Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that enables a more effective reduction in a load imposed on a user, with the use of force applied to the user in relation to a tangible object. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to estimate, on the basis of a state of a user, a first amount that is predicted by the user with regard to force applied to the user in relation to a tangible object, and control presentation of information to the user on the basis of the first amount and a second amount that is preliminarily registered with regard to the force.

Abstract: A photographing condition determining method includes: photographing a part of a metal structure of a metal material subjected to predetermined sample preparation under a predetermined photographing condition; assigning, to pixels corresponding to one or a plurality of predetermined phases of the metal structure, labels of respective phases for a photographed image; calculating one or more feature values for a pixel to which a label of one of the assigned phases; classifying the phases of the metal structure of the image by inputting a calculated feature value to a model, which has been learned in advance using feature values assigned with labels of respective phases as input and labels of the respective phases as output, and acquiring a label of a phase of a pixel corresponding to the input feature value; and determining a photographing condition when other parts of the metal structure are photographed based on a classification result.

Abstract: A production method for a stainless steel sheet for fuel cell separators comprises: preparing a stainless steel sheet as a material; thereafter removing an oxide layer at a surface of the stainless steel sheet; and thereafter subjecting the stainless steel sheet to electrolytic etching treatment in an active region of the stainless steel sheet.

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel sheet for current collectors for sulfide-based solid-state batteries, which has excellent sulfidation resistance and adhesiveness. The ferritic stainless steel sheet has a component composition containing Cr in an amount of 16% by mass or more, wherein the surface of the ferritic stainless steel sheet has an uneven structure having recessed portions and projecting portions, the average height of the projecting portions is 20 to 50 nm inclusive, the average distance between the projecting portions is 20 to 200 nm inclusive, and the [Cr]/[Fe], i.e., the ratio of the atom concentration of Cr that is present in a form other than the metal form to the atom concentration of Fe that is present in a form other than the metal form, on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel sheet is 1.0 or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chromium-containing steel sheet for a current collector of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has excellent corrosion resistance in a battery environment and, when used as a current collector of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which enables the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery to have excellent cycle characteristics. A chromium-containing steel sheet for a current collector of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a chemical composition containing 10% by mass or more of Cr. The chromium-containing steel sheet has an irregular structure including recesses and protrusions at a surface thereof. The average height of the protrusions is 20 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and the average spacing between the protrusions is 20 nm or more and 300 nm or less.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet for collectors of sulfide-based solid-state batteries has excellent sulfurization resistance. This ferritic stainless steel sheet has a component composition which contains, in mass %, from 0.001% to 0.050% of C, from 0.01% to 2.00% of Si, from 0.01% to 1.00% of Mn, 0.050% or less of P, 0.010% or less of S, from 18.00% to 32.00% of Cr, from 0.01% to 4.00% of Ni, from 0.001% to 0.150% of Al and 0.050% or less of N, with the balance being made up of Fe and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a print engine, a sheet transportation unit, an optical sensor, and an image processing unit. The print engine is configured to physically print an image to be printed on a print sheet. The sheet transportation unit is configured to transport the print sheet along a predetermined transportation path. The optical sensor is arranged so as to face the transportation path, and configured to detect a color of a test chart on a colored print sheet transported along the transportation path. The image processing unit is configured to perform color correction of the image to be printed on the colored print sheet, on the basis of the detected color of the test chart on the colored print sheet so as to restrain color change of the image due to a surface color of the colored print sheet.

Abstract: A substrate stainless steel sheet has [chemical form other than metal (Cr+Fe)]/[metal form (Cr+Fe)] of 12.0 or more and 200 or less, [chemical form other than metal (Cr+Fe)]/[metal form (Cr+Fe)] being a ratio of a total of Cr and Fe existing in chemical form other than metal to a total of Cr and Fe existing in metal form at a substrate stainless steel sheet surface.

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel having excellent brazability and excellent corrosion resistance to condensed water in an environment in which the ferritic stainless steel is used for an exhaust heat recovery device or an EGR cooler. The ferritic stainless steel has a composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.025% or less, Si: 0.01% or more and less than 0.40%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 17.0 to 30.0%, Mo: 1.10 to 3.0%, Ni: more than 0.80% and 3.0% or less, Nb: 0.20 to 0.80%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, and N: 0.025% or less, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and satisfying the following expression (1) and expression (2): C+N?0.030%??(1) Cr+Mo?19.0%??(2) where C, N, Cr, and Mo in expression (1) and expression (2) represent the contents (mass %) of the corresponding elements.

Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel sheet for fuel cell separators comprises a textured structure at a surface of the stainless steel sheet, the textured structure having recessed parts and projected parts, an average height of the projected parts being 30 nm or more and 300 nm or less, and an average interval between the projected parts being 20 nm or more and 350 nm or less, wherein a ratio [Cr]/[Fe] of an atomic concentration of Cr existing in chemical form other than metal to an atomic concentration of Fe existing in chemical form other than metal at the surface of the stainless steel sheet is 1.0 or more.

