Abstract: The chemical composition of a stainless steel in accordance with the present invention consists of C: not more than 0.05%, Si: not more than 0.5%, Mn: 0.01 to 0.5%, P: not more than 0.04%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: more than 16.0 and not more than 18.0%, Ni: more than 4.0 and not more than 5.6%, Mo: 1.6 to 4.0%, Cu: 1.5 to 3.0%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, and N: not more than 0.050%, the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formulas (1) and (2). Also, the micro-structure thereof contains a martensitic phase and a ferritic phase having a volume ratio of 10 to 40%, and the ferritic phase distribution ratio is higher than 85%. Cr+Cu+Ni+Mo?25.5??(1) ?8?30(C+N)+0.5Mn+Ni+Cu/2+8.2?1.

Abstract: A method for producing a high-strength Cr—Ni alloy seamless pipe comprising preparing an alloy billet with a chemical composition consisting, by mass %, of C: 0.05% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: less than 3.0%, P: 0.005% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cu: 0.01 to 4.0%, Ni: 25% or more and less than 35%, Cr: 20 to 30%, Mo: 0.01% or more and less than 4.0%, N: 0.10 to 0.30%, Al: 0.03 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): 0.01% or less, REM (rare earth metal): 0.01 to 0.20%, and the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying the formula N×P/REM?0.10, wherein P, N and REM represent the contents (mass %) of P, N and REM, respectively. The pipe is hot worked using cross roll piercing, solution heat treated, and cold worked. The pipe is excellent in hot workability, stress corrosion cracking and does not laminate during cross piercing.

Abstract: The present invention provides an induction-hardened hollow driving shaft that comprises, as a raw material, a steel pipe that contains, by mass %, 0.30 to 0.47% C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.3 to 2.0% Mn, 0.018% or less P, 0.015% or less S, 0.15 to 1.0% Cr, 0.001 to 0.05% Al, 0.005 to 0.05% Ti, 0.004% or less Ca, 0.01% or less N, 0.0005 to 0.005% B and 0.0050% or less O (oxygen) and the balance Fe and impurities and of which Beff defined by an equation (a) or (b) below is 0.0001 or more, wherein a prior austenite grain size number (JIS G0551) after the hardening is 9 or more. Here, in the case of Neff=N?14×Ti/47.9?0, Beff=B?10.8×(N?14×Ti/47.9)/14 . . . (a), and, in other cases, Beff=B . . . (b). According to the present invention, a hollow driving shaft that is simultaneously provided with excellent cold workability, hardenability, toughness and torsional fatigue strength and can exert stable fatigue lifetime can be obtained and can be widely utilized.

Abstract: The problem to be solved is the provision of a high-strength stainless steel pipe having a sufficient corrosion resistance in a high-temperature carbonic acid gas environment and having an excellent sulfide stress cracking resistance at normal temperature. A high-strength stainless steel pipe consist of by mass %, C: 0.05% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: more than 16% and 18% or less, Mo: more than 2% and 3% or less, Cu: 1% to 3.5%, Ni: 3% or more and less than 5%, Al: 0.001% to 0.1% and O: 0.01% or less, Mn: 1% or less and N: 0.05% or less, and Mn and N in the above ranges satisfy formula (1), and the balance being Fe and impurities; and the metal micro-structure of the stainless steel pipe mainly includes a martensitic phase and comprises 10 to 40% of a ferritic phase by volume fraction and 10% or less of a retained ?-phase by volume fraction. [Mn]×([N]?0.0045)?0.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting element 10 including: an anode layer 12, a dielectric layer 13 and a cathode layer 14 successively laminated on a surface of a substrate 11; plural penetrating portions 16 that penetrate at least the dielectric layer 13 and extend from the anode layer 12 to the cathode layer 14; and a light-emitting portion 17 that covers at least between the both electrode layers on an inner surface of each of the plural penetrating portions 16, wherein a perimeter of a shape of each of the plural penetrating portions 16 on a surface of the anode layer 12 is longer than a perimeter of a minimum circle enclosing the shape, and a maximum width of the shape is in a range of 0.01 ?m to 5 ?m, thereby providing a light-emitting element having high luminance and light-emitting efficiency.

