Abstract: Disclosed are a polymer laminated substrate for forming an epitaxial growth film having a highly-crystal-oriented surface and a method of manufacturing the polymer laminated substrate. The method of manufacturing a polymer laminated substrate for forming an epitaxial growth film includes the steps of: activating at least one surface of a polymer sheet T1; activating at least one surface of a metal foil T2 which is made of Cu or a Cu alloy and is formed by cold rolling at a draft of 90% or more; laminating the polymer sheet and the metal foil such that an activated surface of the polymer sheet and an activated surface of the metal foil face each other in an opposed manner and applying cold rolling to the polymer sheet and the metal foil which are laminated to each other; and biaxially orienting crystals of the metal foil by heat treatment.

Abstract: A metal structure according to the present invention is unlikely to become brittle and has excellent hardness and creep resistance, characterized in that annealing has been applied at a temperature not more than the temperature at which crystals of the metal material start to become larger. This metal structure includes at least two kinds of metal material, and annealing can be applied at a temperature not more than the temperature at which crystals of the metal material start to become larger. For example, the present invention is advantageous in the manner of a microstructure for a contact probe. A fabricating method according to the present invention is a method of fabricating a metal structure unlikely to become brittle and having excellent hardness and creep resistance, characterized in that the step of applying annealing at a temperature not more than the temperature at which crystals of the metal material start to become larger is included.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a oriented substrate for forming an epitaxial thin film thereon, having a more excellent orientation than that of a conventional one and a high strength, and a method for manufacturing the same. The clad textured metal substrate includes a metallic layer and a copper layer bonded to at least one face of the above described metallic layer, wherein the above described copper layer has a {100}<001> cube texture in which a deviating angle ?? of crystal axes satisfies ???6 degree. The substrate has an intermediate layer on the surface of the copper layer, to form the epitaxial thin film thereon.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a component having improved elongation at break properties, in which a component (6) is firstly produced, preferably in a hot forming or press curing process (4), and the component (6) is heat treated after hot forming and/or press curing (4), where the heat treatment temperature T and the heat treatment time t essentially satisfy the numerical relationship T?900·T?0.087, where the heat treatment temperature T is in ° C. and the heat treatment time t is in seconds. The invention also relates to a component, in particular an automobile body component or the chassis of a motor vehicle, which has been produced by such a process. The invention further relates to the use of such a component as part of an automobile body or a chassis of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a hardened steel part having a cathodic corrosion protection, whereby a) a coating is applied to a sheet made of a hardenable steel alloy in a continuous coating process; b) the coating is essentially comprised of zinc; c) the coating additionally contains one or more oxygen-affine elements in a total amount of 0.1% by weight to 15% by weight with regard to the entire coating; d) the coated steel sheet is then, at least in partial areas and with the admission of atmospheric oxygen, brought to a temperature necessary for hardening and is heated until it undergoes a microstructural change necessary for hardening, whereby; e) a superficial skin is formed on the coating from an oxide of the oxygen-affine element(s), and; f) the sheet is shaped before or after heating, and; g) the sheet is cooled after sufficient heating, whereby the cooling rate is calculated in order to achieve a hardening of the sheet alloy.

Abstract: A method for inhibiting growth of tin whiskers is provided. The method includes providing a metal substrate, forming a tin layer to cover the surface of the metal substrate, and treating the metal substrate covered the tin layer by an annealing process, wherein the annealing process is performed at 400° C.-600° C. and the surface of the tin layer is subsequently inhibited from growing tin whiskers.

Abstract: A process for heat-treating and coating a component, comprising the following steps: solution-annealing of the component and subsequent coating of the component which is heated to a temperature which is so high that it is thereby possible to carry out both heat treatment in order to set the material properties of the solution-annealed component and also the coating. An AlSi10MgMn aluminum alloy is preferably used. The solution-annealing takes place at 400-500° C. over the course of 5-120 minutes, and the age-hardening and coating take place at 150-300° C. over the course of 30-60 minutes. The coating may be carried out as cathodic or anodic dip painting.

