Abstract: Superalloy articles are made more oxidation resistant by a process which includes heating the article in an environment having a reduced pressure of inert gas and a low partial pressure of oxygen to a temperature at which the sulfur in the article diffuses out. The heat treatment is best carried out at a temperature within the range defined by the incipient melting temperature of the article and about 150.degree. C. below the incipient melting temperature of the article. Alternatively, the heat treatment may be carried out at a temperature above the gamma prime solvus temperature of the article and below the incipient melting temperature of the article. At such temperatures, sulfur readily diffuses out of the article, and a more oxidation resistant component is produced.

Abstract: The fatigue resistance of lead-tin eutectic solder is increased by doping the solder with about 0.1 to 0.8 weight % of a dopant selected from cadmium, indium antimony and mixtures thereof. The doped eutectic solder exhibits increased resistance to thermally or mechanically induced cyclic stress and strain. As a result, the fatigue resistance of the solder joint is increased. Combination of dopants, such as indium and cadmium, in combined amounts of less than 0.5 weight % are especially effective in increasing the fatigue resistance of the lead-tin eutectic solder.

Abstract: The invention provides an aluminum alloy material consisting essentially of, by weight percent, 1% to 1.8% Cu, 0.8% to 1.4% Mg, 0.2% to 0.39% Si, 0.5% to 0.4% Fe, 0.05% to 0.40% Mn, with the balance aluminum with normal impurities. The alloy forms two precipitation phases during heat treatment and age hardening: a beta phase of Mg.sub.2 Si and an S' phase of Al.sub.2 CuMg. The alloy has improved formability without significant sacrifice of strength, and is particularly suited to be formed into automobile sheet metal parts such as hood lids, trunks lids, and fenders.

Abstract: A high strength steel belt having an excellent flatness and a duplex structure of austenite and martensite has been prepared by a process which comprises providing a cold rolled or cold rolled and annealed strip of a martensitic structure from low carbon martensitic stainless steel containing from 10 to 17% by weight of Cr and having a carbon content of not exceeding 0.15% by weight, connecting ends of the strip or ends of a plate cut from said strip to provide an endless belt, causing the endless belt to circularly move between rolls under tension and to pass through a heating furnace where the belt is heated to a temperature within a range from (As point of the steel+30.degree. C.) to Af point of the steel and not higher than 900.degree. C. so that a part of the martensitic phase may be changed to a reversed austenitic phase and a desired surface flatness may be obtained after cooling.

Abstract: An Fe-Ni alloy sheet excellent in hot workability, adhesivity to a plating layer and solderability, which consists essentially of:______________________________________ nickel (Ni): from over 38 to 52 wt. %, silicon (Si): from 0.01 to 0.15 wt. %, calcium (Ca): from 0.0002 to 0.0020 wt. %, magnesium (Mg): from 0.0003 to 0.0020 wt. %, where, Ca + 1/2Mg: from 0.0005 to 0.0025 wt. %, ______________________________________and the balance being iron and incidental impurities,where, the contents of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), oxygen (O), phosphorus (P) and aluminum (Al) as the incidental impurities being respectively:up to 0.0050 wt. % for carbon,up to 0.0020 wt. % for nitrogen,up to 0.0020 wt. % for sulfur,up to 0.0040 wt. % for oxygen,up to 0.0040 wt. % for phosphorus, andunder 0.010 wt.% for aluminum,where, 1/10 C+1/10 N+S+1/5 O +1/2 P.ltoreq.0.0045 wt.

Abstract: The invention comprises an alloy having improved intermediate temperature properties at temperatures up to about 316.degree. C. The alloy contains (by weight percent) about 1-6% X contained as an intermetallic phase in the form of Al.sub.3 X. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ti and Zr. The alloy also contains 0.1-4% strengthener selected from the group consisting of Si and Mg. In addition, the alloy contains about 1-4% C and 0.1-2% O present as aluminum carbides and oxides for grain stabilization.

Abstract: In a known process, oxide powders derived from the four-component systems yttrium-barium-copper-oxygen or lanthanum-strontium-copper-oxygen are mixed, pressed, sintered, ground and then heat-treated to produce a superconducting material which can be shaped to the desired cross-section. According to the invention, the powder is compacted by isostatic pressing and the blank so obtained is extruded at a temperature.gtoreq.500.degree. C. to form a metallic sheath with a deformation ratio of at least 50%. The extruded blank is then converted to wire or strip. The current-carrying capacity of the high-temperature superconductor is improved by the extrusion and the resulting alignment of the crystallites. The process can be implemented using known high-temperatures superconducting material.

Abstract: In the production of titanium and (.alpha.+.beta.)-type titanium alloy materials, a material hydrogenated in an amount of 0.02 to 2% by weight of hydrogen is worked at a temperature of 450.degree. to 900.degree. C. at a reduction of more than 60%, and the material is dehydrogenated and annealed in vacuum. The working of the titanium material is carried out at 450.degree. to 800.degree. C., and the working of the (.alpha.+.beta.)-type titanium alloy material is carried out at 550.degree. to 900.degree. C. Furthermore, in the production of titanium, .alpha.-type titanium alloy, and (.alpha.+.beta.)-type titanium alloy materials, a material hydrogenated in an amount of 0.02 to 2% by weight of hydrogen is subjected to a heat treatment wherein the material is heated at a temperature not lower than the .beta. transformation temperature and then cooled, the material is worked at a temperature of 450.degree. to 950.degree. C.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat reflecting glass plate with a multilayer coating on a transparent glass plate. The multilayer coating comprises a film of indium-tin oxide (ITO) of Al=N deposited on the glass surface, a heat reflective film of Ag or Cu deposited on the ITO or AlN film to a thickness of 40-200 .ANG., a metal Zn film deposited on the Ag or Cu film to a thickness of 20-200 .ANG. and an ITO or AlN film as the outermost layer. The multilayer coating may further comprise at least one set of the Ag or Cu film, metal Zn film and ITO or AlN film such that each Ag or Cu film overlies an ITO or AlN film and is overlaid with a metal Zn film and that the outermost layer is an ITO or AlN film. The multilayer coating is excellent in the fundamental characteristics as a heat reflecting and transparent coating and also in moisture resistance.