Abstract: A steel pipe with excellent expandability, comprising, by mass %, C: 0.1 to 0.45%, Si: 0.3 to 3.5%, Mn: 0.5 to 5%, P: less than or equal to 0.03%, S: less than or equal to 0.01%, soluble Al: 0.01 to 0.8% (more than or equal to 0.1% in case Si content is less than 1.5%), N: less than or equal to 0.05%, O: less than or equal to 0.01%, and balance being Fe and impurities, having a mixed microstructure comprising ferrite and one or more selected from fine pearlite, bainite and martensite, and having a tensile strength of more than or equal to 600 MPa and a uniform elongation satisfying following formula (1). This steel pipe, having the above described chemical composition, can be obtained, for example, by being heated at temperatures from 700 to 790° C., then being forced-cooled down to a temperature of lower than or equal to 100° C. with the cooling rate of greater than or equal to 100° C./min at the temperature from 700 to 500° C. u-el?28?0.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing sealed organic EL devices includes a step of forming an organic EL layer on a region of an anode-mounted substrate having a substrate and an anode, the region including at least a bonding region in which a sealing member will be bonded and a region which is found inward the bonding region; a step of removing a portion of the organic EL layer which is found at least on the bonding region by applying plasma by a remote plasma method to expose the bonding region; a step of forming a cathode on the organic EL layer to complete an organic EL device; and a step of bonding a sealing member to the exposed bonding region.

Abstract: A thick-walled seamless steel pipe for line pipe which has a high strength and improved toughness and corrosion resistance in spite of the thick wall and which is suitable for use as a riser and flow line has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4%-1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, at least one of Ca and REM in a total amount of 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, with the impurities having the content of P: at most 0.05%, S: at most 0.005%, and O: at most 0.005%, the chemical composition satisfying the inequality: 0.8?[Mn]×[Mo]?2.6, wherein [Mn] and [Mo] are the numbers equivalent to the contents of Mn and Mo, respectively, in mass percent.

Abstract: A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having high strength and stable toughness and having resistance to sulfide corrosion cracking at low temperatures to room temperature is provided. A seamless steel pipe according to the present invention has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.03-0.08%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, Al: 0.005-0.100%, Ca: 0.001-0.005%, a remainder of Fe and impurities including N, P, S, O, and Cu, with the impurities containing at most 0.01% of N, at most 0.05% of P, at most 0.01% of S, at most 0.01% of O, and at most 0.1% of Cu, and having a microstructure comprising a bainitic-martensitic dual phase structure.

Abstract: A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having a high strength and good toughness and corrosion resistance even though having a thick wall has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, Ca: 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, wherein the contents of the impurities are at most 0.03% for P, at most 0.005% for S, at most 0.005% for O and less than 0.0005% for B and wherein the value of Pcm calculated by the following Equation (1) is at least 0.185 and at most 0.250. The steel pipe has a microstructure which primarily comprises bainite and which has a length of cementite of at most 20 micrometers: Pcm=[C]+[Si]/30+([Mn]+[Cr]+[Cu])/20+[Mo]/15+[V]/10+5[B]??(1) wherein [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Cu], [Mo], [V] and [B] are numbers respectively indicating the content in mass percent of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Cu, Mo, V and B.

Abstract: A stainless steel for an oil country tubular good according to the invention includes, in percent by mass, 0.001% to 0.05% C, 0.05% to 1% Si, at most 2% Mn, at most 0.03% P, less than 0.002% S, 16% to 18% Cr, 3.5% to 7% Ni, more than 2% and at most 4% Mo, 1.5% to 4% Cu, 0.001% to 0.3% rare earth metal, 0.001% to 0.1% sol. Al, 0.0001% to 0.01% Ca, at most 0.05% O, and at most 0.05% N, and the balance consists of Fe and impurities. The stainless steel according to the invention includes REM and therefore has high SCC resistance in a high temperature chloride aqueous solution environment.

