Abstract: Foil used in the manufacture of superconductor material is cleaned using a mechanical abrasive pad that produces longitudinal hills and valleys or elliptical swirls on the surface of both sides of the foil to yield high quality and uniform superconductors.

Abstract: Foils used to manufacture superconductor materials can effectively be cleaned by heat treatment prior to anodization and further processing steps. The heat treatment can be in conjunction with other cleaning processes or separate.

Abstract: A method for making triniobium tin foil is disclosed where the niobium-based foil with an oxide layer is passed continuously at a set speed into an enclosed chamber. The enclosed chamber has an inert atmosphere which is substantially oxygen free. Upon entering the chamber, the foil passes through a decomposition anneal furnace, a low temperature tin dip, and then a high temperature reaction anneal furnace before exiting the chamber as triniobium tin foil.

Abstract: For shear-cutting a stack of thin sheets of amorphous steel along a cutting plane that extends transversely of the stack, we utilize apparatus that comprises two blades that are positioned at the start of a cutting operation on opposite sides of the stack. Each of the blades has a first surface for engaging one side of the stack and a second surface extending transversely of the first surface and generally parallel to said cutting plane and intersecting the first surface at a corner. The first surface of each blade is disposed at a predetermined rake angle with respect to a reference plane extending through a point on the corner of the blade and normal to said cutting plane. By making the sum of these rake angles of a negative value and beween 5 and 35 degrees, we are able to substantially improve the wear resistance of the blades and lengthen their working life.

Abstract: A sintered polycrystalline diamond compact having an integral metallic heat sink bonded to and covering at least the outer diamond surface is used to increase compact life when the compact is used for material removal without a fluid coolant.

Abstract: Abrasive particles are prepared by milling diamond particles, metal compound and milling balls to smear a coating of the compound on the diamond particles and firing the compound-coated diamond particles producing a rough granular adherent covering of metal and/or metal carbide surface coating chemically bonded to the diamond surface by metal carbide.

Abstract: Abrasive particles are prepared by milling cubic boron nitride particles, metal compound and milling balls to smear a coating of the compound on the cubic boron nitride particles and firing the compound-coated boron nitride particles producing a rough granular adherent covering of metal and/or metal boride and/or nitride surface coating chemically bonded to the cubic boron nitride surface by metal boride and/or nitride.

Abstract: A method to reduce the growth rate of localized tool wear at the depth-of-cut line by the enrichment of the cutting zone atmosphere with gaseous oxygen.