Abstract: To provide a Cu-based amorphous alloy having a glass-forming ability higher than that of a Cu—Zr—Ti amorphous alloy and a Cu—Hf—Ti amorphous alloy, as well as excellent workability and excellent mechanical properties without containing large amounts of Ti. A Cu-based amorphous alloy characterized by containing 90 percent by volume or more of amorphous phase having a composition represented by Formula: Cu100-a-b(Zr,Hf)a(Al,Ga)b [in Formula, a and b are on an atomic percent basis and satisfy 35 atomic percent?a?50 atomic percent and 2 atomic percent?b?10 atomic percent], wherein the temperature interval ?Tx of supercooled liquid region is 45 K or more, the temperature interval being represented by Formula ?Tx=Tx?Tg (where Tx represents a crystallization initiation temperature and Tg represents a glass transition temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Cu—Be based amorphous alloy comprising an amorphous phase of 50% or more by volume fraction. This alloy has a composition represented by the following formula: Cu100-a-bBea(Zr1-x-yHfxTiy)b. In the formula, “a” and “b” represent atomic percentages which are 0<a?20 and 20?b?40, and “x” and “y” represent atomic fractions which are 0?x?1 and 0?y?0.8. The alloy may contain a small amount of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Co, Nb, Mo, W, Sn, Al, Ta and rare-earth elements and/or the group consisting of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au. The alloy has a wide supercooled-liquid temperature range and a large reduced glass transition temperature (Tg/Tm) to achieve a high thermal stability against crystallization or a high glass-forming ability.

Abstract: A hydrogen permeation membrane having excellent hydrogen permeability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance, and a production method thereof. This membrane is made of a niobium alloy foil having an amorphous crystal structure, the niobium alloy foil comprising 5 to 65 atomic % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Mo as a first additive element and 0.1 to 60 atomic % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of V, Ti, Zr, Ta and Hf as a second additive element together with the balance of Nb as an indispensable constituent element wherein 0.01 to 20 atomic % of Al and/or Cu may be contained as a third additive element. This alloy foil can be produced through a method comprising preparing a metal mixture of the above formulation, heating the metal mixture to the melting point or higher in an inert gas so as to melt the same and forming the melt into a film (foil) according to a liquid quenching technique.

Abstract: A high-frequency core is a molded body obtained by molding a mixture of a soft magnetic metallic glass powder and a binder in an amount of 10% or less in mass ratio. The powder has an alloy composition represented by (Fe1-aCoa)100-x-y-z-q-r(M1-pM?p)xTyBzCqAlr(0<a<0.50, 0<p<0.5, 2 atomic %<x<5 atomic %, 8 atomic %<y<12 atomic %, 12 atomic %<z<17 atomic %, 0.1 atomic %<q<1.0 atomic %, 0.2 atomic %<r<2.0 atomic % and 25<(x+y+z+q+r)<30, M being at least one selected from Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Mo, Ti, V, Cr, and W, M? being at least one selected from Zn, Sn, and R (R being at least one element selected from rare earth metals including Y), T being at least one selected from Si and P). An inductance component is formed by the core and a winding.

Abstract: Disclosed is a soft magnetic Co-based metallic glass alloy with high glass forming ability, which has a supercooled-liquid temperature interval (?T?) of 40 K or more, a reduced glass-transition temperature (Tg/Tm) of 0.59 and a low coercive force of 2.0 A/m or less. The metallic glass alloy is represented by the following composition formula: [CO1-n-(a+b)FenBaSib]100-?M?, wherein each of a, b and n represents an atomic ratio satisfying the following relations: 0.1?a?0.17; 0.06?b?0.15; 0.18?a+b?0.3; and 0?n?0.08, M representing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Mo, Ti, V, Cr, Pd and W, and ? satisfying the following relation: 3 atomic %???10 atomic %.

