Abstract: Disclosed is an electron-beam cathode which emits electrons with a low work function over a relatively wide range of temperature and pressure. The cathode is comprised of single crystal tungsten having zirconium and oxygen dopant atoms within the bulk thereof. This cathode is formed by the steps of attaching zirconium to a portion of the surface of single crystal tungsten, and heating the tungsten with the zirconium attached thereto in an atmosphere of oxygen to diffuse the zirconium and the oxygen into the bulk of the tungsten.

Abstract: Crystalline lithium nitride of increased conductivity having a hydrogen content of 0.2 to about 8 mole percent, a sodium, potassium and calcium content each of less than 10.sup.-2 weight percent and a silicon and iron content each between 10.sup.-2 to 10.sup.-3 weight percent, the metallic lithium from which said crystalline lithium was prepared having been of at least 99.9 weight percent purity.

Abstract: An oxide-coated cathode for electron tubes comprising a base metal plate made of an alloy containing nickel as a major component and at least one high-melting point metal in an amount of 2% by weight or more, and if required, a small amount of one or more reducing elements, and an electron emissive alkaline earth metal oxide layer adhered to the base metal plate, characterized by having a carbide layer made of at least one carbide of Si, B, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo or W between the base metal plate and the electron emissive alkaline earth metal oxide layer can maintain electron emitting life for a long period of time due to the prevention of interfacial reaction between the base metal layer and the alkaline earth metal oxide layer.

Abstract: A thermionic emission cathode comprising a base metal made of nickel-tungsten series alloy, for example an alloy comprising 90 to 70% by weight of nickel and 10 to 30% by weight of tungsten, and an emitter layer, which is formed on the base, made from a mixture of (a) tungsten powder or nickel-tungsten alloy powder comprising 90 to 70% by weight of nickel and 10 to 30% by weight of tungsten, (b) Ba.sub.3 WO.sub.6 powder and (c) zirconium powder or ZrH.sub.2 powder, and if necessary interposing a powder layer between the base and the emitter layer, said powder layer having the same composition as the base metal and a particle size of 1 to 10 .mu.m sealed on the surface of the base with a distribution density of 0.5 to 5.0 mg/cm.sup.2, can be applied to both directly and indirectly heated type cathodes. Said cathode has such advantages as being able to be miniaturized and to have high current density.

Abstract: An oxide cathode wherein a base is made of an alloy comprising Ni as a main component and at least one reducing element selected from the group consisting of Mg, W, Zr, Si, Al and C, and the surface of the base is coated with an alkaline earth oxide layer containing at least BaO, the BaO content in the inner portion of the oxide layer contacting with the base being lower than that in the superficial portion of the oxide layer, if desired, forming a roughened layer made of powdered Ni or the like between the base and the inner portion of the oxide layer, can inhibit the formation of interface layer of, e.g. Ba.sub.3 WO.sub.6 and maintain stable thermion emitting characteristics for a long period of time.

Abstract: A sintered porous metal article is provided which is essentially thermally stable at elevated temperatures. In addition, a method for producing such an article is also provided which method comprises preparing a blend of base metal particles and active dispersoid particles, forming the mixture into an article of the desired shape, and heating the so-formed article at sintering temperatures.

Abstract: An improved pressure-sensitive resistance element is provided which is composed of an electrically non-conductive matrix of a rubbery elastomer and electrically conductive particles dispersed therethrough to have a gradient of distribution from one side to the other of the matrix. Such resistance elements can be manufactured by preliminarily mixing a fluid silicone rubber composition with the conductive particles to be uniformly dispersed therein and subsequently subjecting the mixture to curing to form a rubbery elastomer while, concurrently, the particles are naturally or by force allowed to settle to form the gradient of distribution within the matrix.The resistance elements are superior in easily obtaining the desired resistivity in a wide range by adjusting pressure applied thereto as well as a long service life, compared to products of the kind hitherto known.

Abstract: A rotating anode for an x-ray tube, comprising a body of sintered, molybdenum-based alloy coated with a layer of tungsten or tungsten alloy at least in the zone of impact of the electrons. The molybdenum-based alloy contains from 3 to 10% by weight of tungsten and 0.01 to 0.5% of ZrO.sub.2.The anode has improved resistance to thermal stresses.

Abstract: A composite body consisting of two or more formed parts of densely sintered aluminum oxide and a metal such as an envelope for a mercury vapor discharge lamp with a metal halide filling. The parts are connected together with material which comprises at least two of the oxides SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and B.sub.2 O.sub.3 and at least one of the trivalent oxides La.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Y.sub.2 O.sub.3. This material is applied at a relatively low temperature and is resistant to the gas filling up to approximately 1350.degree. C.

Abstract: Improved anodes for solid electrolytic capacitors are produced by introducing in the anode body made of a film forming sintered metal powder one of the following additives : tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium and hafnium, at the most suitable step of the manufacturing process previous to sintering under one of the following forms : pure metal, oxide, sulphide. In a preferred embodiment the additive is introduced in the binder used for pelletizing. In another embodiment the additive is introduced by dipping the presintered anodes in a solution containing said additive.

Abstract: A termination material for a vitreous enamel electrical resistor includes a mixture of a glass frit and particles of either molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum or titanium. The termination material is applied to a substrate and fired to melt the glass frit, and then cooled to form a layer of the glass with the metal particles embedded therein. The termination material may be applied to the substrate either before or after the resistance material is applied to the substrate and is particularly useful with vitreous enamel resistance materials which include either a mixture of tantalum nitride and tantalum, a mixture of tungsten carbide and tungsten, or an alloy of copper and nickel.

