Abstract: Provided is a plating film containing Au and Tl, including Tl oxides including Tl2O on a surface of the plating film, a ratio of Tl atoms constituting Tl2O to a total of Tl atoms constituting the Tl oxides and Tl atoms constituting Tl simple substances on the surface being 40% or more.

Abstract: Provided is a plating film containing Au and Tl, including Tl oxides including Tl2O on a surface of the plating film, a ratio of Tl atoms constituting Tl2O to a total of Tl atoms constituting the Tl oxides and Tl atoms constituting Tl simple substances on the surface being 40% or more.

Abstract: Disclosed are a key top (4) to be used for push button switches of a portable electronic device, which key top has a metal sheet (6) with an approximately thin plate shape, and an outer-layer sheet (8a, 8b) made of a flexible material which is connected to one surface or both surfaces of the metal sheet (6), and a key sheet (2) which has the key top (4) and a sheet-like key base of an elastic material connected thereto, and methods of manufacturing the key top and the key sheet.

Abstract: A magnetic read/write head is supported on the carriage that carries the platen of a passbook printer. The passbook is moved to the printing station and a sensor is provided for detecting the presence of the passbook. A height adjusting member operates to move the read/write head into position for writing data into and for reading data from a magnetic stripe on the passbook.

Abstract: At least two exhaust holes are formed in an atomizing nozzle of an apparatus for spraying an air-water mist for cooling which is used in continuous metal casting. The respective spraying mist streams from the exhaust holes cross each other before they reach the surface of a cast strand and are diffused forwardly due to the influence of the kinetic energy which is directed in the spraying direction after they crossed, so that they sufficiently enter the region between the surfaces of guide rollers and cast strand, thereby directly spraying the air-water mist over almost the entire region of the surface of the cast strand. In addition, a header is disposed in parallel to the guide rollers and a plurality of water branching pipes are attached in line to the header in the longitudinal direction thereof. The inner diameter of these water branching pipes are set to be sequentially smaller toward the lower stage.

Abstract: An exhaust hole is formed in an exhaust side wall of a mist atomizing nozzle of an apparatus for spraying the mist for cooling for and is used in continuous metal casting. An introduction inlet is provided in an introducing side wall on the side opposite the exhaust side wall at the height position different from that of the exhaust hole. An air-water mixture supply pipe is attached to the introduction inlet to communicate therewith. The air-water mixture of relatively large water droplets is formed and is introduced into the mist atomizing nozzle by that air-water mixture supply pipe. After the air-water mixture repeatedly collides in the mist atomizing nozzle, the large water droplets are made fine and are sequentially exhausted from the exhaust hole by being pressed by the supply pressure from the rear side.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the controlled cooling of a hot rolled steel rod. A hot rolled steel rod issued from a final stand of mill train is rapidly cooled, and then formed into a coil. The coiled rod is transported in a generally horizontal direction with its loops held at an angle of 30.degree. to 60.degree. relative to the direction of transportation and with a pitch of at least 2d/sin .alpha. where d is a diameter of the rod and .alpha. is the above-mentioned angle. A cooling medium, e.g. air, is forcibly applied to the coiled rod upwardly from below the coiled rod to cool the coiled rod uniformly at such a cooling rate as to achieve a phase transformation to obtain a structure consisting essentially of fine pearlite. The apparatus includes a cooling device for the rapid cooling, a laying head for the coil forming, a conveyor for transporting the coiled rod while supporting its loops at the angle and pitch, a coolant supply, and a mechanism for collecting the treated rod.