a Ce content of 15-35 mass % with respect to the total R content. The grain boundaries include an R-rich phase and an R-T phase. In a cross section of the R-T-B permanent magnet, the surface area ratio S(R-T) of the R-T phases with respect to the grain boundaries is 0.60-0.85.

Abstract: An R-T-B permanent magnet that contains: main-phase grains composed of an R2T14B compound (where R is a rare earth element, T is a transition metal element, and B is boron); and grain boundaries. R includes Ce. The grain boundaries include multi-grain grain boundaries that are adjacent to three or more main-phase grains. The multi-grain grain boundaries include an R-rich phase, and lamellar or acicular R-T precipitates are present in the R-rich phase.

Abstract: A magnetic material according to an embodiment includes at least one first element X selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni; a matrix phase; and a particle including C and at least one second element Y selected from Ta, W, Nb and Mo.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable substance, for recovering it from lithium ion secondary battery includes: thermal treatment step of thermally treating lithium ion secondary battery to obtain thermally treated product; pulverizing/classifying step of classifying pulverized product obtained by pulverizing thermally treated product, to obtain coarse and fine-grained products both containing valuable substance; water leaching step of immersing fine-grained product in water, to obtain water-leached slurry; wet magnetic sorting step of subjecting water-leached slurry to wet magnetic sorting, to sort water-leached slurry into magnetically attractable materials and non-magnetically attractable material slurry; and acid leaching step of adding acidic solution to either or both of non-magnetically attractable material slurry recovered by wet magnetic sorting and non-magnetically attractable materials obtained by solid-liquid separation of non-magnetically attractable material slurry to leach non-magnetically attractab

Abstract: A method may include coating a substrate with a solution, where the solution includes one or more metal salts and a first solvent. The one or more metal salts may be configured to dissolve in the first solvent. The method may further include adding a second solvent to the coated substrate until one or more metal salt crystals precipitate over a surface of substrate. The second solvent may include an antisolvent where the one or more metal salts of the solution are insoluble in the second solvent. The method may further include performing a microwave heating process to apply microwave heat to the substrate while the second solvent is present to induce thermal decomposition of the one or more metal salts until one or more metal nanostructures are formed on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet suitably used for an automobile structural member and the like, and more particularly, to a steel sheet having high strength and excellent formability that may prevent processing defects such as cracks or wrinkles occurring during the press-forming, and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: Provided are a ferritic stainless steel used for bipolar plates of fuel cells, a controlling method of surface roughness, a method of forming passivation films, and use. The ferritic stainless steel comprises C of less than or equal to 0.03 wt. %, N of less than or equal to 0.02 wt. %, Si of less than or equal to 0.4 wt. %, Mn of less than or equal to 0.5 wt. %, Cr of 16-23 wt. %, Cu of 0-2.0 wt. %, Mo of 1.8-2.5 wt. %, Ni of 0.2-2.0 wt. %, Ti of 0.1-0.5 wt. %, Nb of 0.005-0.5 wt. %, P of less than or equal to 0.02 wt. %, S of less than or equal to 0.02 wt. %, and a remainder composed of Fe and other unavoidable accompanying elements, and the ferritic stainless steel has a grain size number of 4-9. The ferritic stainless steel has excellent corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity, and good elongation and deformation as well, exhibiting both economy and cost advantages.

Abstract: All example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average wain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including au iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 ma. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.

Abstract: The disclosure belongs to the field of advanced manufacturing technology and discloses a multi-field-assisted laser melting deposition composite additive manufacturing system. The system includes a vacuum chamber atmosphere protection module, a laser melting deposition module, an ultrasonic shock peening module, a workpiece transfer module, an auxiliary thermal field induction heating module, a laser shock peening module, and an integrated control module. The vacuum chamber atmosphere protection module, the laser melting deposition module, the ultrasonic shock peening module, the workpiece transfer module, the auxiliary thermal field induction heating module, and the laser shock peening module are electrically connected to the integrated control module individually and are collaboratively controlled by the integrated control module.