Abstract: This cold-rolled steel sheet includes, in terms of mass %, C: not less than 0.05% and not more than 0.095%, Cr: not less than 0.15% and not more than 2.0%, B: not less than 0.0003% and not more than 0.01%, Si: not less than 0.3% and not more than 2.0%, Mn: not less than 1.7% and not more than 2.6%, Ti: not less than 0.005% and not more than 0.14%, P: not more than 0.03%, S: not more than 0.01%, Al: not more than 0.1%, N: less than 0.005%, O: not less than 0.0005% and not more than 0.005%, and contains as the remainder, iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein the microstructure of the steel sheet includes mainly polygonal ferrite having a crystal grain size of not more than 4 ?m, and hard microstructures of bainite and martensite, the block size of the martensite is not more than 0.9 ?m, the Cr content within the martensite is 1.1 to 1.5 times the Cr content within the polygonal ferrite, and the tensile strength is at least 880 MPa.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material with a supporting layer made of a copper alloy, and with a lining applied to the bearing metal layer. The copper alloy can contain 0.5 5% by weight of nickel, 0.2 to 2.5% by weight of silicon and =0.1% by weight of lead. The lining can be a sputtered layer that is applied without an intermediate layer. The invention also relates to methods for producing this composite material.

Abstract: Polycrystalline materials are prepared by electrodeposition of a precursor material that is subsequently heat-treated to induce at least a threefold increase in the grain size of the material to yield a relatively high fraction of ‘special’ low ? grain boundaries and a randomized crystallographic texture. The precursor metallic material has sufficient purity and a fine-grained microstructure (e.g., an average grain size of 4 nm to 5 ?m). The resulting metallic material is suited to the fabrication of articles requiring high mechanical or physical isotropy and/or resistance to grain boundary-mediated deformation or degradation mechanisms.

Abstract: Low emissivity glazing which is an assembly of thin layers including at least one metal layer reflecting infrared rays between one or more dielectric layers located between the metal layer and the glass sheet and on the metal layer, the light transmission of one clear float glass sheet 4 mm thick coated with said layers being not less than 83%, the metal layer being selected such that the emissivity is not higher than 0.042.

Abstract: A method for producing a steel component provided with a metallic coating which protects against corrosion, comprising the following steps: coating a steel flat product, produced from a low-alloy heat-treated steel, with an Al coating which contains at least 85% wt. Al and optionally up to 15% wt. Si; coating the steel flat product provided with the Al coating with a Zn coating which contains at least 90% wt. Zn; heating the steel flat product to a hot-forming temperature which is at least 750° C.; hot forming the heated steel component made from the steel flat product; and cooling the hot-formed steel component sufficiently quickly to form a tempered or martensitic structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part having very high mechanical properties from a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel strip, comprising precoating said strip with aluminum or an aluminum alloy, cold deformation of the coated strip, possible cutting of the excess sheet with a view to the final geometry of the part, heating of the part so as to form an intermetallic compound from the steel/precoat interface and to austenitize the steel, transfer of the part to a tool and cooling of the part in the tool at a rate such that the steel has, after being cooled, a martensitic or bainitic structure or a martensite-bainite structure. The precoating is carried out by electroplating, by chemical or physical vapor deposition or by co-rolling.

