Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a particle having a pillar-like form, wherein the ratio of the height of the particle to the diameter or the long side of the bottom of the particle is 0.5 to 2.0, the particle has a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter of from 5 to 200 ?m, and the ratio (Mv/Mn) of the volume average particle diameter (Mv) to the number average particle diameter (Mn) of the particle is 2.00 or less.

Abstract: This invention relates to a welding material for welding a high-Si austenite stainless steel, capable of ensuring a high corrosion resistance of the weld metal in hot nitric acid of high concentration, while maintaining a toughness of the weld metal not smaller than 2 Kg-m/cm.sup.2, and the method of application therefor. The welding material has a composition containing not greater than 0.015% of C, 5 to 7% of Si, not greater than 2% of Mn, 15 to 20% of Cr, 10 to 22% of Ni, not greater than 0.02% of N, not greater than 0.45% of one or both of Nb and Ta, and the balance substantially Fe and inevitable impurities the sum of C and N contents is selected to be not greater than 0.03% and the sum of Nb and Ta contents is selected to be not smaller than 15.times.(C+N)%. The Ni-balance value given by the following formula ranges between -4 and -2.Ni balance value=% Ni+30(%C+%N)+0.5(%Mn)-1.1(%Cr+1.5.times.%Si)+8.

Abstract: This invention relates to a welding material of ferrite-austenite two-phase stainless steel capable of producing a weld metal having a high resistance to corrosion, particularly in an environment containing nitric acid, and the method of application therefor. The welding material consists essentially of not more than 0.03% of C, not more than 2.0% of Si, not more than 2.0% of Mn, 25 to 30% of Cr, 7 to 12% of Ni, not more than 0.35% of N, and the balance Fe and inevitable impurities. The Ni balance value given by the following formula ranges between -11.7 and -6.7:Ni balance value=Ni%+0.5.times.Mn%+30.times.(C+N)%-1.1 (Cr%+1.5.times.Si%)+8.2.

Abstract: A high-silicon-nickel-chromium steel resistant to concentrated nitric acid with a good workability and a good weldability, comprisingcarbon in an amount of not more than 0.03% (C.ltoreq.0.03%),silicon in an amount of from more than 5% to not more than 7% (5%<Si.ltoreq.7%),manganese in an amount of not more than 10% (Mn.ltoreq.10%),chromium in an amount of from not less than 7% to not more than 16% (7%.ltoreq.Cr.ltoreq.16%),nickel in an amount of from not less than 10% to less than 19% (10%.ltoreq.Ni.ltoreq.19%),and the balance being iron and inevitable impurities,percentages being by weight.