Abstract: A hydrogen-permeable Nb—Ti—Ni alloy having a composition represented by Nb100-x-yTixNiy, wherein 10?x?60, and 10?y?50 by atomic %, with an oxygen content of 1000 ppm or less in an as-cast state, which comprises (a) a hydrogen-permeable primary phase containing 70 atomic % or more of Nb and 10 atomic % or less of Ni, and (b) a eutectic phase having a particle phase comprising Nb and Ti as main components with a small Ni content and having an average particle size of about 5 ?m or less, which is dispersed in a matrix phase comprising 60 atomic % or more in total of Ni and Ti and having hydrogen embrittlement resistance, the alloy having a structure substantially free from an intermetallic compound phase.

Abstract: A content transmission method, a content reception method, an apparatus and a computer program using same, that improve the efficiency of descrambling a scrambled content, make the management of cryptography keys for descrambling easy, and protect the copyright of contents, are provided. A content transmission apparatus 3 that encrypts and transmits contents and a content reception apparatus 5 that receives the encrypted contents are provided. The content transmission apparatus 3 includes a content scrambling unit 7 that encrypts contents using a scrambling key Ks, a content key , a work key Kw, a master key Km, and a multiplexing unit 9 that transmits multiplexed contents. The content reception apparatus 5 includes a separating unit 13 that receives and separates the multiplexed encrypted content, and a content descrambling unit 15 that obtains the contents by descrambling encrypted information separated by the separating unit 13.

Abstract: A low cost, economical and less resource-consuming heat resistant alloy for use as material of engine valve is disclosed, while the alloy has excellent mechanical properties at high temperature and excellent toughness after heated for a long time that conventional heat resistant alloys have not had. The alloy consists essentially of, in mass percent, C of 0.01 to 0.15%, Si of 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn of 0.01 to 0.8, Cr of 14 to 17%, Mo of more than 3.0% but equal to or less than 5.0%, Al of 1.6 to 2.5%, Ti of 1.5 to 3.0%, Nb or Nb+Ta of 0.5 to 2.0%, Ni of 50 to 60%, B of 0.001 to 0.015%, at least one of Mg of 0.001 to 0.015% and Ca of 0.001 to 0.015%, and the balance being Fe, wherein value A defined by 0.293[Ni]?0.513[Cr]?1.814[Mo] is 2.0 to 5.8, value B defined by [Al]/([Al]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[Ta]) is 0.45 to 0.65, and value C defined by [Al]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[Ta] is 6.2 to 7.6, wherein brackets mean atomic % of each element in the alloy.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a content to a reception side includes the steps of encrypting the content by use of a scramble key that varies with time, encrypting scramble-key-associated information that includes at least the scramble key and usage-control information, the usage-control information indicative of usage of the content on the reception side, and transmitting the encrypted content and the encrypted scramble-key-associated information to the reception side.

Abstract: A low cost, economical and less resource-consuming heat resistant alloy for use as material of engine valve is disclosed, while the alloy has excellent mechanical properties at high temperature and excellent toughness after heated for a long time that conventional heat resistant alloys have not had. The alloy consists essentially of, in mass percent, C of 0.01 to 0.15%, Si of 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn of 0.01 to 0.8, Cr of 14 to 17%, Mo of more than 3.0% but equal to or less than 5.0%, Al of 1.6 to 2.5%, Ti of 1.5 to 3.0%, Nb or Nb+Ta of 0.5 to 2.0%, Ni of 50 to 60%, B of 0.001 to 0.015%, at least one of Mg of 0.001 to 0.015% and Ca of 0.001 to 0.015%, and the balance being Fe, wherein value A defined by 0.293[Ni]?0.513[Cr]?1.814[Mo] is 2.0 to 5.8, value B defined by [Al]/([Al]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[Ta]) is 0.45 to 0.65, and value C defined by [Al]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[Ta] is 6.2 to 7.6, wherein brackets mean atomic % of each element in the alloy.

Abstract: A magnetic head device having excellent sliding contact between its slider surface and magnetic tape at the time of scanning is provided. This magnetic head device has a base member, a thin-film magnetic head formed in contact with the base member and accommodated in a non-magnetic layer with the top end of a magnetic gap being exposed, and an auxiliary member which sandwiches the non-magnetic layer between the auxiliary member and the base member. On the top ends of the base member, the non-magnetic layer, and the auxiliary member, a slider surface on which magnetic tape slides is formed in the aligning direction of the base member, the non-magnetic layer, and the auxiliary member, or in a direction inclined at a predetermined angle to the aligning direction. Accordingly, the non-magnetic layer can be made thin, and the area of the non-magnetic layer on the slider surface is small.

