Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a joined metal member includes: disposing a first metal member inside a mold of an injection molding apparatus, the first metal member being made of a first metal material, unevenness being formed over a surface of the first metal member, and an oxide film being formed so as to cover the unevenness; and injecting a second metal material into the mold, and thereby molding a second metal member and joining the second metal member to the first metal member, the second metal material being, when it is injected into the mold, in a semi-molten state, or in a molten state in which a difference between a temperature of the second metal material and a liquidus temperature thereof is smaller than or equal to 30° C.

Abstract: Provided are a rare earth magnet precursor having a roughened structure on a surface or a rare earth magnet molded body having a roughened structure on a surface, and a method for manufacturing the same. In the rare earth magnet precursor or the rare earth magnet molded body, recesses and protrusions are formed on the surface having the roughened structure, and the recesses and protrusions satisfy at least one of the following (a) to (c): (a) an arithmetic mean height (Sa) (ISO 25178) from 5 to 300 ?m, (b) a maximum height (Sz) (ISO 25178) from 50 to 1500 ?m, and (c) a developed interfacial area ratio (Sdr) (ISO 25178) from 0.3 to 12.

Abstract: A sealing method for sealing an opening of a metallic molded body with a resin molded body, the metallic molded body having a cavity therein and an opening connected to the cavity, includes a step of irradiating laser light onto a joining surface on a periphery of the opening of the metallic molded body in an energy density of 1 MW/cm2 or more and at an irradiation rate of 2000 mm/sec or more to roughen the surface, and a step of placing, in a mold, a portion including the joining surface of the metallic molded body roughened in the preceding step and sealing the opening with a resin molded body formed by injection molding or compression molding of a resin.

Abstract: A sealing method for sealing an opening of a metallic molded body with a resin molded body, the metallic molded body having a cavity therein and an opening connected to the cavity, includes a step of irradiating laser light onto a joining surface on a periphery of the opening of the metallic molded body in an energy density of 1 MW/cm2 or more and at an irradiation rate of 2000 mm/sec or more to roughen the surface, and a step of placing, in a mold, a portion including the joining surface of the metallic molded body roughened in the preceding step and sealing the opening with a resin molded body formed by injection molding or compression molding of a resin.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a joined metal member includes: disposing a first metal member inside a mold of an injection molding apparatus, the first metal member being made of a first metal material, unevenness being formed over a surface of the first metal member, and an oxide film being formed so as to cover the unevenness; and injecting a second metal material into the mold, and thereby molding a second metal member and joining the second metal member to the first metal member, the second metal material being, when it is injected into the mold, in a semi-molten state, or in a molten state in which a difference between a temperature of the second metal material and a liquidus temperature thereof is smaller than or equal to 30° C.

Abstract: (A) A reinforcing fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin are combined to prepare a resin composition which improves a reinforcing effect by the reinforcing fiber. The reinforcing fiber (A) contains a carbon fiber. The resin particle (B) contains a semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin in the resin particle (B) has an exothermic peak in a temperature range between a glass transition temperature of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin and a melting point of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the peak being determined by heating the resin particle (B) at a rate of 10° C./min. by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the resin particle (B) has an average particle size of 3 to 40 ?m. The semicrystalline thermoplastic resin may be a polyamide resin having a melting point of not lower than 150° C. (particularly, a polyamide resin having an alicyclic structure and a glass transition temperature of not lower than 100° C.

Abstract: Provided are a rare earth magnet precursor having a roughened structure on a surface or a rare earth magnet molded body having a roughened structure on a surface, and a method for manufacturing the same. In the rare earth magnet precursor or the rare earth magnet molded body, recesses and protrusions are formed on the surface having the roughened structure, and the recesses and protrusions satisfy at least one of the following (a) to (c): (a) an arithmetic mean height (Sa) (ISO 25178) from 5 to 300 ?m, (b) a maximum height (Sz) (ISO 25178) from 50 to 1500 ?m, and (c) a developed interfacial area ratio (Sdr) (ISO 25178) from 0.3 to 12.

