Abstract: A method of manufacturing a superconductor is carried out by first preparing a material composed of Y.sub.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7. This material is heated/molten in a platinum crucible. A melt thus obtained is drawn out from a high-temperature frame provided above the platinum crucible and heated to a temperature exceeding the melting point of the material. The melt thus drawn out is cooled by natural standing, to be solidified. As the result, an elongated superconductor composed of Y.sub.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7 can be obtained. This superconductor enters a superconductive state at 90 K.

Abstract: A ceramic insulated wire has a conductor core of copper or copper alloy, a stainless steel layer around the conductor core and a chromium oxide film (2A) around the stainless steel layer. The chromium oxide film (2A) is surrounded by an outer ceramic insulator formed by a vapor deposition method. Cladding the conductor core with stainless steel is done by inserting the core lengthwise into a stainless steel pipe, plastically working the resulting composite body to provide a desired size, and oxidizing the stainless steel which contains sufficient chromium for the formation of the chromium oxide film to have a thickness within the range of 10 nm to 1000 nm. The outer ceramic insulator formed by vapor deposition is made of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2, AlN and Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 which provide an excellent heat resistance while the chromium oxide film substantially increases the bonding strength.

Abstract: A conductor for a fuse has a main composition of a Pb-Ag alloy containing silver of 0.5 to 20 wt. % and lead and unavoidable impurity for the rest. A conductor for a fuse in another example includes a Pb-Ag-Cu or/and Te alloy obtained by adding copper or/and tellurium of 0.05 to 1 wt. %, respectively, to the above mentioned Pb-Ag alloy. Each of those conductors for fuses has a diameter in the range from 0.05 to 0.3 mm and it is used as a fuse contained in a capacitor of a tantalum chip for example. Those conductors for fuses have excellent pre-arcing time/current characteristics and good drawability.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a superconducting wire is carried out by first preparing a material being composed of Y.sub.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7. This material is melted in a platinum crucible. A melt thus obtained is drawn out from a hole provided on the bottom wall of the crucible to be linearly discharged. The linearly discharged melt is cooled and solidified. A cooling/solidifying space for such a step is set at a temperature less by about 10.degree. C. than the solidifying point of the material, and a slow-cooling zone is provided next to the cooling/solidifying space. This slow-cooling zone is provided to be at a relatively high temperature in a portion closer to the hole while having a temperature gradient along a direction for linearly discharging the melt. A superconducting wire being composed of Y.sub.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7 is obtained. This superconducting wire superconducts at 85K.

Abstract: A conductor has a core wire and a surface coated with the same kind of material as the core wire material. A copper wire (1) which forms the core wire has its surface cleaned by a preparatory processing mechanism (3) and then it is fed to a continuous sputtering unit (4). The continuous sputtering unit (4) coats the surface of the core wire (1) with copper by a coaxial magnetron sputtering method. Thereafter, this wire is drawn, by cold working, into a thin wire of predetermined size.

Abstract: A conductor has a core wire and a surface coated with the same kind of material as the core wire material. A copper wire (1) which forms the core wire has its surface cleaned by a preparatory processing mechanism (3) and then it is fed to a continuous sputtering unit (4). The continuous sputtering unit (4) coats the surface of the core wire (1) with copper by a coaxial magnetron sputtering method. Thereafter, this wire is drawn, by cold working, into a thin wire of predetermined size.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously withdrawing an elongated product such as from a melt a fine wire is based on the rotating liquid medium spinning method. A layer of cooling liquid (14) is centrifugally formed on the inner peripheral surface of a rotational drum (13). Disposed inside the rotational drum (13) is a winding reel (19) having a rotating winding peripheral surface (18). A holder element (20) adapted to be magnetically attracted to the winding peripheral surface (18) is initially placed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotational drum (13). A molten material injected into the drum by a nozzle (16) is quenched for solidification in the cooling liquid (14) to form the product. Initially, the leading end emerging from the nozzle rides over the holder element (20) which then carries the leading end onto the winding peripheral surface (18) and holds it thereon by magnetic attraction.

Abstract: An interconnecting wire of aluminum alloy for semiconductor devices which as improved ball-forming performance in the ball-bonding process, without any loss of conductivity and corrosion resistance. There is also provided an interconnecting wire for semiconductor devices which is lowered in resistance, with a minimum loss of conductivity and without any adverse effect on the bonding performance. The interconnecting wire contains about 0.1 to 45 wt % of an element having a melting point lower than about 450.degree. C., with the balance being substantially aluminum, or contains about 0.1 to 45 wt % of one more elements having a melting point lower than about 450.degree. C. and about 0.2 to 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon, magnesium, manganese, and copper, with the balance being substantially aluminum.