Abstract: An electric sintering mold includes a clamping portion for clamping a powder material, the material clamped by the clamping portion being subjected to a pressure from a pressurizer and a pulsating electric current externally supplied, so that joule heat is generated within the material for sintering the material. The mold is formed of material containing metal boride having electroconductivity. An electric sintering apparatus using such mold and an electric sintering method utilizing such apparatus and mold are also disclosed.

Abstract: A new material for use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, a method of manufacturing the new material, and a heat radiator structure for a semiconductor device. The material is an aluminum alloy containing 30-60% by weight of Si and the remaining weight % is Al. The method of manufacture includes solidifying molten material into a powder and forming the powder by hot plastic working. The heat radiator structure includes a substrate of envelope material and an Al-Si alloy layer glued to the substrate through a function layer.

Abstract: A new material for use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, a method of manufacturing the new material, and a heat radiator structure for a semiconductor device. The material is an aluminum alloy containing 30-60% by weight of Si and the remaining weight % is Al. The method of manufacture includes solidifying molten material into a powder and forming the powder by hot plastic working. The heat radiator structure includes a substrate of envelope material and an Al-Si alloy layer glued to the substrate through a function layer.

Abstract: Aluminum alloy comprises 10 to 36 wt % of Si, 2 to 10 wt % of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Cr and Mn, and remainder consisting essentially of aluminum. The aluminum alloy further includes 1.0 to 12 wt % of Cu and 0.1 to 3.0 wt % of Mg. In a method for producing the aluminum alloy the steps comprises preparing powder mixtures including Si, at least one of metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Cr and Mn, and remainder consisting essentially of Al, producing aluminum alloy powders, compacting the aluminum alloy powders into a shape and hot working the aluminum alloy powder compact.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a functionally grant material whose components and structure are continuously adjusted by the coating, plating and powder metallurgy techniques to change its function in turn and provide a method of producing a functionally gradient material superior in heat-resistance, corrosion-resistance and resistance to thermal fatigue by distributing a third component having a lower Young's modulus or formed of high-strength material sufficiently durable to the fracture strength among ceramics as a first component and metals or other ceramics as a second component to change the function.

Abstract: A valve-seat insert for internal combustion engines comprises a double-layered, sintered alloy composed of a valve-seat layer on which a valve is seated, and a base layer integrated with the valve-seat layer and adapted to be seated in a cylinder head of an engine. The valve-seat layer is composed of a sintered alloy of a high heat resistance and a high wear resistance having a composition comprising, by weight, 4 to 8% Co, 0.6 to 1.5% Cr, 4 to 8% Mo, 1 to 3% Ni, 0.3 to 1.5% C, 0.2 to 0.6% Ca, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, the additives, Co, Cr and Mo being present mainly in a form of a Co-Cr-Mo hard alloy and a hard Fe-Mo alloy dispersed in the Fe matrix. The base layer is composed of a sintered alloy of a higher heat resistance and a higher creep resistance than those of the valve-seat layer and having a composition comprising, by weight, 11 to 15% Cr, 0.4 to 2.0% Mo, 0.05 to 0.3% C, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: A light weight and high strength aluminum alloy and a process for producing such an alloy, which alloy is suitable for forming automotive engine components, including pistons. In a preferred embodiment, 80 to 99.5% by volume of an aluminum alloy powder or a mixed powder composed of pure metal powders or master alloy powders is blended with 0.5 to 20% by volume of at least one of carbon or graphite powder, an oxide powder, a carbide powder and a nitride powder. The blend is then mechanically alloyed, following which the thereby-obtained powder is subjected to working such as by compaction and hot forging, hot pressing, cold isostatic pressing and hot forging, or cold isostatic pressing and hot extrusion.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of super-heat-resisting alloy material characterized in comprising the steps of: (1) filling and sealing the powder of Ni-based super-heat-resisting alloy in a rubber mold; (2) subjecting the powder in the rubber mold to cold isostatic pressing; (3) sintering the compact in vacuum or in gas atmosphere at a temperature of 1000.degree. C. or more so that the sintered density increases to 95% or more than the theoretical density; and (4) next, subjecting the sintered compact to hot isostatic pressing.

Abstract: A process for producing an aluminum alloy comprises: producing an aluminum alloy powder, consisting of (A) 10 to 36 wt % of Si, 1 to 12 wt % of Fe, 2 to 10 wt % of at least one of metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Cr and Mn, reminder of the alloy powder consisting of aluminum, or consisting of (B) 10 to 36 wt % of Si, 2 to 10 wt % of Ni, 2 to 10 wt % of at least one of metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Cr, and Mn, and remainder of the alloy powder consisting of aluminum; compressing a mass of the powder by either compacting the power or accumulating the powder in a can where in case of compacting the powders are so as to have its actual density ratio of 65% to 90%, and in case of the accumulation the powders are compressed so as to have its actual density ratio of not more than 90%; heating the thus compressed mass of powder in convection type heating furnace at a temperature of 250.degree. C. to 550.degree. C.