Abstract: A method for roughening a surface of a metal molded body which can be used as an intermediate for manufacturing a composite molded body of a metal molded body with a resin, a rubber, a metal, or the like is provided. The method for roughening a metal molded body surface includes a step of irradiating the surface of the metal molded body with laser light at an irradiation rate of 2000 mm/sec or more with an energy density of 1 MW/cm2 or more using a laser apparatus, and the laser light irradiation step is a step of irradiating laser light so that laser light-irradiated portions and non-laser light-irradiated portions are generated alternately when the laser light is irradiated to be in a straight line, a curved line, or a combination of a straight line and a curved line on the surface of the metal molded body to be roughened.

Abstract: Polyamide particles including polyamide and having a water absorption rate of 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % are prepared to improve toughness of a cured product of a curable resin. The polyamide may be a semicrystalline polyamide. The polyamide has a glass transition temperature of approximately 100 to 150° C. The polyamide may have an alicyclic structure. The polyamide particles of this invention have an average particle size of approximately 5 to 40 ?m and a specific surface area determined by the BET method of approximately 0.08 to 12 m2/g. The polyamide particles of the present invention may also be spherical and have an average particle size of approximately 15 to 25 ?m. Furthermore, the polyamide particles of the present invention may have an exothermic peak in a temperature range between the glass transition temperature and a melting point of the polyamide upon heating the polyamide particles at a rate of 10° C./min by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

Abstract: Object Provided is a medical implant having favorable biocompatibility. Solution to Problem An implant used for binding to a biological tissue including bone or teeth, and made of metal selected from titanium or titanium alloys, cobalt chrome alloys, and tantalum, includes a surface layer portion of a portion, which is bound to a biological tissue including bone or teeth, of the implant, the surface layer portion having a porous structure. The porous structure includes a trunk hole formed in a thickness direction and including an opening on a binding face side, open holes each constituted of a branch hole formed extending from an inner wall surface of the trunk hole in a direction different from that of the trunk hole, an interior space formed in the thickness direction and not including an opening on the binding face side, a tunnel connecting path connecting the open holes and the interior space, and a tunnel connecting path connecting the open holes.

Abstract: A sealing method for sealing an opening of a metallic molded body with a resin molded body, the metallic molded body having a cavity therein and an opening connected to the cavity, includes a step of irradiating laser light onto a joining surface on a periphery of the opening of the metallic molded body in an energy density of 1 MW/cm2 or more and at an irradiation rate of 2000 mm/sec or more to roughen the surface, and a step of placing, in a mold, a portion including the joining surface of the metallic molded body roughened in the preceding step and sealing the opening with a resin molded body formed by injection molding or compression molding of a resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medical apparatus with an IC tag and a method for manufacturing the same. Provided are a method for manufacturing a medical apparatus and a medical apparatus manufactured by the same, the method including: irradiating a portion of a surface of a medical apparatus made of a metal with a laser beam to roughen the surface and form a roughened section; depositing a synthetic resin in a molten state or a solution state to the portion of the medical apparatus including the roughened section to form a base section of synthetic resin; placing an IC tag on the base section; and depositing a synthetic resin in a molten state or a solution state onto the base section and the IC tag to form a covering section of the synthetic resin that covers the base section of the synthetic resin and the IC tag, thereby encapsulating the IC tag inside a synthetic resin part including the base section and the covering section.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite molded body in which a metallic molded body and a resin molded body are joined, includes a step of irradiating laser light onto a joining surface of the metallic molded body with the resin molded body in an energy density of 1 MW/cm2 or more and at an irradiation rate of 2000 mm/sec or more to roughen the surface, and a step of placing, in a mold, a portion of the metallic molded body containing the joining surface roughened in the preceding step and injection-molding a resin to obtain a composite molded body. The roughened joining surface of the metallic molded body has a porous structure containing a hole having a maximum depth from a surface exceeding 500 ?m, and a joining strength between the metallic molded body and the resin molded body is 60 MPa or more.

