Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a thickness of t [?m] and including Li2O, K2O, and Na2O, in which a minimum depth z at which Kx is (Kt/2+0.1) [%] or more is 0.5 ?m to 5 ?m, provided that Kx [%] is a concentration of K2O at a depth of x [?m] from a surface of the chemically strengthened glass and Kt/2 [%] is a content of K2O before chemical strengthening, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically-strengthened glass having a first main surface and a second main surface, including a glass ceramic including a crystal and a residual glass, having a surface compressive stress value (CS0) of 450 MPa or more, and a compressive stress value (CS50) at a depth of 50 ?m of 150 MPa or more, having a plurality of non-through holes having a diameter average value of 5 nm to 50 nm on the first main surface and the second main surface, the non-through holes having a depth average value measured by a cross-sectional SEM image of the first main surface and the second main surface of 5 nm to 50 nm, and having a total area ratio to a total visual field area of a surface SEM image of the first main surface and the second main surface of 1% to 40%.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet exhibits excellent magnetic characteristics and excellent coating film adhesion after strain relieving annealing. The grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; a coating film layer A that is a ceramic coating film which is formed on the steel sheet and has an oxide content of less than 30% by mass; and a coating film layer B that is an insulating tension coating film which is arranged on the coating film layer A and contains an oxide. The binding energy of the 1s orbital of oxygen in the coating film layer B is higher than 530 eV; and tension applied to the steel sheet by the coating film layer B per a thickness of 1.0 ?m of the coating film layer B is 4.0 MPa/?m or more.

Abstract: Provided is a surface treatment facility in which both surfaces of a material are subjected to continuous film deposition by PVD as the material is conveyed in the longitudinal direction, wherein flutter of the material subjected to coating can be suppressed. This surface treatment facility comprises a chamber configured to continuously deposit a film by PVD on both surfaces of a material as the material is conveyed in the longitudinal direction through the chamber; a conveyance mechanism for conveying the material subjected to coating; a blowing mechanism for blowing film-forming gas in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the material present in the chamber; and has an X/Y ratio within a range of 0.4 to 3.0 where X is the film-forming gas blowing speed, and Y is the conveyance speed of the material subjected to coating, and where the unit of measurement of X and Y is m/min.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass ceramic including a crystalline phase, having two main surfaces opposed to each other, and including an amorphized region in a surface layer of at least one of the main surfaces and a crystallized region inside the glass, in which the amorphized region has a crystallinity of 10 vol % or less at a depth of 100 nm from an outermost surface of the glass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass article including: a first surface; a second surface facing the first surface; and an end portion in contact with the first surface and the second surface, in which the first surface has a compressive stress value of 400 MPa to 1000 MPa, in which, when a compressive stress value of an inside of the glass is expressed with a depth from the first surface as a variable, a depth m [?m] at which the compressive stress value is maximum is larger than 0 ?m, and a value of CSm?CS0 [MPa] is 30 MPa or more, and in which a depth DOL at which the compressive stress value is 0 is 50 ?m to 150 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass including, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides: SiO2 in an amount of 45% to 65%; Al2O3 in an amount of 18% to 30%; Li2O in an amount of 7% to 15%; one or more selected from Y2O3 and La2O3 in a total amount of 0% to 10%; P2O5 in an amount of 0% to 10%; B2O3 in an amount of 0% to 10%; and ZrO2 in an amount of 0% to 4%, and satisfying the following expression: [Al2O3]—[R2O]—[RO]—[P2O5]>0, provided that, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides, a content of Al2O3 is defined as [Al2O3], a content of P2O5 is defined as [P2O5], a total content of alkali metal oxides is defined as [R2O], and a total content of alkali earth metal oxides is defined as [RO].

Abstract: Provided are: a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet exhibiting excellent coating film adhesion and excellent magnetic characteristics; and a method for producing this grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet. This grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet is provided with a ceramic coating film arranged on a steel sheet, and an oxide insulating tension coating film arranged on the ceramic coating film. The ceramic coating film contains a nitride and an oxide; the nitride contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ti, Zr, Mo, Nb, Si, Al, Ta, Hf, W and Y; and the oxide has a corundum crystal structure. The Young's modulus of the ceramic coating film as determined by a nanoindentation method is 230 GPa or more; the average film thickness of the ceramic coating film is from 0.01 ?m to 0.30 ?m (inclusive); and the tension of the oxide insulating tension coating film is 10 MPa or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a chemically strengthened glass, the method including chemically strengthening a lithium aluminosilicate glass having a thickness of t [unit: ?m], in which the lithium aluminosilicate glass has a fracture toughness value (K1c) of 0.80 MPa·m?12 or more, the chemical strengthening is chemical strengthening with a strengthening salt including sodium and having a potassium content of less than 5 mass %, and a chemically strengthened glass to be obtained has a surface compressive stress value (CS0) of 500-1,000 MPa and has a depth DOL [unit: ?m] at which a compressive stress value is zero of 0.06 t to 0.2 t.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a first main surface, and satisfying the following (1a) to (4a): (1a) in a thickness range of [depth where a compressive stress value is 0]±10 ?m, a stress curve has a gradient of ?15 MPa/?m to ?3 MPa/?m and an Na concentration curve has a gradient of 0.02/?m to 0.12/?m in terms of absolute value; (2a) the Na concentration curve, in a sheet-thickness-direction range lying between the first main surface and the depth where the compressive stress value is 0, has a monotonously decreasing gradient; (3a) the chemically strengthened glass has a thickness of 1 mm or less; and (4a) the chemically strengthened glass includes Li2O in an amount of 10 mol % or more in mole percentage on an oxide basis.