Abstract: One subject of the invention is a process for the treatment of at least one thin continuous film deposited on a first side of a substrate, characterized in that said at least one thin film is raised to a temperature of at least 300° C. while maintaining a temperature not exceeding 150° C. on the opposite side of said substrate to said first side, so as to increase the degree of crystallization of said thin film while keeping it continuous and without a step of melting said thin film. Another subject of the invention is the material that can be obtained by this process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material with a supporting layer made of steel, a bearing metal layer made of a copper alloy, and with a lining applied to the bearing metal layer. The copper alloy can contain 0.5 5% by weight of nickel, 0.2 to 2.5% by weight of silicon and=0.1% by weight of lead. The lining can be a sputtered layer that is applied without an intermediate layer. The invention also relates to methods for producing this composite material.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an alloy film for a metal separator for a fuel cell characterized by containing at least one noble metal element selected from Au and Pt and at least one non-noble metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta, at a content ratio of noble metal element/non-noble metal element of 35/65 to 95/5, and having a film thickness of 2 nm or more. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method of an alloy film for the metal separator for the fuel cell and a target material for sputtering, as well as the metal separator and the fuel sell. The alloy film for the metal separator for the fuel cell according to the invention is excellent in the corrosion resistance, has low contact resistance, can maintain the low contact resistance for a long time even in a corrosive environment, and is excellent further in the productivity.

Abstract: A process for producing a CED coating by cathodic electrodeposition of a coating on an electrically conductive substrate in a CED coating bath and thermal cross-linking of the CED coating film obtained, wherein before thermal cross-linking outside of the CED coating bath, the CED coating film is brought into contact with an aqueous preparation of at least one metal compound, wherein the at least one metal compound is a compound of a metal with an oxidation number of +2 or higher and is selected from the group consisting of compounds containing cations of the metal, compounds forming cations of the metal in aqueous medium, compounds containing cations containing the metal, compounds forming cations containing the metal in aqueous medium, compounds comprising outwardly neutral complexes of the metal, colloidal oxide of the metal and colloidal hydroxide of the metal, wherein the metal itself is selected from the group consisting of metals having atomic numbers of 20 to 83 with the express exclusion of chromium,

Abstract: A method to manufacture a steel die having a Physical Vapor Deposition wear resistant coating on a profile surface and a steel die formed thereby is disclosed. The steel die is subjected to quenching and tempering to achieve a Rockwell hardness in the range of about 40-45 Rc and then subjected to machining to form a profile surface. The surface is then subjected to Physical Vapor Deposition of a wear resistant coating that may be multiple layers of CrN, AlCrN, TiCrN, TiN, TiCN or TiAlN, and preferably is alternating layers of TiN—TiCN—TiN. The coating is applied at a sufficient thickness to impart wear resistance to the steel die. The steel dies are useful in sheet metal stamping operations.

Abstract: A high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip used for steel strips of automobiles requiring superior formability and high strength, a plated steel strip produced by using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The high Mn steel strip comprises, by weight %, 0.2˜1.5% of C, 10˜25% of Mn, 0.01˜3.0% of Al, 0.005˜2.0% of Si, 0.03% or less of P, 0.03% or less of S, 0.040% or less of N, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip, and the plated steel strip produced by using the same have superior surface properties and plating characteristics.

