Abstract: A watch component having an oxide film formed by oxidizing a base material containing iron as a main component, an average film thickness of the oxide film is from 70 nm to 145 nm, and a variation in film thickness of the oxide film is equal to or less than 35%.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool includes a substrate with a coating including a (Ti,Al)N layer having an overall composition (TixAl1-x)N, 0.34?x?0.65. The (Ti,Al)N layer contains columnar (Ti,Al)N grains with an average grain size of from 10 to 100 nm. The (Ti,Al)N layer also includes lattice planes of a cubic crystal structure. The (Ti,Al)N layer shows a pattern in electron diffraction analysis, wherein there is a diffraction signal existing, which is shown as a peak (P) in an averaged radial intensity distribution profile having its maximum within a scattering vector range of from 3.2 to 4.0 nm?1, the full width half maximum (FWHM) of the peak (P) being from 0.8 to 2.0 nm?1.

Abstract: An anodized titanium material includes a titanium base material and an anodized titanium layer. The anodized titanium layer is provided on a surface of the titanium base material. The anodized titanium layer includes a porous first anodized titanium layer. The anodized titanium layer has a withstand voltage at 25° C. of 500 V or more, a Vickers hardness of 200 or more, a film thickness of 20 ?m or more and less than 80 ?m, an arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface of less than 1.6 ?m, and a maximum height roughness Rz of the surface is less than 6.3 ?m. In both of a section perpendicular to a thickness direction of the first anodized titanium oxide layer and the surface, no pore sections having a shape capable of including a circle having a diameter of 0.5 ?m or more are observed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance, workability and surface quality, and at the same time, capable of reducing occurrence of liquid metal embrittlement (LME).

Abstract: A reusable wreath frame assembly for supporting and retaining wreath material. The reusable wreath frame assembly includes a frame and a multi-link fastening assembly. The frame forms a wreath back and is configured to extend adjacent the wreath material. The multi-link fastening assembly extends from the frame. The multi-link fastening assembly is operative to assume a fastened mode and an unfastened mode. The multi-link fastening assembly secures the wreath material to the frame when in the fastened mode. When the multi-link fastening assembly is in the unfastened mode, the wreath material can be placed on the frame.

Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a titanium-aluminum clad substrate and an anodic oxide coating disposed on the titanium-aluminum clad substrate. The anodic oxide coating includes a density of between about 2.1 g/cm3 and about 2.4 g/cm3 or includes a maximum porosity between about 21% and about 31% and can be exposed to a temperature of over 150° C. without cracking or crazing.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a flat steel product having a prealloyed corrosion-resistant coating, comprises providing a coated flat steel product comprising a steel substrate having, at least on one side of the steel substrate, and an aluminum-based corrosion-resistant coating. The coated flat steel product is heat-treated, comprising the following substeps: Heating the coated flat steel product in a furnace at a furnace temperature T of between 950° C. and 1150° C. with a furnace dwell time tV of between 40 seconds and 150 seconds, the furnace temperature being chosen such that the heating rate of the coated flat steel product in the temperature range from 500° C. to 700° C. is more than 10 K/s. The coated flat steel product is held at a temperature above Ac3 for a hold time of between 20 seconds and 60 seconds.

Abstract: An aluminum-based blank comprises a first plated steel plate and a second plated steel plate, connected at their boundary by a joint.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel with improved corrosion resistance. The ferritic stainless steel with improved corrosion resistance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.02% or less (excluding 0), N: 0.02% or less (excluding 0), Si: 0.5% or less (excluding 0), Mn: 0.3% or less (excluding 0), Cr: 16 to 20%, Ni: 0.4% or less (excluding 0), the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and a Cr weight % content of a thickness region from a surface of a passivation film to 3 nm is 1.2 times or more than the Cr weight % content of the stainless base material.

Abstract: An aluminum-iron-plated steel sheet including a base steel sheet and an aluminum-based plating layer on a surface of the base steel sheet. The aluminum-based plating layer includes an alloyed layer on the surface of the base steel sheet and an aluminum layer on the alloyed layer. The alloyed layer may be formed of one or more of Fe3Al, FeAl(Si), Fe2Al5, and FeAl3. A thickness of the alloyed layer may be 90% or more of a thickness of the aluminum-based plating layer. A surface fraction of Ti may be 2% or less and a surface fraction of Zn may be 1% or less, as observed on the surface of the aluminum-based plating layer.

Abstract: A wear resistant steel material has high hardness and excellent cut crack reistance, that can be applied to a thick steel material of which the thickness is 60 mm or more, that is not cracked even after being cut using gas, and a method of manufacturing the wear resistant steel material provides high hardness and excellent cut crack resistance.