Abstract: Provided is an alloy material in which coarse growth or aggregation and precipitation of an undesired intermetallic compound phase can be suppressed, an alloy product formed of the alloy material, and a mechanical device including the alloy product. The alloy material according to the present invention includes: 5 at % or more and 40 at % or less of each of Co, Cr, Fe, and Ni; more than 0 at % and 8 at % or less of Mo; 1 at % or more and less than 8 at % of Ti; more than 0 at % and 4 at % or less of at least one kind of Ta or Nb; and a remainder consisting of unavoidable impurities, in which a total content of Ti and the at least one kind of Ta or Nb is 3 at % or more and 8 at % or less. In the alloy product formed of the alloy material, a total occupancy of ? phase and Laves phase precipitates having a size of 1 ?m or more is suppressed to be 5 area % or less.

Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing system and method for manufacturing a part. A negative powder forms a holder suitable to hold particles of a positive powder in proximity to one another. A connection scheme such as heating, the use of pressure and/or a binder, when employed, connects the particles to one another to form the part.

Abstract: A piping component that includes (i) a piping body with an open end; and (ii) an alloy comprising (by weight percentage) 12% to 16.5% zinc, 0.265% to 1.6% silicon and sufficient copper so that the sum of the weight percentages of the zinc, silicon, and copper in the alloy is at least 99.7%. The alloy exhibits an elongation that is within a range of 60% to 70%. Additionally discloses is a piping component including (i) a piping body with an open end; and (ii) a cold worked alloy comprising (by weight percentage) 12% to 16.5% zinc, 0.265% to 1.8% silicon and sufficient copper so that the sum of the weight percentages of the zinc, silicon, and copper in the alloy is at least 99.7%. In embodiments, the weight percentage of the silicon in the alloys disclosed can be 0.5% to 1.6%, 0.5% to 1.8%, or 0.5% to 2.0%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metallurgy and, more particularly, to a method for the production of a blend for a small-fraction titanium-containing filling for a cored wire. The method uses at least one titanium-containing component, and at least one iron-containing component, wherein an iron-containing diluting component or an iron-containing diluting component together with a titanium-containing enriching component is added to a basic titanium-containing component, said components are mixed to achieve a homogeneous blend.

Abstract: A system and a method for the rapid manufacturing of objects by direct metal deposition are disclosed. The system and method include an oscillating nozzle suspended by a gantry system or a robotic arm over a workpiece build. In some embodiments, the workpiece build is supported by a rotary stage, while in other embodiments the workpiece build is stationary. In embodiments including a rotary stage, the oscillating nozzle oscillates back and forth along the X-axis, and/or rotates clockwise and counter-clockwise about the Y-axis, as the rotary stage rotates about the Z-axis, resulting in a sinusoidal toolpath. In embodiments lacking a rotary stage, the oscillating nozzle is continuously rotated about the Z-axis by the gantry system or the robot arm. The sinusoidal toolpath results in a sinusoidal deposition track, which is particularly useful for building walled structures having rotational symmetry, including conical structures.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-strength tin blackplate and a manufacturing method therefor. The tin blackplate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: by wt %, 0.03 to 0.09% of carbon (C); 0.2 to 0.4% of manganese (Mn); 0.01 to 0.06% of aluminum (Al); 0.15 to 0.45% of chromium (Cr); 0.05 to 0.25% of copper (Cu); 0.03 to 0.08% of titanium (Ti); and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and has a yield strength of 570 to 700 MPa.

Abstract: A sintering powder comprising: a particulate having a mean longest diameter of less than 10 microns, wherein at least some of the particles forming the particulate comprise a metal at least partially coated with a capping agent. A sintering paste and sintering film comprising the sintering powder. A method for making a sintered joint by sintering the sintering powder, paste, or film in the vicinity of two or more workpieces.