Abstract: A method for producing a tantalum PVD component includes a minimum of three stages, each of which include a deformation step followed by a high-temperature anneal. The deformation occurs in air and at a component temperature less than or equal to 750° F. in at least one of the minimum of three stages. The anneal occurs at a component temperature of at least 2200° F. in at least the first two of the minimum of three stages. The tantalum component exhibits a uniform texture that is predominately {111}<uvw>. As an alternative, the deformation may occur at a component temperature of from 200° F. to 750° F. in at least the last stage of the minimum of three stages. The anneal may occur at a component temperature of from 1500° F. to 2800° F. in at least three of the minimum of three stages.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a containment device including: providing steel slab including (in wt. %) C: 0.05%-0.4%; Si: ?2.0%; Mn: ?2.0%; P: ?0.1%; N: ?200 ppm; remainder iron and inevitable impurities; hot rolling the slab to steel strip after reheating the slab, or utilizing the casting heat by hot-charging the slab, or by direct rolling the slab after casting, followed by cooling the strip to coiling temperature and coiling; cold rolling the strip at between 40 and 95% thickness reduction to form cold-rolled strip; continuous annealing by reheating to temperature above Ac1, homogenising at least 5 seconds, followed by rapid cooling; producing the device. The device has steel at least 10 vol. % martensite and/or bainite and reduced properties of anisotropy. Containment device manufactured by the process and producing isolation barrier material for high temperature and/or pressure sealing for containment devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet excellent in workability, which may be used for components of an automobile or the like, and a method for producing the same. More specifically, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steel sheet excellent in workability, including in mass, 0.08 to 0.25% C, 0.001 to 1.5% Si, 0.01 to 2.0% Mn, 0.001 to 0.06% P, at most 0.05% S, 0.001 to 0.007% N, 0.008 to 0.2% Al, at least 0.01% Fe. The steel sheet having an average r-value of at least 1.2, an r-value in the rolling direction of at least 1.3, an r-value in the direction of 45 degrees to the rolling direction of at least 0.9, and an r-value in the direction of a right angle to the rolling direction of at least 1.2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part having very high mechanical properties from a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel strip, comprising precoating said strip with aluminum or an aluminum alloy, cold deformation of the coated strip, possible cutting of the excess sheet with a view to the final geometry of the part, heating of the part so as to form an intermetallic compound from the steel/precoat interface and to austenitize the steel, transfer of the part to a tool and cooling of the part in the tool at a rate such that the steel has, after being cooled, a martensitic or bainitic structure or a martensite-bainite structure. The precoating is carried out by electroplating, by chemical or physical vapor deposition or by co-rolling.

Abstract: A brazing product for low temperature fluxless brazing comprises a filler metal-forming composition which melts in the range from about 380-575° C. The filler metal-forming composition comprises zinc optionally in combination with aluminum and/or silicon, and further comprises at least one braze promoter selected from nickel, cobalt, iron and palladium. The filler metal-forming composition may comprise a single layer or may comprise a number of distinct layers. The brazing product may take the form of a brazing preform or a brazing sheet or casting in which the filler metal-forming composition is deposited on a non-consumable substrate. The substrate may preferably comprise aluminum or an aluminum alloy, but may instead be comprised of one or more metals other than aluminum.

Abstract: A ruthenium-containing thin film is formed. Typically, the ruthenium-containing thin film has a thickness in a range of about from 1 nm to 20 nm. The ruthenium-containing thin film is annealed in an oxygen-free atmosphere, for example, in N2 forming gas, at a temperature in a range of about from 100° C. to 500° C. for a total time duration of about from 10 seconds to 1000 seconds. Thereafter, copper or other metal is deposited by electroplating or electroless plating onto the annealed ruthenium-containing thin film. In some embodiments, the ruthenium-containing thin film is also treated by UV radiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oriented substrate for forming an epitaxial thin film thereon, which has a more excellent orientation than that of a conventional one and a high strength, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a clad textured metal substrate for forming the epitaxial thin film thereon, which includes a metallic layer and a copper layer bonded to at least one face of the above described metallic layer, wherein the above described copper layer has a {100}<001> cube texture in which a deviating angle ?? of crystal axes satisfies ???6 degree.

Abstract: A nickel based alloy coating and a method for applying the nickel based alloy as a coating to a substrate. The nickel based alloy comprises about 0.1-15% rhenium, about 5-55% of an element selected from the group consisting of cobalt, iron and combinations thereof, sulfur included as a microalloying addition in amounts from about 100 parts per million (ppm) to about 300 ppm, the balance nickel and incidental impurities. The nickel-based alloy of the present invention is applied to a substrate, usually an electromechanical device such as a MEMS, by well-known plating techniques. However, the plating bath must include sufficient sulfur to result in deposition of 100-300 ppm sulfur as a microalloyed element. The coated substrate is heat treated to develop a two phase microstructure in the coating.

Abstract: A population of extrusion billets has a specification such that every billet is of an alloy of composition (in wt. %): Fe<0.35; Si 0.20-0.6; Mn<0.10; Mg 0.25-0.9; Cu<0.015; Ti<0.10; Cr<0.10; Zn<0.03; balance Al of commercial purity. After ageing to T5 or T6 temper, extruded sections can be etched and anodised to give extruded matt anodised sections having improved properties.

