Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact that includes aluminum substrates sintered each other. The junction, in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other, includes the Ti—Al compound and the eutectic element compound capable of eutectic reaction with Al. It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.

Abstract: A secondary battery has: a box body having a heat insulating structure, the box body having an opening on the upper surface thereof and an assembled battery housed therein; a lid body having a heat insulating structure, the lid body sealing the opening of the box body; and a duct which is installed at least between the box body and the lid body and inside which a fluid circulates.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine including: (A) a lubricant base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2 to 8 mm2/s and having an aromatic content of no more than 10 mass %; (B) a metallic detergent including: (B1) a metallic detergent overbased with calcium carbonate; and (B2) a metallic detergent overbased with magnesium carbonate; and (C) a molybdenum sulfide dithiocarbamate or a molybdenum oxysulfide dithiocarbamate, wherein the composition has, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, a calcium content of no more than 1500 mass ppm, a magnesium content of no less than 300 mass ppm, and a molybdenum content of no less than 600 mass ppm; and the composition has an HTHS viscosity at 150° C. of no more than 2.7 mPa·s.

Abstract: A battery-pack case includes the following: a metal base; a container that has an opening in the top surface thereof, accommodates a battery pack, and is affixed to the metal base; a lid that closes the opening in the container; a positive-electrode bus bar and a negative-electrode bus bar provided on an exterior surface of the container, with a conductive member connected to each of the bus bars; and a plurality of wires that lead inside the container from the outside thereof. The wires are routed between the positive-electrode bus bar and the negative-electrode bus bar so as not to interfere with the aforementioned conductive members.

Abstract: This aluminum sintering material is an aluminum sintering material that is used for producing a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and the aluminum sintering material includes: the aluminum base materials; and a plurality of titanium powder particles fixed to outer surfaces of the aluminum base materials, wherein the titanium powder particles are composed of either one or both of metallic titanium powder particles and hydrogenated titanium powder particles.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a capacitor element including a positive electrode body and a negative electrode body that are layered with a separator and wound; a positive electrode portion formed onto one end face of the capacitor element, and being pulled out from the positive electrode body; a negative electrode portion formed onto the same end face as the positive electrode portion, and being pulled out from the negative electrode body, an insulating space being disposed between the negative electrode portion and the positive electrode portion; and current collecting plates on a positive electrode side and a negative electrode side connected to a side of flattened portions on the positive electrode portion and the side of flattened portions on the negative electrode portion by welding in a direction intersecting the positive electrode body and the negative electrode body that are layered, respectively.

Abstract: An aspect of a capacitor comprises an exterior package case housing an electrolyte along with a capacitor element, a sealing plate where an external terminal is disposed, the sealing plate sealing the exterior package case, a current collecting plate disposed between an electrode protruding portion formed on an element end surface of the capacitor element and the external terminal, a gas releasing mechanism disposed in the sealing plate to release a gas in the exterior package case, and a blocking mechanism disposed on at least one of the sealing plate and the current collecting plate to block the electrolyte from the gas releasing mechanism.

Abstract: A porous aluminum body having high porosity and a manufacturing method therefor are provided, wherein the porous aluminum body can be manufactured by continuous manufacturing steps. In the present invention, this porous aluminum body includes a plurality of aluminum fibers connected to each other. The aluminum fibers each have a plurality of columnar protrusions formed at intervals on an outer peripheral surface of the aluminum fibers, the columnar protrusions protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface. Adjacent aluminum fibers are integrated with the aluminum fibers and the columnar protrusions.

Abstract: This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing titanium to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; mixing the raw aluminum mixed powder with a water-soluble resin binder, water, and a plasticizer containing at least one selected from polyhydric alcohols, ethers, and esters to obtain a viscous composition; drying the viscous composition in a state where air bubbles are mixed therein to obtain a formed object prior to sintering; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm?10 (° C.)?T?685 (° C.).