Abstract: Disclosed is a soft magnetic Fe—B—Si-based metallic glass alloy with high glass forming ability which has a supercooled-liquid temperature interval (?T?) of 40 K or more, a reduced glass-transition temperature (Tg/Tm) of 0.56 or more and a saturation magnetization of 1.4 T or more. The metallic glass alloy is represented by the following composition formula: (Fe1?a?bBaSib)100??M?, wherein a and b represent an atomic ratio, and satisfy the following relations: 0.1?a?0.17, 0.06?b?0.15 and 0.18?a+b?0.3, M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Mo, Ti, V, Cr, Pd and W, and ? satisfies the following relation: 1 atomic % ???10 atomic %.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to form a hyper-elastic flange integrally within a shield case body around a periphery thereof while decreasing an occupied area for grounding. The shield case 2 according to the present invention is disposed to cover electronic parts 6 on a circuit board 1, and which has a flange 7 formed integrally therewith so as to contact with a metallic ground line 3 on the circuit board 1. The flange 7 is elastically deformed to be grounded, thus a leakage of electromagnetic waves to the outside of the shield case 2 is prevented. The flange 7 is made of metallic glass. By forming the flange 7 from metallic glass, a displacement due to viscous flowing on the atomic level, which is different from a plastic deformation, can be utilized, and thus a high precision flange can be formed without a spring-back.

Abstract: For the purpose of preventing resin from flowing into a commutator when resin molding a rotor, a rotor for a flat coreless motor comprises a printed wiring board, on one side of which a plurality of air-cored armature coils are provided, and on the other side of which a plurality of segment patterns constituting a commutator and a wiring pattern are provided. These members are molded with resin into a unitary body with the segment patterns exposed. Wiring pattern parts are provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the commutator.

Abstract: A cylindrical joining member is fitted into a member to be joined that is made of a material different from the joining member. Plastic deformation is effected in a soft material of the member to be joined to hermetically join the two members together. Joining faces are provided to the two members that face and are joined to each other by the plastic deformation and with an elastic deformation pressure in an axial direction. The soft material of the member to be joined, which is located in at circumferential direction of the member, bites into a joining portion of the joining member by the plastic deformation and with the elastic deformation pressure.

Abstract: For the purpose of preventing resin from flowing into a commutator when resin molding a rotor, a rotor for a flat coreless motor comprises a printed wiring board, on one side of which a plurality of air-cored armature coils are provided, and on the other side of which a plurality of segment patterns constituting a commutator and a wiring pattern are provided. These members are molded with resin into a unitary body with the segment patterns exposed. Wiring pattern parts are provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the commutator.

Abstract: The present invention provides Cu-base amorphous alloys comprising an amorphous phase of 90% or more by volume fraction. The amorphous phase has a composition represented by the formula: Cu100−a−b(Zr+Hf)aTib or Cu100−a−b−c−d(Zr+Hf)aTibMcTd, wherein M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Co, Nb, Mo, W, Sn, Al, Ta and rare earth elements, T is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au, and a, b, c and d are atomic percentages falling within the following ranges: 5<a≦55, 0≦b≦45, 30<a+b≦60, 0.5≦c≦5, 0≦d≦10. The Cu-base amorphous alloy has a high glass-forming ability as well as excellent mechanical properties and formability, and can be formed as a rod or plate material with a diameter or thickness of 1 mm or more and an amorphous phase of 90% or more by volume fraction, through a metal mold casting process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Cu—Be based amorphous alloy comprising an amorphous phase of 50% or more by volume fraction. This alloy has a composition represented by the following formula: Cu100-a-bBea(Zr1-x-yHfxTiy)b. In the formula, “a and “b” represent atomic percentages which are 0<a≦20 and 20≦b≦40, and “x” and “y” represent atomic fractions which are 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦0.8. The alloy may contain a small amount of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Co, Nb, Mo, W, Sn, Al, Ta and rare-earth elements and/or the group consisting of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au. The alloy has a wide supercooled-liquid temperature range and a large reduced glass transition temperature (Tg/Tm) to achieve a high thermal stability against crystallization or a high glass-forming ability.