Abstract: An thin film alloy based on chemical elements with high glass forming ability is disclosed. The alloy is deposited as a thin film from a source of substantially the same chemical composition. Within the deposited thin film, amorphization is induced extensively up to decades of micrometers in size during controlled annealing. Such controllable extensive amorphization throughout the thin film is useful to regulate the proportion of amorphous phase to crystalline phase, establish the structure/property relationships and thus tailor specific properties.

Abstract: A high strength gear used as an element of a power transmission mechanism. The gear includes a base gear formed of an iron-based alloy subjected to carburizing or carbonitriding treatment. The base gear has an engaging surface with which an opposite gear is engaged. The engaging surface of the base gear is coated with a first diamond-like carbon film which has a hydrogen content of not more than 10 atomic % and a surface hardness ranging from 8 to 30 GPa in a nano-indentation test. Additionally, at least a part of the first diamond-like carbon film is coated with a second diamond-like carbon film which has a hydrogen content of not more than 10 atomic % and a surface hardness ranging from 50 to 90 GPa in the nano-indentation test. The second diamond-like carbon film has a surface roughness Ra ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of electroplating a film or films onto a top surface of a continuously moving roll-to-roll sheet. In one aspect, the invention includes continuously electroplating a film onto a conductive surface using an electroplating unit as the roll-to-roll sheet moves therethrough, detecting a thickness of the film electroplated onto a portion of the roll-to-roll sheet and generating a thickness signal corresponding thereto. In this aspect, when continuously electroplating, the thickness of the film is adjusted toward a predetermined thickness value using the thickness signal for a subsequent portion of the roll-to-roll sheet that follows the portion of the roll-to-roll sheet.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a bare aluminum electrical conductor including a step of heat treating the conductor while wound on a winding form. The method comprises the step of coating the outer surface of the aluminum conductor with an inorganic powder material prior to winding the wire or cable on the winding form. The invention also relates to a method of protecting an aluminum conductor from damage during heat treatment and shipment when wound on a winding form. This method comprises providing a layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy between said conductor and parts of said winding form that would contact said wound conductor if not for said layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for annealing copper. The method comprises forming a copper layer by electroplating on a substrate in an integrated processing system and annealing the copper layer in a chamber inside the integrated processing system.

Abstract: The present teachings and illustrations describe a process for forming a plurality of conductive structures in or on a substrate. In one embodiment, the process comprises forming a plurality of recesses in or on the substrate, wherein the plurality of recesses include recesses having different dimensions. In addition, the process further comprises (i) forming a conductive layer which at least partially fills the plurality of recesses and (ii) treating the conductive layer to improve the conductive properties of the conductive layer. Moreover, the process still further comprises (iii) sequentially repeating acts (i) and (ii) until each of the recesses of the plurality of recesses are filled to a desired dimension and such that the conductive material in the recesses of smaller dimension are more uniformly adhered to the bottom surfaces of the recesses.

Abstract: A method for heat treatment of a cold rolled strip with a surface coating of Ni and/or Co and incorporated non-metallic elements C and/or S, if need be with the addition of Fe, In, Pd, Au and/or Bi, whereby the cold rolled strip has a low carbon content. Since the compounds of C, S, N and P deposited on the grain boundaries bring about the most micro-cracks with the surface coating metal if no recrystallization takes place, the temperature of the heat treatment should be selected lower than the recrystallization temperature and higher than the precipitation temperature. With a recrystallization, the grain sizes would easily attain the thickness of the coating so that the embrittled compounds would migrate with the grain boundaries out of the coating. Due to the choice of temperature of the heat treatment of the surface coating of the invention, in contrast, an optimal embrittlement of the grain boundaries is guaranteed, which is especially advantageous in the manufacture of battery cans.