Abstract: A valve-seat insert for internal combustion engines comprises a double-layered, sintered alloy composed of a valve-seat layer on which a valve is seated, and a base layer integrated with the valve-seat layer and adapted to be seated in a cylinder head of an engine. The valve-seat layer is composed of a sintered alloy of a high heat resistance and a high wear resistance having a composition comprising, by weight, 4 to 8% Co, 0.6 to 1.6% Cr, 4 to 8% Mo, 1 to 3% Ni, 0.3 to 1.5% C, 0.2 to 0.6% Ca, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, the additives, Co, Cr and Mo being present mainly in a form of a Co-Cr-Mo hard alloy and a hard Fe-Mo alloy dispersed in the Fe matrix. The base layer is composed of a sintered alloy of a higher heat resistance and a higher creep resistance than those of the valve-seat layer and having a composition comprising, by weight, 11 to 15% Cr, 0.4 to 2.0% Mo, 0.05 to 0.3% C, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: A method for producing a sintered ferrous alloy containing at least one alloying element whose standard free energy for oxide formation at 1,000.degree. C. is 11,000 cal/g mol O.sub.2 or less is described. The method comprises a sintering procedure comprising steps of elevating the temperature of a green compact comprising said at least one alloying element, sintering it in a sintering furnace and cooling it, wherein the pressure in the sintering furnace is maintained at between about 0.2 and 500 Torr by supplying a reducing gas during at least a part of the sintering procedure under reduced pressure.

Abstract: A method of producing rocket combustors wherein in forming an outer cylin by a powder metallurgical method on the outer side of a cylinder provided on its outer periphery with a cooling wall of channel construction having a plurality of grooves, a low-melting alloy is used as a filler to be filled into the grooves. It is also possible to form the outer cylinder after forming a Cu plating shell on the periphery of the inner cylinder filled with the low-melting alloy.

Abstract: A method of producing rocket combustors wherein in forming an outer cylin by a powder metallurgical method on the outer side of a cylinder provided on its outer periphery with a cooling wall of channel construction having a plurality of grooves (14), an Ni electroforming layer is formed on the outer side of the outer cylinder, and also a method of producing rocket combustors wherein an outer cylinder is of multilayer construction having two or more layers.

Abstract: A valve-seat insert for internal combustion engines comprises a double layered, sintered alloy composed of a valve-seat layer on which a valve is seated, and a base layer integrated with the valve-seat layer and adapted to be seated in a cylinder head of an engine. The valve-seat layer is composed of a sintered alloy of a high heat resistance and a high wear resistance having a composition comprising, by weight, 4 to 8% Co, 0.6 to 1.6% Cr, 4 to 8% Mo, 1 to 3% Ni, 0.3 to 1.5% C, 0.2 to 0.6% Ca, and the balance being substantially Fe, the additives, Co, Cr and Mo being present mainly in a form of a Co-Cr-Mo hard alloy and a hard Fe-Mo alloy dispersed in the Fe matrix. The base layer is composed of a sintered alloy of a higher heat resistance and a higher wear resistance than those of the valve-seat layer and having a composition comprising, by weight, 11 to 15% Cr, 0.4 to 2.0% Mo, 0.05 to 0.3% C, balance substantially Fe.

Abstract: The invention relates to electric contact materials for use in switches, such as moulded circuit breakers, air circuit breakers, magnetic switches, etc.The electric contact materials comprise 5-60 weight % iron group metals, 1-11 weight % graphite, 5-70 weight % refractory materials, and the residual part consisting of silver, said refractory materials being held in the state of dispersion in the iron group metals and/or silver, thereby providing welding resistance, wear resistance, and insulation resistance as well as high practical utility of low temperature rise.

Abstract: A method for producing a powder forged material comprising 1.4.about.3.5% Si, 0.2.about.0.9% Mn and 1.0.about.2.0% C by weight, the remainder substantially consisting of iron is provided herein. This method consists in (a) pulverizing the swarf of an FCD cast iron mother material and separating and removing graphite microparticles from the mother material to produce a powder body of said mother material having a carbon content of 1.0.about.2.5%; (b) preforming the powder body having the reduced carbon content to a density lower than that of the mother material and applying a lubricant to the preformed body; (c) heating the preformed body at a temperature above the melting point of the mother material but below 1300.degree. C. in a non-carburizing atmosphere and then cooling the preformed body until the temperature of the body is lowered to 1000.degree..about.1100.degree. C.

Abstract: The invention relates to sintered hard metals obtainable by mixing, pressing and sintering the powders of Cr: 0.2-5%, Ni: 0.5-10%, Mo: 4-12%, Co: 1-10% or C: 0.7-2%, iron powder within the scope of residual Fe, Fe-Mo, Cr-Mo-Co, Mo-Co, Ni-Mo-Cr alloy powders or a carbide powder having Vickers hardness higher than 400 as hard phase components, or calcium fluoride or barium fluoride. The invention has as its object the provision of sintered hard metals having the aforesaid composition for use in sliding members having high wear resistance and processability.

Abstract: This invention relates to a valve seat material for an internal combustion engine, which comprises a sintered ferrous alloy having the composition:______________________________________ chromium 5-15 percent by weight cobalt 5-20 nickel 2-8 tungsten 2-10 molybdenum 0.2-12 carbon 0.2-2 the remainder being iron except for usual impuri- -ties and trace elements, ______________________________________And having a porosity of 5-25%. This alloy can also contain lead and a low melting point glass capable of showing a lubricating property at a low temperature.