Abstract: A metal powder material containing no cobalt that is used to produce a three-dimensionally molded article from maraging steel in metal powder lamination molding. The metal powder material contains iron at 76 weight % or more, carbon at 0.03 weight % or less, silicon at 0.12 weight % or less, manganese at 0.12 weight % or less, nickel at 17 weight % or more and 19 weight % or less, molybdenum at 1.5 weight % or more and 2.5 weight % or less, titanium at 0.5 weight % or more and 2.0 weight % or less, aluminum at 1.5 weight % or less (including 0 weight %), with the remainder being inevitably incorporated impurities, and a content of impurities is less than 0.01 weight % for each impurity. Therefore, after aging treatment, the three-dimensionally molded article formed by the metal powder material of the present invention has characteristic of maraging steel, and sufficiently high hardness and relatively high tensile strength can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ear-of-rice-shaped copper particles. The technical gist thereof is a method of manufacturing ear-of-rice-shaped copper particles, ear-of-rice-shaped copper particles manufactured thereby, and a conductive paste using the same. The method includes a first step of preparing a copper precursor solution, a second step of adjusting the pH of the copper precursor solution, a third step of adding a zinc powder to the pH-adjusted copper precursor solution, a fourth step of synthesizing the ear-of-rice-shaped copper particles by stirring the copper precursor solution, to which the zinc powder is added, for a predetermined time, and a fifth step of separating, washing, and then drying the synthesized ear-of-rice-shaped copper particles.

Abstract: There is provided a copper powder containing an organic compound containing carbon and nitrogen. The powder has a ratio of carbon content PC (mass %) to specific surface area SSA (m2/g), PC/SSA, of 0.005 to 0.1 and a ratio of nitrogen content PN (mass %) to specific surface area SSA (m2/g), PN/SSA, of 0.001 to 0.05. The organic compound preferably contains two or more of nitrogen atom per molecule and is preferably capable of forming a five-membered ring complex with copper. The organic compound preferably includes one or more of dimethyl glyoxime, ethylenediamine, and polyethyleneimine.

Abstract: Methodologies, systems, and devices are provided for producing metal spheroidal powder products. By utilizing a microwave plasma, control over spheriodization and resulting microstructure can be tailored to meet desired demands.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compacted and densified metal material comprising one or more phases formed of an agglomerate of grains, the cohesion of the material being provided by bridges formed between grains, said material having a relative density higher than or equal to 95% and preferably higher than or equal to 98%.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an aluminum wire is provided. The aluminum wire includes an inner-layer conductor having one or a plurality of inner-layer alloy wires including aluminum and an outer-layer conductor having a plurality of outer-layer alloy wires including aluminum and provided on the inner-layer conductor. The method includes an outer-layer twisting step of twisting, over the inner-layer conductor, the outer-layer alloy wires provided on the inner-layer conductor, and an outer-layer rotational compression step of compressing the outer-layer alloy wires twisted in the outer-layer twisting step while being rotated in the same direction as the direction of the twisting in the outer-layer twisting step.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon includes forming a coated film of a molten alloy on a peripheral surface of a chill roll that has been subjected to polishing using a polishing brush roll, cooling the coated film on the peripheral surface, and then winding the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon, which has been peeled off by a peeling means, on a wind-up roll, to obtain a wound body of an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon. The polishing brush roll includes a roll axis member and a polishing brush that is equipped with a plurality of brush bristles and satisfies the following condition (1) and condition (2) while rotating axially in a reverse direction to the chill roll. Condition (1): Free length of brush bristles is more than 30 mm but no more than 50 mm. Condition (2): Density of brush bristles at the brush bristle tip is more than 0.30 bristles/mm2 but no more than 0.60 bristles/mm2.

Abstract: A process for producing a molded material that can form metallic glass material in a state of lower viscosity, and can manufacture a small structure of several 10 ?m or less in a comparatively short time while precisely controlling shape thereof, by the process comprising a heating step of heating supercooled state metallic glass material or a solid metallic glass material at a temperature increase rate of 0.5 K/s to a temperature at or higher than a temperature at which a crystallization process for a supercooled liquid of the metallic glass material begins, and a molding step of transfer molding the metallic glass material until the crystallization process for the supercooled liquid of the metallic glass material has been completed. In addition, the purpose is also to provide the molded material that has been formed by this process, a wavefront control element, and a diffraction grating.

Abstract: A method of processing finely divided reactive particulates (RParticulate) and forming a product comprising: providing a composite material comprising finely divided reactive particulates (RParticulate) dispersed in a protective matrix; at least partially exposing the finely divided reactive particulates (RParticulate); and forming the product.

Abstract: A metal powder having a BET specific surface area of 5 to 250 m2/g is obtained by contacting and mixing together a gas of a metal chloride (metal source gas) and a reducing gas (e.g., hydrogen gas) that have been separately heated so as to instantaneously form fine metal particles based on the gas phase reduction reaction thereof, and collecting the fine metal particles from the gas stream after the reaction.