Abstract: A simple and direct method of forming a SiGe-on-insulator that relies on the oxidation of a porous silicon layer (or region) that is created beneath a Ge-containing layer is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a structure comprising a Si-containing substrate having a hole-rich region formed therein and a Ge-containing layer atop the Si-containing substrate; converting the hole-rich region into a porous region; and annealing the structure including the porous region to provide a substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator material.

Abstract: A method for producing a tantalum sputtering component includes a minimum of three stages each of which include a deformation step followed by an inert atmosphere high-temperature anneal. Temperatures of each of the anneal steps can be different from one another. A tantalum sputtering component includes a mean grain size of less than about 100 microns and a uniform texture throughout the component thickness. The uniform texture can be predominately {111}<uvw>.

Abstract: Disclosed is a brazing sheet product including a core metal sheet (1), on at least one side of the core metal sheet (1) a clad layer (2) made of an aluminium brazing alloy comprising silicon in an amount in the range of 4 to 14% by weight, and on at least one outersurface of the clad layer (2) a layer comprising iron or iron alloy (4), and on the outersurface of the layer comprising iron or iron alloy (4) a further layer (3) including a metal X, whereby X is selected from the group consisting of tin, zinc, bismuth, indium, antimony, strontium, titanium, manganese, copper, or combinations of two or more thereof. Also, disclosed is a method of manufacturing such a brazing product, and a brazed assembly including at least one component made of this brazing product.

Abstract: We have discovered that the formation of particulate inclusions at the surface of an aluminum alloy article, which inclusions interfere with a smooth transition from the alloy surface to an overlying aluminum oxide protective film can be controlled by maintaining the content of mobile impurities within a specific range and controlling the particulate size and distribution of the mobile impurities and compounds thereof; by heat-treating the aluminum alloy at a temperature less than about 330° C.; and by creating the aluminum oxide protective film by employing a particular electrolytic process. When these factors are taken into consideration, an improved aluminum oxide protective film is obtained.

Abstract: A method for filling recessed microstructures at a surface of a microelectronic workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, with metallization is set forth. In accordance with the method, a metal layer is deposited into the microstructures with a process, such as an electroplating process, that generates metal grains that are sufficiently small so as to substantially fill the recessed microstructures. The deposited metal is subsequently subjected to an annealing process at a temperature below about 100 degrees Celsius, and may even take place at ambient room temperature to allow grain growth which provides optimal electrical properties. Various novel apparatus for executing unique annealing processes are also set forth.

Abstract: A process for electroplating and annealing thin-films of nickel-iron alloys having from 63% to 81% iron content by weight to produce pole pieces having saturation flux density (BS) in the range from 1.9 to 2.3 T (19 to 23 kG) with acceptable magnetic anisotropy and magnetostriction and a coercivity (HC) no higher than 160 A/m (2 Oe). The desired alloy layer properties, including small crystal size and minimal impurity inclusions, can be produced by including higher relative levels of Fe++ ions in the electroplating bath while holding the bath at a lower temperature while plating from a suitable seed layer. The resulting alloy layer adopts a small crystal size (BCC) without significant inclusion of impurities, which advantageously permits annealing to an acceptable HC while retaining the high BS desired.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing improved cold-rolled band that is capable of being deep-drawn or ironed and that has a carbon content of less than 0.5 weight %. The invention also relates to a cold-rolled band that can be produced by such a method, and preferably used for producing cylindrical containers and, in particular, battery containers by deep-drawing or ironing. The band that is cold-rolled with a cold-rolling ratio ranging from 30 to 95% is subjected to a thermal treatment in an annealing furnace and to a—preferably galvanic—coating of at least one of the two band surfaces.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet containing, in mass %, C: 0.02 to 0.04%, Si: at most 0.4%, Mn: 0.5-3.0%, P: at most 0.15%, S: at most 0.03%, Al: at most 0.50%, N: at most 0.01%, and Mo: 0.01-1.0%. The method includes performing hot rough rolling either directly or after heating to a temperature of at most 1300° C., commencing hot finish rolling either directly or after reheating or holding, completing finish rolling at a temperature of at least 780° C., performing coiling after cooling to a temperature of 750° C. or below at an average cooling rate of at least 3° C./second, heating to an annealing temperature of at least 700° C. and then cooling to a temperature of 600° C. or below at an average cooling rate of at least 3° C./second, then holding in a temperature range of 450-600° C. for at least 10 seconds, and performing hot dip galvanizing after cooling.

