Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods of preparing substantially spherical metallic alloyed particles, having micron and sub-micron (i.e., nanometer)-scaled dimensions, and the powders so prepared, as well as articles derived from these powders. In particular embodiments, these metallic alloyed particles, comprising rare earth metals, can be prepared in sizes as small 80 nm in diameter with size variances as low as 2-5%.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an Sm—Fe—N magnet includes filling a metal sheath with a magnet powder including an Sm—Fe—N compound as a main component and sealing the metal sheath, applying a magnetic field to the magnet powder sealed in the metal sheath, and magnetizing the magnet powder by magnetically orienting the magnet powder and aligning a direction of magnetic orientation in one direction, preliminarily rolling the magnetically oriented magnet powder sealed in the metal sheath to make the magnetically oriented magnet powder into a green compact, and pressurizing the green compact sealed in the metal sheath and densifying the green compact to form a magnet body, wherein the preliminary rolling is performed by lightly rolling the magnetically oriented magnet powder sealed in the metal sheath with a pressure smaller than a pressure for pressurizing the green compact.

Abstract: A grain boundary diffusion method for a bulk rare earth permanent magnetic material includes the following steps: (1) fabricating an initial magnet by a sintering, hot pressing, or hot deformation process; (2) loading a grain boundary diffusion alloy source on a surface of the magnet through electrodeposition, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), direct physical contact, or adhesive bonding; and (3) placing the initial magnet loaded with the grain boundary diffusion alloy source in a SPS device, and heating to obtain a final magnet. The current, plasma, and pressure in an SPS process can be controlled to significantly improve elemental diffusion coefficient and enhance the diffusion depth. The bulk rare earth permanent magnetic material undergoing grain boundary diffusion fabricated in the present disclosure has a significant increase in magnetic properties that catering to commercial demands for industrial production.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel having improved magnetization including, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.01% or less (excluding 0) of C, 0.003% or less (excluding 0) of N, 15 to 18% of Cr, 0.3 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.2 to 0.3% of Si, 0.005% or less (excluding 0) of Al, 0.005% or less (excluding 0) of Ti, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying the following equation, (Ti+Al+8*(C+N)/Mn)?0.3??Equation (1): (wherein Ti, Al, C, N, and Mn denote amounts (wt %) of the respective elements).

Abstract: A metal plate used for manufacturing a deposition mask has a thickness of equal to or less than 30 ?m. An average cross-sectional area of the crystals grains on a cross section of the metal plate is from 0.5 ?m2 to 50 ?m2. The average cross-sectional area of crystal grains is calculated by analyzing measurement results obtained by an EBSD method, the measuring results being analyzed by an area method under conditions where a portion with a difference in crystal orientation of 5 degrees or more is recognized as a crystal grain boundary.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an additively-manufactured part from a metal powder having a composition having the following elements, expressed in content by weight: 6%?Ni?14%, 5%?Cr?10%, 0.5%?Si?2.5%, 0.5%?Ti?2%, C?0.04% and optionally containing 0.5%?Cu?2%, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the metal powder having a microstructure including in area fraction more than 98% of a body-centered cubic crystalline phase, the process having a step during which at least a part of the metal powder is melted in an atmosphere substantially composed of an inert gas other than Argon or of a combination of inert gases other than Argon.

Abstract: Methods for die attachment of multichip and single components may involve printing a sintering paste on a substrate or on the back side of a die. Printing may involve stencil printing, screen printing, or a dispensing process. Paste may be printed on the back side of an entire wafer prior to dicing, or on the back side of an individual die. Sintering films may also be fabricated and transferred to a wafer, die or substrate. A post-sintering step may increase throughput.

Abstract: A method for the powder metallurgical production of a component may include providing a mould, filling a first metallurgical powder into the mould such that an outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder in the mould forms an angle of 55° to 65° with an axis of a future green product, and filling a second metallurgical powder that is distinct from the first metallurgical powder into the mould such that the second metallurgical powder adjoins the outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder. The method may also include producing the green product out of the first metallurgical powder and the second metallurgical powder, and sintering the green product to produce the component.

Abstract: A metallic part is disclosed. The part may comprise a functionally graded monolithic structure characterized by a variation between a first material composition of a tubular preform and a second material composition of at least one of a secondary structural element wherein each of the first material composition and the second material composition comprises at least one of a titanium metal or an alloy of titanium. The first material composition may comprise an alpha-beta titanium alloy. The second material composition may comprise a beta titanium alloy.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing an aluminium alloy part by additive manufacturing that includes a step in which a layer of a mixture of powders is locally melted then solidified, wherein the mixture of powders includes: first particles that include at least 80 wt. % aluminium and up to 20 wt. % one or more additional elements, and second particles of ZrSi2, the mixture of powders including 1.8 wt. % to 4 wt. % second particles.