Abstract: A nickel-based alloy is provided for provide parts and members of improved oxidation-resistance and high temperature strength for use in an oxidation atmosphere at high temperatures, such as automobile parts including an electrode for an ignition plug, power plant facility parts including a gas turbine nozzle, inner parts of heat treat furnaces, and fuel cell parts. The alloy improved in oxidation-resistance, high temperature strength and hot workability consists essentially of, in mass percentage, C: 0.003 to 0.1%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, Cr: 12 to 32%, Fe: 20% or less, Mg: 0.001 to 0.04%, at least one element, of not more than 2.5% in total, selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta and V, impurity elements of S: 0.01% or less, but the ratio of the Mg-content to the S-content (Mg/S) being 1 or more, and Ti: 0 inclusive to 0.02%, and the rest being Ni and incidental impurities.

Abstract: Provided is a steel for separators of solid-oxide type fuel cells, which forms oxide films having good electrical conductivity at 700 to 950° C. or so, has good oxidation resistance and, in particular, resistance to exfoliation even in the case of long hours of use, is excellent in impact properties at room temperature, shows a small difference in thermal expansion from the electrolyte, and is inexpensive. This steel for separators of solid-oxide fuel cells includes, by mass %, not more than 0.2% C, not more than 1.0% Si, not more than 1.0% Mn, not more than 2% Ni, 15 to 30% Cr, not more than 1% Al, one or more elements selected from the group of not more than 0.5% Y, not more than 0.2% REM and not more than 1% Zr, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. In this steel, amounts of S, O, N and B in the unavoidable impurities are restricted to not more than 0.015%, not more than 0.010%, not more than 0.050% and not more than 0.

Abstract: There is provided inexpensive maraging steel having high fatigue strength and maraging steel strip formed by use of the same. The maraging steel having high fatigue strength, consisting essentially, by mass, of not more than 0.008% C, from 0 inclusive but not more than 2.0% Si, from 0 inclusive but not more than 3.0% Mn, not more than 0.010% P, not more than 0.005% S, 12 to 22% Ni, 3.0 to 7.0% Mo, less than 7.0% Co, not more than 0.1% Ti, not more than 2.0% Al, less than 0.005% N, not more than 0.0033% O (oxygen), and the balance substantially Fe, a total amount of (3Si+1.8Mn+Co/3+Mo+2.6Ti+4Al) being in a range of 8.0 to 13.0%.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a content to a reception side includes the steps of encrypting the content by use of a scramble key that varies with time, encrypting scramble-key-associated information that includes at least the scramble key and usage-control information, the usage-control information indicative of usage of the content on the reception side, and transmitting the encrypted content and the encrypted scramble-key-associated information to the reception side.

Abstract: A content transmission method, a content reception method, an apparatus and a computer program using same, that improve the efficiency of descrambling a scrambled content, make the management of cryptography keys for descrambling easy, and protect the copyright of contents, are provided. A content transmission apparatus 3 that encrypts and transmits contents and a content reception apparatus 5 that receives the encrypted contents are provided. The content transmission apparatus 3 includes a content scrambling unit 7 that encrypts contents using a scrambling key Ks, a content key Kc, a work key Kw, a master key Km, and a multiplexing unit 9 that transmits multiplexed contents. The content reception apparatus 5 includes a separating unit 13 that receives and separates the multiplexed encrypted content, and a content descrambling unit 15 that obtains the contents by descrambling encrypted information separated by the separating unit 13.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic Fe—Cr—Ni—Al alloy having excellent oxidation resistance and high strength, which consists essentially of, by mass, 0.003 to 0.08% C, 0.03 to 2.0% Si, not more than 2.0% Mn, from more than 1.0% to not more than 8.0% Ni, from not less than 10.0% to less than 19.0% Cr, 1.5 to 8.0% Al, 0.05 to 1.0% Zr, and the balance of Fe and incidental impurities, wherein an F value is not less than 12% and an S value is not more than 25%, where the F value is defined by the following equation (1) and the S value is defined by the following equation (2): (1) F=−34.3C+0.48Si−0.012Mn−1.4Ni+Cr+2.48Al, and (2) S=Ni+Cr+Al. The Fe—Cr—Ni—Al alloy, after an annealing heat treatment at 600 to 1050° C., has 0.2% yield strength of 550 to 1,000 MPa by a tensile test at room temperature.

Abstract: A nickel-based alloy is provided for provide parts and members of improved oxidation-resistance and high temperature strength for use in an oxidation atmosphere at high temperatures, such as automobile parts including an electrode for an ignition plug, power plant facility parts including a gas turbine nozzle, inner parts of heat treat furnaces, and fuel cell parts. The alloy improved in oxidation-resistance, high temperature strength and hot workability consists essentially of, in mass percentage, C: 0.003 to 0.1%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, Cr: 12 to 32%, Fe: 20% or less, Mg: 0.001 to 0.04%, at least one element, of not more than 2.5% in total, selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta and V, impurity elements of S: 0.01% or less, but the ratio of the Mg-content to the S-content (Mg/S) being 1 or more, and Ti: 0 inclusive to 0.02%, and the rest being Ni and incidental impurities.

