Abstract: Provided is a sputtering target material having excellent crack resistance and a method of producing the same. Also provided is a sputtering target material and a method of producing the same. The sputtering target material is composed of an alloy consisting of B; one or more rare earth elements; and the balance consisting of Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The amount of B in the alloy is 15 at. % or more and 30 at. % or less. The one or more rare earth elements are selected from the group consisting of Pr, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, and Ho. The total amount of the one or more rare earth elements in the alloy is 0.1 at. % or more and 10 at. % or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a target material with reduced particle generation during sputtering, which is a method of producing a sputtering target material whose material is an alloy M, including a sintering step of sintering a mixed powder obtained by mixing a first powder and a second powder. A material of the first powder is an alloy M1 in which the proportion of a B content is from 40 at. % to 60 at. %. A material of the second powder is an alloy M2 in which the proportion of a B content is from 20 at. % to 35 at. %. The proportion of a B content in the mixed powder is from 33 at. % to 50 at. %. A metallographic structure including a (CoFe)2B phase and a (CoFe)B phase is formed in the sintering step. A boundary length per unit area Y (1/?m), which is obtained by measuring a boundary length between the (CoFe)2B phase and the (CoFe)B phase using a scanning electron microscope, and a proportion X (at. %) of a B content of the alloy M satisfy the expression Y<?0.0015×(X?42.5)2+0.15.

Abstract: A method of making a sputtering target in which an atomized powder including, in at. %, 10 to 50% of B, 0 to 20% in total of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, and Ag, and a balance of one or both of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities is provided. Fine particles are removed from the atomized powder to obtain a powder having a particle distribution where the cumulative volume of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ?m or less is 10% or less, and the cumulative volume of particles having a particle diameter of 30 ?m or less is 5-40%. The obtained powder is sintered to form a sputtering target comprising a sintered body. The sputtering target comprises hydrogen of 20 ppm or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce particles generated in sputtering, and in order to achieve such an object, there is provided a sputtering target material including in at. %: 10 to 50% of B; and the balance of at least one of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities, in which the intensity ratio [I [(CoFe)3B]/I [(CoFe)2B]] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe)3B]] of (CoFe)3B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe)2B]] of (CoFe)2B (200), the intensity ratio [I (Co3B)/I (Co2B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co3B)] of Co3B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co2B)] of Co2B (200), or the intensity ratio [I (Fe3B)/I (Fe2B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe3B)] of Fe3B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe2B)] of Fe2B (200) is 1.50 or less.

Abstract: A method of making a sputtering target in which an atomized powder including, in at. %, 10 to 50% of B, 0 to 20% in total of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, and Ag, and a balance of one or both of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities is provided. Fine particles are removed from the atomized powder to obtain a powder having a particle distribution where the cumulative volume of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ?m or less is 10% or less, and the cumulative volume of particles having a particle diameter of 30 ?m or less is 5-40%. The obtained powder is sintered to form a sputtering target comprising a sintered body. The sputtering target comprises hydrogen of 20 ppm or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the mechanical strength of a sputtering target, and in order to achieve such an object, there is provided a sputtering target material including: in at. %, 10 to 50% of B; 0 to 20% in total of one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, and Ag; and the balance of at least one of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities, in which a hydrogen content is 20 ppm or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce particles generated in sputtering, and in order to achieve such an object, there is provided a sputtering target material including in at. %: 10 to 50% of B; and the balance of at least one of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities, in which the intensity ratio [I [(CoFe)3B]/I [(CoFe)2B]] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe)3B]] of (CoFe)3B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe)2B]] of (CoFe)2B (200), the intensity ratio [I (Co3B)/I (Co2B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co3B)] of Co3B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co2B)] of Co2B (200), or the intensity ratio [I (Fe3B)/I (Fe2B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe3B)] of Fe3B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe2B)] of Fe2B (200) is 1.50 or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sintered alloy having high mechanical strength (specifically, high toughness suitable for a sputtering target material) and a sputtering target material including the sintered alloy, and the present invention provides a sintered alloy that includes: Mn; an A-group element consisting of one or more of Ga, Zn, Sn, Ge, Al, and Co; and optionally a B-group element consisting of one or more of Fe, Ni, Cu, Ti, V, Cr, Si, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Ta, W, Re, Ir, Pt, Au, Bi, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, and Ho, wherein the balance is an inevitable impurity, wherein the sintered alloy includes one or more of a 1st to a 6th Mn phases that satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: In a photometric system, a photosensor-equipped unit includes a transmission information holding portion that holds transmission information relating to a screen display direction of a display portion with a content suitable for a photosensor. When the photosensor-equipped unit is connected to a display processing terminal device, the photosensor-equipped unit can transmit the transmission information to the display processing terminal device. The display processing terminal device includes a screen display control portion that executes a display direction setting process during connection for setting a screen display direction of the display portion based upon the transmission information.

Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes a photosensor portion that receives light and performs a measuring operation for acquiring predetermined photometric data relating to the received light, a tilt sensor portion that detects a tilt angle with respect to a predetermined reference plane, and a measurement control portion that determines a tilt state of the photosensor portion based upon the tilt angle, and executes a measurement control process for specifying the photometric data acquired by the photosensor portion as effective photometric data, when the tilt state satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: It is a calibration device for a measurement instrument for measuring a compressive force or a tensile force in a longitudinal direction exerted to a linear body from a predetermined correlation. A stopper part for fixing the linear body is fixed at a one end side entrance and a push/pull movable part for enabling the linear body to be pushed and pulled in an insertion/withdrawal direction at an other end entrance is fixed, so that the relative positions of the stopper part and the push/pull movable part with respect to a sensor main body cannot be changed. A force detector measures the force in the insertion/withdrawal direction exerted from the push/pull movable part to the linear body. The force detector is interposed between the push/pull movable part and the linear body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-temperature lead-free solder alloy which has no variation in strength of the soldered portion and has an excellent balance between strength and soldering properties, and a method for producing the alloy. The present invention relates to a lead-free jointing material made of an alloy of two elements A and B selected from elements other than Pb, wherein the element A has a melting point higher than a melting point of the element B, wherein the alloy is an alloy which has a room-temperature stable phase composed of the element B and a room-temperature stable phase AmBn composed of the elements A and B (provided that m and n are specific numerals in accordance with an alloy constituting a stable phase at room temperature) and satisfies AxB1-x (provided that 0<x<m(m+n)), and wherein the element A is supersaturatedly dissolved in the room-temperature stable phase composed of the element B.

Abstract: In a photometric system, a photosensor-equipped unit includes a transmission information holding portion that holds transmission information relating to a screen display direction of a display portion with a content suitable for a photosensor. When the photosensor-equipped unit is connected to a display processing terminal device, the photosensor-equipped unit can transmit the transmission information to the display processing terminal device. The display processing terminal device includes a screen display control portion that executes a display direction setting process during connection for setting a screen display direction of the display portion based upon the transmission information.

Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes a photosensor portion that receives light and performs a measuring operation for acquiring predetermined photometric data relating to the received light, a tilt sensor portion that detects a tilt angle with respect to a predetermined reference plane, and a measurement control portion that determines a tilt state of the photosensor portion based upon the tilt angle, and executes a measurement control process for specifying the photometric data acquired by the photosensor portion as effective photometric data, when the tilt state satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-temperature lead-free solder alloy which has no variation in strength of the soldered portion and has an excellent balance between strength and soldering properties, and a method for producing the alloy. The present invention relates to a lead-free jointing material made of an alloy of two elements A and B selected from elements other than Pb, wherein the element A has a melting point higher than a melting point of the element B, wherein the alloy is an alloy which has a room-temperature stable phase composed of the element B and a room-temperature stable phase AmBn composed of the elements A and B (provided that m and n are specific numerals in accordance with an alloy constituting a stable phase at room temperature) and satisfies AxB1-x (provided that 0<x<m(m+n)), and wherein the element A is supersaturatedly dissolved in the room-temperature stable phase composed of the element B.

Abstract: An ultra high strength fiber-reinforced cement composition includes cement, silica fume, coal gasification fly ash, insoluble anhydrous gypsum, and metal fiber having a length between 5 and 30 mm and a diameter of between 0.1 and 1 mm. The coal gasification fly ash is spherical fine particles having a maximum particle size between 5 and 10 ?m. Mass ratio of the silica fume: the coal gasification fly ash is 95 through 50 portions: 5 through 50 portions.

Abstract: Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide highly general purpose ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete that shows a higher fluidity (workability) at the fresh state, a higher bending strength with a less content of metal fiber by enhancing both the absolute value of the compressive strength of mortar -matrix excluding metal fiber and the ratio of the bending strength relative to the compressive strength simultaneously at the hardened state, and acceptability of fine aggregate being used in ordinary ready-mixed concrete. An ultra high strength fiber-reinforced cement composition is characterized in that it contains cement, silica fume, coal gasification fly ash, gypsum and metal fiber and that the mass ratio of silica fume : coal gasification fly ash is 95 through 50 portions: 5 through 50 portions. Ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete contains such a cement composition and fine aggregate.

Abstract: An image forming method of making the process from the start to the end of a recording a line for one pixel in recording means as one drive by staggering the drive start timing of each drive section by a predetermined period of time, wherein the recording means comprises an array in which a plurality of chips having a plurality of recording elements are aligned with a plurality of the drive sections for driving the plurality of recording elements provided therein, when an image is recorded on a recording material moving in comparison to the recording means.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a recording head constituted by arraying a plurality of recording elements, in which relative movement is caused between the recording head and a recording material to perform recording in the recording material, the apparatus includes: a first drive control member which drives the recording elements before recording in the recording material is started, and a second drive control member which drives the recording elements, on the basis of an input signal value which is used to drive the recording head after an original image is converted by such as image processing and a drive of the recording head, in order to perform recording in the recording material, wherein the second drive control member drives the recording elements such that recording in a predetermined low record amount is performed in a predetermined low record amount area.