Abstract: After a first heat treatment step, an ambient temperature of a stack is held so that the stack is kept in a temperature range that allows the stack to be crystallized by heating the end of the stack to a second temperature range in the second heat treatment step; and a following expression (1) is satisfied, where Q1 represents an amount of heat required to heat the stack to the first temperature range in the first heat treatment step, Q2 represents an amount of heat that is applied to the stack when heating the end of the stack to the second temperature range in the second heat treatment step, Q3 represents an amount of heat that is released during crystallization of the stack, and Q4 represents an amount of heat required to heat the entire stack to the crystallization start temperature Q1+Q2+Q3>Q4??(1).

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to powder bed materials. The powder bed material can include from 20 wt % to 95 wt % of a large particulate metal and from 5 wt % to 80 wt % of a small particulate metal. The large particulate metal can have a D50 particle size distribution value ranging from 20 ?m to 100 ?m and an average aspect ratio from 1:1 to 1.1:1. The small particulate metal can have a D50 particle size distribution value ranging from 1 ?m to 15 ?m and an average aspect ratio from greater than 1.1 to 2.1.

Abstract: A method of producing an amorphous alloy ribbon having a composition of Fe100-a-bBaSibCc (13.0 atom %?a?16.0 atom %, 2.5 atom %?b?5.0 atom %, 0.20 atom %?c?0.35 atom %, and 79.0 atom %?(100-a-b)?83.0 atom %) includes: preparing an alloy ribbon; and, in a state in which the alloy ribbon is tensioned with a tensile stress of from 5 MPa to 100 MPa, increasing a temperature of the alloy ribbon to from 410° C. to 480° C., at an average temperature increase rate of from 50° C./sec to less than 800° C./sec, and decreasing a temperature of the thus heated alloy ribbon to a temperature of a heat transfer medium for temperature-decreasing, at an average temperature decrease rate of from 120° C./sec to less than 600° C./sec, wherein the temperature increase and decrease are performed by contacting the traveling alloy ribbon with a heat transfer medium.

Abstract: A rare-earth magnet and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes: preparing Sm—Fe—N magnetic powder; preparing reforming material powder containing metallic zinc; mixing the magnetic powder and the reforming material powder to obtain mixed powder; subjecting the mixed powder to compression molding in a magnetic field to obtain a magnetic-field molded body; subjecting the magnetic-field molded body to pressure sintering to obtain a sintered body; and subjecting the sintered body to heat treatment. A content proportion of the metallic zinc in the reforming material powder is 10 to 30% by mass with respect to the mixed powder. When a temperature and time in conditions for the heat treatment are defined as x° C. and y hours, respectively, the formulas y??0.32x+136 and 350?x?410 are met.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to a method for the thermomechanical treatment of semi-finished products of high-alloy steel. Typically, the method involves initially heating the steel semi-finished product to at least 1200° C., after which the semi-finished product is cooled and then reheated to a forming temperature, at which the semi-finished product is formed. Afterwards, the formed product is then cooled to ambient temperature.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to radiopaque implantable structures (e.g., stents) formed of cobalt-based alloys that comprise cobalt, chromium, tungsten, and nickel, and methods for their manufacture. Tungsten is present above its solubility limit (about 15%) at ambient temperature, but is still only present as a super-saturated, primarily single-phase material exhibiting an FCC microcrystalline structure.

Abstract: A method to form a metal matrix composite reinforced with eggshell (ES). The method includes preparing an ES powder, blending and milling the ES powder with at least one metal powder selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), zirconium (Zr) to form a powder mixture, compacting and sintering the powder mixture to form the metal matrix composite. In addition, a Mg—Zr-ES metal matrix composite with improved corrosion resistance, having an amount of magnesium from 95 to 97 wt. %, an amount of zirconium from 1 to 2 wt. %, and an amount of ES from 1 to 4 wt. %, may be used for biomedical applications.

Abstract: A charged material containing a metal raw material of at least one of ferrochromium containing metal Si or ferrosilicon and unreduced slag containing Cr oxide generated by oxidation refining is charged into an AC electric furnace including three electrodes, a mass ratio of a metal Si amount to a Cr oxide amount being from 0.30 to 0.40, and a C concentration being from 2.0% by mass to a saturation concentration.

Abstract: A method for treating a workpiece made from a self-passivating metal and having a Beilby layer is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the workpiece to the vapors produced by heating a reagent having a guanidine [HNC(NH2)2] moiety and complexed with HCl to activate the workpiece for low temperature interstitial surface hardening.

Abstract: A single crystal particle powder having a crystal structure of TbCu7-type of the present invention is represented by the general formula: [Chemical Formula 1] (R1-zMz)Tx??(1) or the general formula: [Chemical Formula 2] (R1-zMz)TxNy??(2) and has a crystal structure of TbCu7-type, wherein R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sm and Nd, T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe and Co, x is 7.0?x?10.0, y is 1.0?y?2.0, and z is 0.0?z?0.3.