Abstract: Two or more strings are connected in parallel. The strings each include two or more cells and a fuse. The two or more cells are connected in series. The fuse is connected in series to the two or more cells. Combustion of the cells do not occur when heat generated per unit time by the cells is less than or equal to an upper limit. The number of series-connected cells is determined to be less than or equal to a threshold value, within which the electric power converted into heat by a short-circuited cell in the event of a failure reaches the upper limit. The fusing current matches with a charging current that flows to a fault string when the electric power converted into heat by a short-circuited cell in the event of a failure reaches the upper limit.

Abstract: Two or more module batteries are arranged in an array and connected through wiring. The outer surface of a first side wall of a case faces in a first direction without facing the others of the two or more module batteries. Second and third side walls of the case are spaced from each other in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. Two or more string groups are arranged linearly in the second direction. The positive electrode current collecting part extends along the inner surface of the second side wall, the positive electrode extension part extends along the inner surface of the first side wall, and the positive electrode feedthrough part penetrates through the first side wall. The positive electrode current collecting part, the positive electrode extension part, the positive electrode feedthrough part, and the wiring are electrically connected to one another.

Abstract: A porous aluminum body having high porosity and a manufacturing method therefor are provided, wherein the porous aluminum body can be manufactured by continuous manufacturing steps. In the present invention, this porous aluminum body includes a plurality of aluminum fibers connected to each other. The aluminum fibers each have a plurality of columnar protrusions formed at intervals on an outer peripheral surface of the aluminum fibers, the columnar protrusions protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface. Adjacent aluminum fibers are integrated with the aluminum fibers and the columnar protrusions.

Abstract: A porous copper sintered material (10) includes: a plurality of copper fibers (11) sintered each other, wherein the copper fibers (11) are made of copper or copper alloy, a diameter R of the copper fibers (11) is in a range of 0.02 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and a ratio L/R of a length L of the copper fibers to the diameter R is in a range of 4 or more and 2500 or less (11), redox layers (12) formed by redox treatment are provided on surfaces of copper fibers (11, 11), and concavities and convexities are formed by the redox layer (12), and each of redox layers (12, 12) formed on each of the copper fibers (11) is integrally bonded in a junction of the copper fibers (11).

Abstract: This porous aluminum sintered compact is a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and a Ti—Al-based compound is present in bonding portions at which the aluminum base materials are bonded together. It is preferable that a plurality of columnar protrusions protruding outwards are formed on an outer surface of the aluminum base material and the bonding portions are present at the columnar protrusions.

Abstract: A porous aluminum heat exchanger including: a porous aluminum body in which aluminum substrates are sintered each other; and a bulk body, which is an aluminum bulk body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy is provided. Pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward an outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and pores of the porous aluminum body are configured to form flow channels of a heat medium.

Abstract: This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing a sintering aid element to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; forming the raw aluminum mixed powder into a formed object prior to sintering having pores; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to produce porous sintered aluminum, wherein the sintering aid element is titanium, and when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), then a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm-10 (° C.)?T?685 (° C.).

Abstract: A high quality porous aluminum body, which has excellent joint strength between the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body, and a method of producing the porous aluminum complex, are provided. The porous aluminum complex includes: a porous aluminum body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy; and an aluminum bulk body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body being joined each other. The junction between the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body includes a Ti—Al compound. It is preferable that pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of one of or both of the porous aluminum body and the aluminum bulk body, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.

Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact that includes aluminum substrates sintered each other. The junction, in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other, includes the Ti—Al compound and the Mg oxide. It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.

Abstract: A high-quality porous aluminum sintered compact, which can be produced efficiently at a low cost; has an excellent dimensional accuracy with a low shrinkage ratio during sintering; and has sufficient strength, and a method of producing the porous aluminum sintered compact are provided. The porous aluminum sintered compact is the porous aluminum sintered compact that includes aluminum substrates sintered each other. The junction, in which the aluminum substrates are bonded each other, includes the Ti—Al compound and the eutectic element compound capable of eutectic reaction with Al. It is preferable that the pillar-shaped protrusions projecting toward the outside are formed on outer surfaces of the aluminum substrates, and the pillar-shaped protrusions include the junction.

Abstract: Provided are (i) a lubricant additive including a borazine compound represented by the following general formula (1), (ii) a lubricating oil composition including a lubricating base oil and the lubricant additive, and (iii) a lubricating oil composition further including a friction modifier represented by the following general formula (2).