Abstract: A thermionic cathode of tungsten or molybdenum is made with an activating content of lanthanum oxide and is supplied with a carbonaceous reducing agent either by incorporation in the bulk material of the cathode body or by carburizing, so that the reducing agent comprises at least in part a carbide of the carrier metal. Lower operating temperatures and higher emissivity are obtained compared to thoriated tungsten filaments and longer useful life compared to other cathodes activated by other rare earth oxides. The temperature-emissivity characteristics are such that good results are obtainable even within the temperature range in which molybdenum is usable as a carrier material.

Abstract: A process for making multilayer capacitors using electrode compositions of noble metals dispersed in an inert vehicle, said compositions comprising palladium and certain amounts of additive oxide, the additive oxide being selected from among ThO.sub.2, Gd.sub.2 O.sub.3, BeO, MgO, ZrO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, CeO.sub.2, Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, HfO.sub.2, BaO, and mixtures thereof. Also the resultant capacitors.

Abstract: A bonding material is disclosed which is stable at high temperature and radiation levels, which may be conductive and which is particularly suited as a couplant to ultrasonically and electrically couple an ultrasonic or acoustic transducer to a surface. The material comprises a carborane polysiloxane adhesive, a vehicle-solvent which will evaporate such that the bonding material cures by vehicle-solvent release, and a wetting agent. The material may also contain conductive materials which are suitable for the conditions of intended use and may also be enriched in B.sup.11 to avoid the adverse effects of B.sup.10 when subjected to radiation.

Abstract: A termination material for a vitreous enamel electrical resistor which includes a mixture of a glass frit and particles of nickel and iron. The termination material is applied to a substrate and fired to melt the glass frit, and then cooled to form a layer of the glass with particles of an alloy of nickel and iron embedded therein. The termination material may be applied to the substrate either before or after the resistance material is applied to the substrate.

Abstract: An electrical resistor and method of making same including a substrate of an electrical insulating material having on a surface thereof a film of a resistance material and a termination film of a conductive material at each end of the resistance film. The resistance film is preferably a layer of a glass having embedded therein conductive particles such as tantalum nitride and tantalum or tungsten carbide and tungsten. The termination film contains either molybdenum, tungsten or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A resistor composition and process for making the same which comprises a conductive material, a glass frit and a vehicle therefor or a conductive material, a glass frit, an insulating or semiconductive metal oxide and a vehicle therefor, the weight ratio of said conductive material, said glass frit and said metal oxide, when the latter is present, being maintained substantially constant, wherein the resistance value of said composition is established by varying the total surface area of said conductive material, and said glass frit and, when applicable, said metal oxide, without changing the temperature coefficient of resistance of said composition.

Abstract: Pressure-sensitive compositions adaptable for use as elastic resistors over a wide pressure range, useful as keyboard switches or vehicle-crash sensors, comprising hard, metallic-conductive particles insulatively distributed in elastomer.

Abstract: An antistatic surfacing material comprises a curable synthetic resin, such as a polyepoxide, polyester or polyurethane, and 1-20g, per liter of total composition, of metal fibers having a length of 1.5-10 mm and an average diameter of at most 25.mu.m.The use of such very fine fibers in short lengths results in materials the electrical conductivities of which are consistent in successive batches.

Abstract: An annealed tungsten filament wire for electric lamps having substantially the same amounts of impurities therein as was present prior to annealing.

Abstract: Electric contact material having good solderability, consists of a porous matrix of sintered powder particles of a refractory metal, such as tungsten or molybdenum, with its pores impregnated with a metal alloy consisting of a telluride-forming metal, such as copper, silver or lead, and a sufficient amount of a telluride of such metal to form a brittle deposit of tellurium and the telluride-forming metal, both in elemental form, on the material's surface, apparently produced by decomposition and vaporization of the telluride due to electrical arcing, and which vapor after the arcing and rapid cooling of the material, condenses on the material's surface to form the deposit. This brittle deposit provides an effective reduction in the contact welding force of the material as compared to prior art electric contact materials of good solderability.

Abstract: An electric contact material comprises a matrix formed by refractory metal powder particles having interbonding portions and defining pores infiltrated by a solidified molten metal impregnant. The interbonding portions are formed by a solidified molten alloy formed by the refractory metal and an alloying metal, and has a melting temperature above the impregnant's melting temperature. The alloying metal is present in an amount that is small relative to that of the refractory metal but which is effective for the formation of the interbonding portions by the alloy. The material may be made by cold molding the refractory metal powder particles and powder particles of the alloying metal, to form a compact which is then sintered without being under pressure. The interbonding alloy forms during the sintering, and when solidified, forms the interbonding portions between the particles defining the pores. By infiltration these portions are filled with the molten impregnating metal.

Abstract: An electrical contact material consisting essentially of a highly conductive metal such as gold or silver, a refractory constituent such as tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium, their carbides, or mixtures thereof and a bonding constituent of at least two metals that form an alloy selected from the iron group (Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements), and copper. The material has improved properties including improved resistance to arc erosion, resistance to bleeding of the highly conductive metal, and resistance to welding or sticking when used as an electrical contact material.

Abstract: Hard, refractory bodies having electrical conductivity are made by mixing powdered boron and glass-forming material, and heating the mixture at high temperature to effect coalescence. Desirably, chromium, molybdenum or tungsten may be used in addition to boron to impart electrical conductivity to the insulator glass matrix. These refractory bodies are capable of withstanding temperatures above 500.degree.C.