Abstract: Provided is ferritic stainless steel having excellent brazeability and excellent corrosion resistance to condensed water in an environment in which the steel is used for an exhaust heat recovery device or an EGR cooler. A ferritic stainless steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.025% or less, Si: 0.40% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 16.0% to 30.0%, Mo: 0.60% to 3.0%, Ni: 0.10% to 2.5%, Nb: 0.20% to 0.80%, Al: 0.001% to 0.15%, N: 0.025% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which relational expressions (1) and (2) below are satisfied. C+N?0.030%??(1), 2Si+Ni?1.0%??(2), (in relational expressions (1) and (2), C, N, Si, and Ni each denote the contents (mass %) of the corresponding elements).

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel that has good corrosion resistance and which exhibits good brazeability when subjected to high-temperature brazing with a Ni-containing brazing filler metal. The ferritic stainless steel has a composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.003 to 0.020%, Si: 0.05 to 0.60%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Cr: 17.0 to 24.0%, Ni: 0.20 to 0.80%, Cu: 0.01 to 0.80%, Mo: 0.01 to 2.50%, Al: 0.001 to 0.015%, Nb: 0.25 to 0.60%, and N: 0.020% or less, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, the composition satisfying formula (1) below and formula (2) below, Cu+Mo?0.30??(1) 4Ni?(Si+Mn)?0??(2) (wherein Cu and Mo in formula (1) and Ni, Si, and Mn in formula (2) each represent the content (mass %) of the corresponding element).

Abstract: A stainless steel sheet for fuel cell separators comprises a predetermined chemical composition, wherein the stainless steel sheet has a textured structure at a surface thereof, an average interval between projected parts of the textured structure being 20 nm or more and 200 nm or less, and a ratio [Cr]/[Fe] of an atomic concentration of Cr existing in chemical form other than metal to an atomic concentration of Fe existing in chemical form other than metal at the surface of the stainless steel sheet is 2.0 or more.

Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel sheet comprises a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.035% to 0.090%, Si: 0.01% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.01% to 0.90%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.050% or less, Cr: 10.0% to 14.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.40%, Al: 0.001% to 0.50%, V: 0.05% to 0.50%, and N: 0.050% to 0.20%, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a content of C and a content of N in the chemical composition satisfy C %+N % 0.10% and N % C %, the number of precipitates with a major axis length of 200 nm or more in a surface layer of the martensitic stainless steel sheet is 25 or less per 100 ?m2, and the martensitic stainless steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1300 MPa or more, a proof stress of 1100 MPa or more, and an elongation of 8.0% or more.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to shorten the waiting time until a verification device in a usage facility is actually used.

Abstract: Stainless steel sheets including a Ni and O-containing coating on the surface that has excellent weld penetration characteristics and excellent crevice corrosion resistance, and a method for producing such stainless steel sheets. A stainless steel sheet includes a Ni and O-containing coating on a surface of the stainless steel sheet. The Ni and O-containing coating has a coating weight of greater than or equal to 0.1 g/m2 and less than or equal to 20 g/m2. The Ni and O-containing coating has a composition including, in at. %, Ni: greater than or equal to 25% and less than or equal to 60%, and O: greater than or equal to 40% and less than or equal to 70%.

Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.030% or more and less than 0.20%, Si: 0.01% or more and 2.0% or less, Mn: 0.01% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.050% or less , S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 10.0% or more and 16.0% or less, Ni: 0.01% or more and 0.80% or less, Al: 0.001% or more and 0.50% or less, Zr: 0.005% or more and 0.50% or less, and N: 0.030% or more and less than 0.20%, with the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel excellent in oxidation resistance and thermal fatigue resistance. The ferritic stainless steel contains, in mass %, C: 0.020% or less, Si: more than 0.1% and 3.0% or less, Mn: 0.05 to 2.0%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.3 to 6.0%, N: 0.020% or less, Cr: 12 to 30%, Nb: more than 0.3% and 1.0% or less, Ti: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mo: 0.3 to 6.0%, Co: 0.01 to 3.0%, and Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Moreover, Si+Al>1.0%, Al—Mn>0%, and Nb—Ti>0% hold.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel having good corrosion resistance and good brazability in the case where brazing is performed with a Ni-containing brazing filler metal at a high temperature. The ferritic stainless steel has a chemical composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.003% to 0.020%, Si: 0.05% to 0.60%, Mn: 0.05% to 0.30%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Cr: 17.0% to 22.0%, Ni: 0.20% to 0.80%, Cu: 0.30% to 0.80%, Mo: 0.01% to 0.10%, Al: 0.001% to 0.015%, Nb: 0.25% to 0.60%, N: 0.020% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. The expression 4Ni?(Si+Mn)?0.00% is satisfied, where each of Ni, Si, and Mn denotes a content, by mass %, of a corresponding element.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a print engine, a sheet transportation unit, an optical sensor, and an image processing unit. The print engine is configured to physically print an image to be printed on a print sheet. The sheet transportation unit is configured to transport the print sheet along a predetermined transportation path. The optical sensor is arranged so as to face the transportation path, and configured to detect a color of a test chart on a colored print sheet transported along the transportation path. The image processing unit is configured to perform color correction of the image to be printed on the colored print sheet, on the basis of the detected color of the test chart on the colored print sheet so as to restrain color change of the image due to a surface color of the colored print sheet.