Abstract: A hard magnetic alloy in accordance with the present invention is composed of at least element T selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni, at least one rare earth element R, and boron (B). The hard magnetic alloy has an absolute value of the temperature coefficient of magnetization of 0.15%/° C. or less and a coercive force of 1 kOe, when being used in a shape causing a permeance factor of 2 or more. A hard magnetic alloy compact in accordance with the present invention has a texture, in which at least a part or all of the texture comprises an amorphous phase or fine crystalline phase having an average crystal grain size of 100 nm or less, is subjected to crystallization or grain growth under stress, such that a mixed phase composed of a soft magnetic or semi-hard magnetic phase and a hard magnetic phase is formed in the texture, and anisotropy is imparted to the crystal axis of the hard magnetic phase.

Abstract: A method for shot peening wherein peening shot having a Vickers hardness (Hv) in the range of 900-1100 and a Young's modulus of 200,000 MPa or less, is used, and wherein a treated article is obtained by such a method that has a maximum residual compressive stress of 1600 MPa or more and a surface roughness of 5 microns or less.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a production method for a highly reliable bulk metallic glass of a high cold draft of 70% or more, and better post-cold working mechanical properties than those of the metallic glass being cast. The bulk metallic glass is obtained by pressing and expanding an alloy melt of composition capable of being glassified between the cooled upper and lower molds, which are highly heat-conductive water-cooled molds, so as to apply pressure to the melt while it is solidified. Nano-particles are thus dispersed in the amorphous phase of the metallic glass, thereby obtaining a metallic glass with nano-particles dispersed in its amorphous phase. The metallic glass with nano-particles of such a high ductility is further cold worked, for example by rolling to make the final product.

Abstract: A zirconium system amorphous alloy having a composition expressed by a general formula Zr100-X-Y-a-b Tix Aly Cua Nib wherein a, b, X, and Y in the formula represent atomic percentage, and fulfill X<10, Y>5, Y<−(1/2)X+35/2, 15≦a≦25, and 5≦b≦15, the zirconium system amorphous alloy has an amorphous phase of more than 50 volume % of the alloy.

Abstract: A light-shielding packaging for a roll of continuous photosensitive web wound on a core having on its each end a light-shielding flange disc has at its leading end a light-shielding leader sheet. The leader sheet is composed of a longitudinal light-shielding base sheet and two heat-shrinkable light-shielding strips, in which each of the light-shielding strips is tearable predominantly in its longitudinal direction and is fixed onto a surface of each side of the light-shielding base sheet under the condition that the light-shielding strip is aligned in parallel with the side of the longitudinal base sheet to project its portion from the side of the base sheet.

Abstract: A molten alloy having an amorphous forming ability is pressure-solidified at a pressure exceeding one atmospheric pressure to eliminate casting defects. The cooling rate during the solidification is adjusted to disperse fine crystals having a mean crystal grain diameter of 1 nm to 50 &mgr;m and a volume percentage of 5 to 40% in an amorphous alloy ingot. In this way, a uniform residual compressive stress is imparted in the amorphous alloy ingot. Furthermore, the amorphous ingot produced by this method can be strengthened by heating it at a constant temperature rising rate to infiltrate at least one of boron, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and fluorine from the surface of the amorphous alloy ingot in a supercooled liquid state before crystallization, to thereby precipitate a high melting point compound thereof with an element forming the amorphous alloy within the alloy ingot so as to strength the alloy.

Abstract: A porous intermetallic compound (B2-type FeAl) is obtained by rapidly solidifying and cooling down a molten alloy with an extremely large number of thermal vacancies and by heating the solidified and cooled alloy at temperature within the range of 400 to 450 degrees centigrade to transform the thermal vacancies into micro pores of nanometer order in size.

Abstract: A golf club head comprises a face part defining a face for striking a golf ball, and at least a part of the face part made of an alloy satisfying the following three conditions: (1) the alloy is composed of at least three different metallic elements whose group numbers in the periodic system are at least two consecutive numbers; (2) a difference in the atomic radius between at least two of said at least three different metallic elements is not less than 10%; and (3) the heat of mixing of the element that is the major component of the alloy and at least one of the remaining components or the remaining component is not less than −10 kcal/mol.