Abstract: A manufacturing method, particularly a forging treatment and a heat treatment method of a Ni-based alloy having sulfidation-corrosion resistance used for component members of corrosion-resistant high-temperature equipment, that is, Waspaloy (a trademark of United Technologies) or its improved Ni-based alloy wherein the high temperature sulfidation-corrosion resistance of the alloy can be improved while maintaining hot strength properties is disclosed. A Ni-based alloy used for the method consists essentially of 0.005 to 0.1% C, 18 to 21% Cr, 12 to 15% Co, 3.5 to 5.0% Mo, not more than 3.25% Ti and 1.2 to 4.0% Al (expressed in mass percentage), with the balance substantially comprising Ni.

Abstract: There is provided a steel of working-induced martensitic type steel consisting essentially, by mass, of 0.01 to 0.10% carbon, not more than 3.0% silicon, more than 5.0 but not more than 10.0% manganese, 1.0 to 12.0% nickel, 4 to 18% chromium, at least one kind of 0.1 to 4.0% in total in terms of Mo +1/2 W which at least one kind is selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten, from 0 inclusive but not more than 5.0% copper, from 0 inclusive but not more than 0.15% nitrogen, not more than 0.10% aluminum, not more than 0.005% oxygen, and the balance substantially iron, “A” value, which is defined by “A”=Ni+0.65Cr+0.98Mo+0.49W+1.05Mn+0.35Si+Cu+12.6(C+N)  (1) with a proviso that any element which is not added is calculated as zero, being in a range of 13 to 27%, said steel containing in austenite a martensite phase of not less than 30 volume % after cold working.

Abstract: Provided is a steel for separators of solid-good oxide type fuel cells, which forms oxide films having electrical conductivity at 700 to 950° C. or so, has good oxidation resistance and, in particular, resistance to exfoliation even in the case of long hours of use, is excellent in impact properties at room temperature, shows a small difference in thermal expansion from the electrolyte, and is inexpensive.

Abstract: A magneto-resistive thin film magnetic head is provided, which magnetic head includes: a base; a first yoke provided on the base and separated by a gap into first and second portions, the first portion including a side which opposes a magnetic recording medium; a magneto-resistive element which is magnetically coupled to the first and second portions of the first yoke and detects a magnetic recording signal; a second yoke formed on the first yoke so as to form a reproducing head gap between the first portion of the first yoke and the second yoke; and a third yoke provided between the first portion of the first yoke and the base so as to be magnetically coupled to the first portion of the first yoke. The reproducing head gap, the first portion of the first yoke, the magneto-resistive element, the second portion of the first yoke, ad the second yoke form a cut magnetic circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic Fe—Cr—Ni—Al alloy having excellent oxidation resistance and high strength, which consists essentially of, by mass, 0.003 to 0.08% C, 0.03 to 2.0% Si, not more than 2.0% Mn, from more than 1.0% to not more than 8.0% Ni, from not less than 10.0% to less than 19.0% Cr, 1.5 to 8.0% Al, 0.05 to 1.0% Zr, and the balance of Fe and incidental impurities, wherein an F value is not less than 12% and an S value is not more than 25%, where the F value is defined by the following equation (1) and the S value is defined by the following equation (2): (1) F=−34.3C+0.48Si−0.012Mn−1.4Ni+Cr+2.48Al, and (2) S=Ni+Cr+Al. The Fe—Cr—Ni—Al alloy, after an annealing heat treatment at 600 to 1050° C., has 0.2% yield strength of 550 to 1,000 MPa by a tensile test at room temperature.

Abstract: A manufacturing method, particularly a heat treatment method of a Ni-based alloy having sulfidation-corrosion resistance used for component members of corrosion-resistant high-temperature equipment, that is, Waspaloy (a trademark of United Technologies) or its improved Ni-based alloy wherein the high temperature sulfidation-corrosion resistance of the alloy can be improved while maintaining hot strength properties is disclosed. A Ni-based alloy used for the method consists essentially of 0.005 to 0.1% C, 18 to 21% Cr, 12 to 15% Co, 3.5 to 5.0% Mo, not more than 3.25% Ti and 1.2 to 4.0% Al (expressed in mass percentage), with the balance substantially comprising Ni. In the manufacturing method of a Ni-based alloy having improved sulfidation-corrosion resistance, the alloy is, after solution heat treatment, subjected to stabilizing treatment at a temperature not lower than 860° C. and not higher than 920° C. for 1 to 16 hours, and aging treatment at a temperature not lower than 680° C.

Abstract: A manufacturing method, particularly a forging treatment and a heat treatment method of a Ni-based alloy having sulfidation-corrosion resistance used for component members of corrosion-resistant high-temperature equipment, that is, Waspaloy (a trademark of United Technologies) or its improved Ni-based alloy wherein the high temperature sulfidation-corrosion resistance of the alloy can be improved while maintaining hot strength properties is disclosed. A Ni-based alloy used for the method consists essentially of 0.005 to 0.1% C, 18 to 21% Cr, 12 to 15% Co, 3.5 to 5.0% Mo, not more than 3.25% Ti and 1.2 to 4.0% Al (expressed in mass percentage), with the balance substantially comprising Ni.