Abstract: [Problems] To provide processes that can increase the work function of electrodes by simple procedures, and organic EL devices that have an anode of high work function and a quality emitting surface showing excellent luminous properties (luminous efficiency, life) without uneven brightness or defects, and are free of leakage current. [Means for solving problems] A process for treating an electrode surface of the invention includes a contact step of bringing an electrode formed of a metal oxide or a metal into contact with an alkaline solution of a compound having an Si—O bond. An organic EL device according to the invention includes a metal oxide or metal anode that has been surface-treated by the process, and an emitting layer and a cathode laminated on the anode in this order.

Abstract: In order to manufacture a steel pipe for an air bag which can cope with increase in the pressure of gas blown into an air bag and decreases in the wall thickness of an accumulator, a steel having a composition, mass %, of: C: 0.05-0.20%, Si: 0.1-1.0%, Mn: 0.20-2.0%, P: at most 0.025%, S: at most 0.010%, Cr: 0.05-1.0%, Al: at most 0.10%, if necessary at least one of Mo: at most 0.50%, Ni: at most 1.5%, Cu: at most 0.5%, V: at most 0.2%, Ti: at most 0.1%, Nb: at most 0.1%, and B: at most 0.005%, and also if necessary, at least one of Ca: at most 0.01%, Mg: at most 0.01%, and REM (rare earth elements): at most 0.01%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities is used to produce a steel pipe, and the pipe is then subjected to cold working to predetermined dimensions, then to heating to a temperature of at least the Ac1 transformation temperature followed by quenching, and then to tempering at a temperature no higher than the Ac1 transformation temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the following seamless steel pipes excellent in strength, toughness and weldability, particularly suitable for submarine flow lines, and a manufacturing method thereof. An as-quenched seamless steel pipe having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.8%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.005%, and the balance Fe and impurities, with not more than 0.25% of Si, not more than 0.05% of P, not more than 0.005% of S, less than 0.005% Nb, and less than 0.0003% of B as the impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of not more than 20 volume% of polygonal ferrite, not more than 10 volume% of a mixed microstructure of martensite and retained austenite, and balance bainite. B can be 0.0003 to 0.001%. Mg and/or REM can be contained. The manufacturing method is characterized by the cooling rate during quenching.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heavy wall seamless steel pipe for line pipe with a high strength and increased toughness, which is characterized by cooling rate, heating condition for piercing, and heat treating after pipe making, wherein the chemical composition consists, by mass %, of C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Si: not more than 0.25%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 1.2%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, and 0.0002 to 0.005%, in total, of at least one selected from Ca, Mg and REM, and the balance Fe and impurities, optionally including B: 0.0003 to 0.01%, V: 0 to 0.08%, Nb: 0 to 0.05% or Cu: 0 to 1.0%, and that P and S among impurities are not more than 0.05% and not more than 0.005%, respectively.

Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel having a resistance to sulfide stress corrosion cracking superior to Super 13 Cr steel and having a strength and corrosion resistance comparable to dual phase stainless steels has a chemical composition consisting essentially of, in mass %, C: 0.001-0.1%, Si: 0.05-1.0%, Mn: 0.05-2.0%, P: at most 0.025%, S: at most 0.010%, Cr: 11-18%, Ni: 1.5-10%, sol. Al: 0.001-0.1%, N: at most 0.1%, O: at most 0.01%, Cu: 0-5%, solid solution Mo: 3.5-7%, the composition satisfying the following Equation (1), optionally at least one element selected from at least one of the following Groups A-C, and a remainder of Fe and impurities and undissolved Mo, if undissolved Mo is present. Ni-bal.=30(C+N)+0.5(Mn+Cu)+Ni+8.2?1.1(Cr+Mo+1.5Si)??4.5??Equation (1) Group A—W: 0.2-5% Group B—V: 0.001-0.50%, Nb: 0.001-0.50%, Ti: 0.001-0.50%, and Zr: 0.001-0.50% Group C—Ca: 0.0005-0.05%, Mg: 0.0005-0.05%, REM: 0.0005-0.05%, and B: 0.0001-0.01%.