Abstract: In a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising magnetic domains refined by a plurality of linear grooves in a surface of a steel sheet, each of the linear grooves is provided on its floor with a plurality of recessed parts aligned in a direction in which the linear groove extends, at a predetermined interval p (?m), and the recessed part is made to have a predetermined depth d (?m). In this way, it is possible to provide a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having further improved iron loss properties while having reduced magnetic flux density reduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass including, in mole percentage in terms of oxides: 40-65% of SiO2; 25-40% of Al2O3; and 7-15% of one or more components, in total, selected from Y2O3, La2O3, Nb2O5, Ta2O5, and WO3. Also the present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a base composition including, in mole percentage in terms of oxides: 40-65% of SiO2; 25-40% of Al2O3; 7-15% of Y2O3; and 2-15% of Li2O, and having a compressive stress value, measured at a depth of 50 ?m from a surface thereof, of 150 MPa or more.

Abstract: Provided are: a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet that has an excellent magnetic property and coating adhesiveness after stress relief annealing; and a production method therefor. This grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has: a steel sheet; a metal coating which contains a metal element and which is disposed on the steel sheet; a coating layer A which is a ceramic coating having an oxide content of less than 30 mass % and which is disposed on the metal coating; and a coating layer B which is an insulating tensile coating containing an oxide and which is disposed on the coating layer A, wherein the metal coating has a thickness of 1.0-10.0 nm, and in the metal element, the atomic radius ratio represented by formula (1) is at least 10%, when the atomic radius of iron is defined as RFe and the atomic radius of the metal element as RA. (|RFe?RA|/RFe)×100.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a sheet shape, having a compressive stress layer on a glass surface, having a compressive stress value on the glass surface of 800 MPa or more, having a sheet thickness (t) of 100 ?m or more, having a depth of the compressive stress layer (DOL) of (t×0.1) ?m or more, and satisfying: CSB>CSA>0, where DB is a depth in a range of 10 ?m or more and not more than DOL from the glass surface, at which a compressive stress value is maximum; CSB is the compressive stress value at the depth DB; D? is a depth in a range of equal to or less than DB from the glass surface, at which a compressive stress value is minimum; and CSA is the compressive stress value at the depth DA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass having a fracture toughness value of 0.85 MPa·m1/2 or more, and including, as represented by molar percentage based on oxides, 40% or more of SiO2, 20% or more of Al2O3, 5% or more of Li2O, and from 1 to 6% in total of one or more selected from Y2O3, La2O3 and Ga2O3. The present invention relates to a glass including, as represented by molar percentage based on oxides, from 40 to 60% of SiO2, from 20 to 45% of Al2O3, and from 5 to 15% of Li2O. Denoting the content of SiO2 as [SiO2] and the content of Al2O3 as [Al2O3], (2×[Al2O3]-X)/[SiO2] is 0 or more and 1 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass sheet in which a value of SB/(SA×t) is 5.0 mm?1 or more, where SA (MPa·?m) is an integrated value of a compressive stress from a surface of the glass sheet to a depth of 10 ?m, SB (MPa·?m) is an integrated value of a compressive stress from the depth of 10 ?m to DOL which is a depth at which the compressive stress is zero, and t (mm) is a thickness of the glass sheet.

Abstract: Provided are: an oriented electromagnetic steel sheet with outstanding coating adhesion and magnetic properties after stress relief annealing; and a method for manufacturing the oriented electromagnetic steel sheet. The oriented electromagnetic steel sheet comprises: a steel sheet; a non-oxide ceramic coating disposed on the steel sheet and containing a non-oxide; and an insulating tensile coating disposed on the non-oxide ceramic coating and containing an oxide. The thickness of the non-oxide ceramic coating is 0.020-0.400 ?m. The thickness of the insulating tensile coating is at least 1.0 ?m. The chromium content on the steel plate side of the non-oxide ceramic coating is less than 25 atomic %, and the chromium content on the insulating tensile coating side of the non-oxide ceramic coating is at least 25 atomic %.

Abstract: Provided are: a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet that has excellent coating adhesiveness and an excellent magnetic property after stress relief annealing; and a production method for therefor. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has: a steel sheet; a coating layer A which is a ceramic coating having an oxide content of less than 30 mass % and which is disposed on the steel sheet; and a coating layer B which is an insulating tensile coating containing an oxide and which is disposed on the coating layer A. When a Gaussian fitting is performed on a 31P-NMR spectrum of the coating layer B within the range of 0 to ?60 ppm, the proportion of a peak area of ?17 to ?33 ppm to the total peak area is 30% or more.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with which it is possible to obtain a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet exhibiting excellent magnetic properties. This method for prod producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet involves subjecting a surface of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which does not have a forsterite film thereon to a film formation treatment, and performing the film formation treatment while imparting tension to the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which does not have a forsterite film thereon.

Abstract: In the present invention, film forming performed under reduced pressure conditions on the surface of a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet which is passed through the inside of a film forming chamber after finish-annealing. A plurality of stages of inlet-side reduced pressure chambers arranged on the inlet side of the film forming chamber have an internal pressure which becomes closer to the internal pressure of the film forming chamber as the inlet side reduced pressure chambers approach the film forming chamber. A plurality of stages of outlet-side reduced pressure chambers arranged on the outlet side of the film forming chamber save an internal pressure which becomes closer to atmospheric pressure as the outlet-side reduced pressure chambers are distanced from the film forming chamber.