Abstract: A turbine engine component comprising a substrate made of a nickel-base or cobalt-base superalloy and a protective coating overlying the substrate, the coating formed by electroplating at least two platinum group metals selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium. The protective coating is typically heat treated to increase homogeneity of the coating and adherence with the substrate. The component typically further comprises a ceramic thermal barrier coating overlying the protective coating. Also disclosed are methods for forming the protective coating on the turbine engine component by electroplating the platinum group metals.

Abstract: A process for treating a stainless steel strip in an electrolytic tank produces a stainless steel with improved surface properties. The process subjects the stainless steel to a bright annealing process, followed by an electro-chemical treatment stage at current densities of up to 200 A/dm2. The electro-chemical treatment is typically in a sulfate containing electrolyte solution. The current density can range from about 20 A/dm2 to about 200 A/dm2.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of locally repairing parts coated in a thermal barrier constituted by a ceramic outer layer (5) and a metal underlayer (3) of alumina-forming alloy for protecting the substrate (1) against oxidation and for bonding with the ceramic outer layer (5), characterized by the following steps: a) defining the zone (6) for repair with a mechanical mask (8) adapted to the shape of the part (1) and the zone (6) for repair; b) scouring the zone (6) for repair so as to remove from said zone the ceramic, the alumina layer (3b), and the damaged portions of the underlayer (3); c) supplying materials for repairing the underlayer (3) to said zone (6) by subjecting the partially-scoured part to metal deposition by means of electrical current; and d) subjecting the part to heat treatment in order to enable the added metals to diffuse into the remaining underlayer in the zone (6) for repair and to enable a surface film (3b) of alumina to form.

Abstract: A method for bonding metal components includes the steps of providing metal components to be bonded together at contacting surfaces, the contacting surfaces having an oxide layer; washing the components with an alkali solution to provide alkali-washed components; washing the alkali-washed components with water to provide water-washed components; and bonding the components together at the surfaces.

Abstract: The object is to provide carrier foil-incorporated copper foil which permits drilling by a carbon dioxide laser when on the surface of outer-layer copper foil of a copper-clad laminate there is no nickel assist metal layer or an organic material film to increase the absorption of laser light. For this purpose, there is used, for example, carrier foil-incorporated copper foil in which copper foil for printed wiring board manufacturing having a nodular-treated surface on the side of one surface of a bulk copper layer and carrier foil are laminated via an adhesive interface layer on a side opposite to the nodular-treated surface of the bulk copper layer, the bulk copper layer being formed from a high-carbon copper with a carbon content of 0.03 wt % to 0.40 wt %.

Abstract: It is disclosed a method of depositing a MCrAlY-coating (6) on the surface (5) of a single crystal (SX) or directionally solidified (DS) article (1), wherein the article (1) is coated only at a local area by an electroplated method.

Abstract: An electronic component includes external electrodes formed on a base member, each external electrode including a plurality of layers of which the outermost layer is a tin plating layer. The tin plating layer has a polycrystalline structure, and atoms of a metal other than tin are diffused into the tin crystal grain boundaries. Alternatively, each external electrode includes a plurality of layers including a thick-film electrode formed on the base member, a nickel layer or a nickel alloy layer formed on the thick-film electrode and a tin plating layer formed on the nickel layer or the nickel alloy layer. The tin plating layer has a polycrystalline structure and nickel atoms are diffused into the tin crystal grain boundaries. Methods for fabricating electronic components and a circuit board provided with a plurality of electronic components are also disclosed.