Abstract: (A) A reinforcing fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin are combined to prepare a resin composition which improves a reinforcing effect by the reinforcing fiber. The reinforcing fiber (A) contains a carbon fiber. The resin particle (B) contains a semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin in the resin particle (B) has an exothermic peak in a temperature range between a glass transition temperature of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin and a melting point of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the peak being determined by heating the resin particle (B) at a rate of 10° C./min. by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the resin particle (B) has an average particle size of 3 to 40 ?m. The semicrystalline thermoplastic resin may be a polyamide resin having a melting point of not lower than 150° C. (particularly, a polyamide resin having an alicyclic structure and a glass transition temperature of not lower than 100° C.

Abstract: A method for roughening a surface of a metal molded body which can be used as an intermediate for manufacturing a composite molded body of a metal molded body with a resin, a rubber, a metal, or the like is provided. The method for roughening a metal molded body surface includes a step of irradiating the surface of the metal molded body with laser light at an irradiation rate of 2000 mm/sec or more with an energy density of 1 MW/cm2 or more using a laser apparatus, and the laser light irradiation step is a step of irradiating laser light so that laser light-irradiated portions and non-laser light-irradiated portions are generated alternately when the laser light is irradiated to be in a straight line, a curved line, or a combination of a straight line and a curved line on the surface of the metal molded body to be roughened.

Abstract: Polyamide particles including polyamide and having a water absorption rate of 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % are prepared to improve toughness of a cured product of a curable resin. The polyamide may be a semicrystalline polyamide. The polyamide has a glass transition temperature of approximately 100 to 150° C. The polyamide may have an alicyclic structure. The polyamide particles of this invention have an average particle size of approximately 5 to 40 ?m and a specific surface area determined by the BET method of approximately 0.08 to 12 m2/g. The polyamide particles of the present invention may also be spherical and have an average particle size of approximately 15 to 25 ?m. Furthermore, the polyamide particles of the present invention may have an exothermic peak in a temperature range between the glass transition temperature and a melting point of the polyamide upon heating the polyamide particles at a rate of 10° C./min by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

Abstract: (A) A reinforcing fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin are combined to prepare a resin composition which improves a reinforcing effect by the reinforcing fiber. The reinforcing fiber (A) contains a carbon fiber. The resin particle (B) contains a semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin in the resin particle (B) has an exothermic peak in a temperature range between a glass transition temperature of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin and a melting point of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the peak being determined by heating the resin particle (B) at a rate of 10° C./min. by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the resin particle (B) has an average particle size of 3 to 40 ?m. The semicrystalline thermoplastic resin may be a polyamide resin having a melting point of not lower than 150° C. (particularly, a polyamide resin having an alicyclic structure and a glass transition temperature of not lower than 100° C.

Abstract: (A) A reinforcing fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin are combined to prepare a resin composition which improves a reinforcing effect by the reinforcing fiber. The reinforcing fiber (A) contains a carbon fiber. The resin particle (B) contains a semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin in the resin particle (B) has an exothermic peak in a temperature range between a glass transition temperature of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin and a melting point of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the peak being determined by heating the resin particle (B) at a rate of 10° C./min. by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the resin particle (B) has an average particle size of 3 to 40 ?m. The semicrystalline thermoplastic resin may be a polyamide resin having a melting point of not lower than 150° C. (particularly, a polyamide resin having an alicyclic structure and a glass transition temperature of not lower than 100° C.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit is characterized in that a semiconductor chip and the distal end portions of inner leads are adhered and fixed using a coupling support member consisting of an insulating film with an insulating adhesive layer so as to expose the bonding pads of the chip and the bonding pads of the inner leads. In this structure, a conventional wire bonding technique can be applied, and contact between bonding wires and the chip can be prevented.