Abstract: A gold nickel layer may comprise nitrogen inserted over a thickness equal to or greater than 0.20 nm, characterized in that the atomic concentration of gold is at least 15% over said thickness, the atomic concentration of nickel is at least 10% over said thickness and the atomic concentration of nitrogen is at least 5% over said thickness. A connector may comprise a portion of a surface which comprises such a gold nickel layer. A process for treating a gold nickel layer may comprise a step of implantation of nitrogen ions, emitted by an energy source of at least 20 keV, and wherein the implanted nitrogen ions are multi-energy ions.

Abstract: This steel has a steel sheet substrate and a protective film formed on at least a part of a surface of the steel sheet substrate, the chemical composition of the steel sheet substrate is, by mass %, C: 0.25% to 0.65%, Si: 0.05% to 2.00%, Mn: 0.30% to 3.00%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, N: 0.010% or less, O: 0.010% or less, Cr: 0.05% to 1.00%, and Cu: 0.10% to 1.00%, in an X-ray analysis in which measurement is carried out using a CuK? radiation, in a case where a peak intensity at a diffraction angle (2?) position of 36.6±0.5° is regarded as 100%, the protective film has a peak having a peak intensity of more than 250% at a diffraction angle (2?) position of 35.5±0.5° and a tensile strength is more than 1,500 MPa.

Abstract: A welded member includes: a first steel sheet including a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on a surface of the base steel sheet; and a second steel sheet spot-welded on the first steel sheet and facing the zinc-based plating layer of the first steel sheet, a spot-welded zone being formed between the first steel sheet and the second steel sheet. A surface layer of the base steel sheet has a decarburization ratio of 30% or more. The decarburization ratio is represented by equation: Decarburization ratio (%) of surface layer=(1?average carbon concentration in surface layer/bulk carbon concentration)*100 where the surface layer refers to a region of the base steel sheet from the surface thereof to a depth of 35 ?m. A shoulder portion of the spot-welded zone includes a B-type crack having a length of 100 ?m or less, and no C-type crack.

Abstract: A black metal fastener member can be manufactured at low cost. The fastener member comprises a base material made of a copper alloy containing zinc at a concentration of 30% by mass or more and 43% by mass or less, and a black copper oxide coating covering at least a part of the base material. The black copper oxide coating has a lower layer and an upper layer. The lower layer is a layer below a center line with respect to the thickness of the black copper oxide coating and the upper layer is a layer above the center line. The porosity of the lower layer is smaller than the porosity of the upper layer. In some cases, the difference between the porosity of the lower layer and the porosity of the upper layer is 10% or more.

Abstract: Cladding in which at least two layers of alloys are joined, the cladding having high wear resistance, high workability, and excellent strength at the joining interface of the alloys. The cladding is composed of two or more layers including a first alloy and a second alloy joined to the first alloy. The hardness of the second alloy of the cladding is greater than that of the first alloy, and the difference in hardness between the first alloy and the second alloy is at least HRC 44. When a shearing test based on JIS G 0601 is performed on the cladding, the breakage is on the first alloy side.

Abstract: A high strength steel sheet has a yield-point elongation of 1% or greater and a tensile strength of 980 MPa or greater. The high strength steel sheet has a specific chemical composition and microstructure. A ratio of retained austenite grains adjoining a retained austenite grain having a different crystal orientation to total retained austenite grains is 0.60 or greater, the ferrite has an average grain size of 5.0 ?m or less, and the retained austenite has an average grain size of 2.0 ?m or less. A value obtained by dividing a volume fraction V?a by a volume fraction V?b is 0.40 or greater, where the volume fraction V?a is a volume fraction of retained austenite in a fractured portion of a tensile test specimen after a warm tensile test at 150° C., and the volume fraction V?b is a volume fraction of retained austenite before the warm tensile test at 150° C.

Abstract: An example aluminum member consisting of a mother material containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and an anodic oxide film on the surface of the mother material, in which the arithmetical mean roughness Ra, the mean length of roughness curve elements RSm, and the Hunter whiteness of the aluminum member, measured from the surface side of the anodic oxide film, are 0.1 ?m or more, 10 ?m or less, and 60 to 90, respectively.

Abstract: Coated tool comprising a coated surface, the coated surface comprising a substrate having a surface on which a coating is deposited, wherein the substrate is made of a material comprising cobalt, and wherein the coating comprises at least one boron-comprising layer, wherein the at least one boron-comprising layer comprises Al and the boron comprised in this layer is present as boride, thereby the boron-comprising layer is able to form further layers for providing a diffusion barrier layer effect, in particular for stopping diffusion of cobalt from the substrate surface to the coating, when the coated tool or the coated surface is exposed to temperatures in a range between approximately 600 and 1200° C.

Abstract: A steel sheet for hot stamping according to the present invention has a plating layer being attached in an amount of 10 g/m2 or more and 90 g/m2 or less and having a Ni content of 10 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less with a remainder including Zn and impurities on a surface of a base steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition, in a surface layer region, 15.0% or more of the crystal grains of one or two kinds of unauto-tempered martensite and lower bainite are included in terms of area percentage, and the average dislocation density is 4×1015 m/m3.