Abstract: A high strength steel pipe for an airbag system has a steel composition comprising C: 0.05-0.20%, Si: 0.1-1.0%, P: at most 0.025%, S: at most 0.010%, Cr: 0.05-1.0%, Al: at most 0.10%, at least one of Ti and Mn satisfying (1) Ti?0.02% and (2) 0.4%?Mn+40Ti?1.2%, and a remainder of Fe. The composition may further include one or more of (i) at least one of Mo: 0.05-0.50%, Ni: 0.05-1.5%, V: 0.01-0.2%, and B: 0.0003-0.005%, (ii) at least one of Cu: 0.05-0.5% and Nb: 0.003-0.1%, and (iii) at least one of Ca: 0.0003-0.01%, Mg: 0.0003-0.01%, and REM: 0.0003-0.01%. The steel pipe can be manufactured by forming a pipe from the above-described steel composition to obtain prescribed dimensions, heating to at least the Ac1 transformation point and quenching, and then tempering at the Ac1 transformation point or below.

Abstract: A steel pipe with excellent expandability, comprises, by mass %, C: 0.1 to 0.45%, Si: 0.3 to 3.5%, Mn: 0.5 to 5%, P: less than or equal to 0.03%, S: less than or equal to 0.01%, soluble Al: 0.01 to 0.8% (more than or equal to 0.1% in case Si content is less than 1.5%), N: less than or equal to 0.05%, O: less than or equal to 0.01%, and balance being Fe and impurities, having a mixed microstructure comprising ferrite and one or more selected from fine pearlite, bainite and martensite, and has a tensile strength of more than or equal to 600 MPa and a uniform elongation satisfying the following formula u-el?28?0.0075 TS, wherein u-el is uniform elongation (%) and TS is tensile strength (MPa).

Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel provided includes C: 0.01-0.1% and Cr: 9-15%, and the retained austenite phase has a thickness not more than 100 nm in such a manner that the X-ray integral intensities of 111? and 110? satisfy the following formula (a): 0.005?111?/(111?+110?)?0.05??(a) Such a metal structure can be obtained by the following procedure: the steel is heated at a temperature of the Ac3 point or more, and then cooled from 800° C. to 400° C. at a cooling rate of not less than 0.08° C./sec and further cooled down to 150° C. at a cooling rate of not more than 1° C./sec. The martensitic stainless steel according to the present invention has a relatively high carbon content and a greater toughness in spite of a high mechanical strength, and further exhibits an excellent corrosion resistance, so that it is particularly effective as the material for constructing a deep oil well.

Abstract: A steel pipe for an airbag inflator having a high strength of at least 900 MPa and preferably at least 1000 MPa in tensile strength along with a high toughness and exhibiting good resistance to bursting such that it has no propagation of cracks in a burst test at ?40° C. or below is manufactured by quenching a pipe of a steel comprising, in mass %, C: 0.05-0.20 %, Si: 0.1-1.0 %, P: at most 0.025 %, S: at most 0.010 %, Cr: 0.05-1.45 %, Al: at most 0.10 %, and one or both of Ti and Mn satisfying Ti?0.02% and 0.4%?Mn+40Ti?1.2% from a temperature of at least the Ac1 transformation point of the steel, tempering the pipe at a temperature lower than the Ac1 transformation point, applying cold working to it with a reduction of area of at most 65%, and subjecting it to stress relief annealing at a temperature lower than the Ac1 transformation point.