Abstract: Metal-nanoparticle composites, such as metal-boron nitride nanoparticle composites, and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. Ultrasonic casting techniques can be used to achieve uniform dispersion of nanoparticles, such as boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in a metal matrix, such as aluminum. The BNNTs can be incorporated into the melt of the metal, and ultrasonic treatment can then be applied.

Abstract: In one aspect, grade powder compositions are described herein comprising electrochemically processed sintered carbide scrap. In some embodiments, a grade powder composition comprises a reclaimed powder component in an amount of at least 75 weight percent of the grade powder composition, wherein the reclaimed carbide component comprises electrochemically processed sintered carbide scrap.

Abstract: There is a problem that when a silver powder sintering paste that is substantially free from resin is used, an organic solvent used as a dispersion medium bleeds, which results in contamination and wire bonding defects. In order to solve the problem, provided is a metal powder sintering paste that contains, as a principal component, silver particles having an average particle diameter (a median diameter) of 0.3 ?m to 5 ?m and further contains an anionic surfactant but is substantially free from resin.

Abstract: An inline thermal treatment system for thermally treating a continuous product includes a housing comprising a first opening and second opening respectively configured to allow the continuous product to enter and to exit the housing. The system includes at least one laser coupled to a laser power source and configured to output at least one laser beam that impinges upon and heats the portion of the continuous product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nano-metal particles and a preparation process thereof. Specifically, the nano-metal particles are prepared by a process comprising the steps of: a) providing a solution of a metal precursor; b) providing a mother liquor comprising a reducing agent; c) atomizing the solution of the metal precursor; and d) allowing the metal precursor to react with a reducing agent to form the nano-metal particles, wherein the metal precursor has a higher solubility in the first solvent than in the mother liquor. The present process for preparing nano-metal particles not only has the advantages of the traditional liquid phase chemical reduction process such as simple equipment, easy availability of raw materials, low cost, easy control of conditions, high yield, large output and the like, but also may produce the nano-metal particles having a very desirable particle size and particle size distribution.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing iron powder configured for improving a recovery rate of chromium using ingot including chromium in a content suitably higher than a target content at the time of manufacturing iron powder including chromium, may include preparing ingot further including chromium (Cr) so that a content of chromium (Cr) in the ingot is 1 to 30% higher than a target content of chromium (Cr) in finally produced iron powder; dissolving the ingot to prepare molten steel; forming iron powder by performing water atomization on the molten steel; and adjusting a content of carbon (C) in the iron powder by performing reduction treatment on the iron powder.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for the production of lithographic printing plate supports and also to an aluminium strip produced from the aluminium alloy, a process for the production of the aluminium strip and also its use for the production of lithographic printing plate supports. The object of providing an aluminium alloy as well as an aluminium strip from an aluminium alloy that permits the production of printing plate supports having improved bending-strength fatigue transverse to the rolling direction without adversely affecting the tensile strength values before and after the annealing process and while preserving the roughening properties, is achieved by the fact that the aluminium alloy contains the following alloy components in weight percent: 0.4%<Fe?1.0%, 0.3%<Mg?1.0%, 0.05%?Si?0.25%, Mn?0.25%, Cu?0.04%, Ti<0.1%, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05% and totaling at most 0.05%.

Abstract: The present disclosure, among other things, provides new technologies for preparation of anisotropic nanoparticle cores (e.g., anisotropic gold nanoparticle cores) and compositions thereof. Provided technologies show a number of advantages as compared with previously available options for preparing anisotropic nanoparticle cores, including, for example, that they typically utilize mild reaction conditions and, in many embodiments, only environmentally benign agents. The present invention therefore provides “green” nanoparticle technologies. Surprisingly, in many cases, the same set of reactants can be used, under modestly different conditions, to generate nanoparticle cores of different shapes. The present invention provides selection rules for reaction conditions that generate populations containing particular shapes of interest.

Abstract: A Fe-based shape memory alloy material, containing 25 atom % to 42 atom % of Mn, 9 atom % to 13 atom % of Al, 5 atom % to 12 atom % of Ni, and 5.1 atom % to 15 atom % of Cr, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities; a method of producing the same; and a wire material and sheet material composed of the alloy material.

Abstract: A cemented carbide comprising 55-90 parts by mass of WC particles, and 10-45 parts by mass of an Fe-based binder phase, the binder phase having a composition comprising 2.5-10% by mass of Ni, 0.2-1.2% by mass of C, 0.5-5% by mass of Cr, 0.2-2.0% by mass of Si, 0.1-3% by mass of W, 0-5% by mass of Co, and 0-1% by mass of Mn, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, and the cemented carbide being substantially free from composite carbides having major axes of 5 ?m or more. This cemented carbide is produced by cooling at a cooling rate of 60° C./hour or more between 900° C. and 600° C., after vacuum sintering.