Abstract: There is provided a non-single crystalline material characterized by containing Ir, Ta and Al at the following respective composition rates:______________________________________ 28 atom percent .ltoreq. Ir .ltoreq. 90 atom percent, 5 atom percent .ltoreq. Ta .ltoreq. 65 atom percent, and 1 atom percent .ltoreq. Al .ltoreq. 45 atom percent. ______________________________________There is also provided a member comprising a substrate and a film composed of said non-single crystalline material being disposed on said substrate.

Abstract: An ink jet head is provided which includes an electrothermal converting body having a heat generating registor which generates, upon energization, heat energy to be directly applied to ink on a heat acting face to discharge the ink. The ink jet head is characterized in that the heat generating resistor is formed from a non-single crystalline substance substantially composed of Ir, Ta and Al and containing the Ir, Ta and Al at the following respective composition rates:28 atom percent.ltoreq.Ir.ltoreq.90 atom percent,5 atom percent.ltoreq.Ta.ltoreq.65 atom percent, and1 atom percent.ltoreq.Al.ltoreq.45 atom percent.

Abstract: An ink jet head is provided which includes an electrothermal converting body having a heat generating resistor which generates, upon energization, heat energy to be directly applied to ink on a heat acting face to discharge the ink. The ink jet head is characterized in that the heat generating resistor is formed from a non-single crystalline substance substantially composed of Ir and Ta and containing the Ir and Ta at the following respective composition rates:35 atom percent .ltoreq.Ir.ltoreq.77 atom percent, and23 atom percent .ltoreq.Ta.ltoreq.65 atom percent.

Abstract: Image recording is indirectly achieved on a recording sheet via an intermediate transferring medium. First, the circumferential surface of a rotatable transferring medium having heat-transferable ink contained therein is fused or softened in response to image information by means of a recording electrode which is disposed at the position opposite to the transferring medium while the intermediate transferring medium is interposed therebetween. After completion of the first transferring step the ink image which has been transferred onto the intermediate transferring medium is transported to the position where a second transferring step is achieved while the ink image is kept in the fused or softened state. The second transferring step is achieved in such a manner that the ink image is transferred onto the recording sheet under the effect of pressure which is imparted by a pressure roller. The intermediate transferring medium may be made of electric conductive material.