Abstract: The present invention provides sputtering targets which are useful for depositing ferroelectric films and are resistant to crack generation during sputtering. The sputtering targets comprise a disk target which is formed using a sintered material including a compound oxide of Ba and Ti, Sr and Ti, or Ba, Sr and Ti, and which has a surface which has been subjected to grinding, wherein the scratches 4 formed on the surface of the disk target due to grinding have a pattern radiating from an arbitrary point on the plane of the surface of said disk target.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a target unit including a basic body and a target layer mainly comprising Si alloy disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the basic body by a hard-facing method. A target unit in accordance with the present invention has an interposed layer between a basic body and a target layer, in which one side thereof is strongly attached to a peripheral surface of the basic body, while other side thereof is strongly attached to an inner surface of the target layer. Also, a method in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of: preparing a basic body in the form of a cylinder; applying an interposed layer on a peripheral surface of said basic body by means of hard-facing; and further applying a target layer on a peripheral surface of said interposed layer by means of hard-facing.

Abstract: A sputtering target of platinum-cobalt alloy is disclosed which contains 10 to 55% by weight of platinum; 1 to 15% by weight of a first additional element selected from the group consisting of nickel and tantalum; no more than 1.5% by weight of a second additional element selected from the group consisting of boron, titanium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, beryllium, calcium, zirconium, and silicon; no more than 20% by weight of chromium; and balance cobalt. A method for manufacturing the sputtering target is also disclosed. In the method, a platinum-cobalt alloy containing specific ingredients in predetermined amounts is first prepared. Then, the platinum-cobalt alloy is subjected to hot plastic working with a thickness reduction of no less than 30%. Subsequently, the alloy thus hot worked is subjected to a cold plastic working with a thickness reduction of no less than 5% at a temperature less than the recrystallization temperature of the alloy.

Abstract: A composite article comprising a metal substrate having a cobalt-base alloy built-up surface portion consisting essentially of a cobalt-base alloy welding metal which has been deposited on said substrate by an overlay welding process using a cobalt-base welding metal which consists essentially of 1.1 to 3.0% Si, 0.2 to 0.5% C, 25.0 to 30.0% Cr, 0.1 to 1.0% W, 0.2 to 3.0% Fe, 0.4 to 6.0% Mo, 0.1 to 2.0% MN, 1.0 to 4.0% Ni, the balance being Co and incidental impurities, the percentage being on a weight basis. The built-up surface portion has high resistance to wear and to weld cracking.