Abstract: A negative electrode material, a method for producing this material, and to a negative electrode and a lithium-ion battery comprising this material are described. The material comprises an active phase consisting of a material M based on Al, Si, Sn, Sb or a mixture thereof, and a support phase consisting of a material XaYbOc, where: O is an oxygen; Y is a cation with oxidation degree m=3, 4, 5 or 6; X is a cation with oxidation degree d=1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, X ensuring the electroneutrality of XaYbOc; and where: c is such that 2?c?10; b is such that 1?b?4; and a=(2c?bm)/d. An interface of mixed composition exists between the XaYbOc material and the active phase M, the interface consisting of the elements M, X, Y and O.

Abstract: A method of making a hard particle-dispersed metal matrix-bonded composite, includes the steps of mixing hard particles and ductile metal particles to yield a mixture, and sintering the mixture under a pressure of less than 2.0 GPa and at a temperature of less than 1200° C. for a sufficient time to yield the composite. A composite material made by the above method is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoelectric conversion material that exhibits a high thermoelectric conversion properties. The thermoelectric conversion material comprises zinc oxide and is represented by formula (I): Zn(1-x-y)AlxYyO??(I) wherein Zn represents zinc; Al represents aluminum; Y represents yttrium; and x>0, y>0, and x+y<0.1, and has a structure in which at least a part of aluminum and yttrium are present in crystal lattices of and/or interstitial site of crystal lattices of zinc oxide.

Abstract: A sintered body includes an indium oxide crystal, and an oxide solid-dissolved in the indium oxide crystal, the oxide being oxide of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum and scandium, the sintered body having an atomic ratio “(total of the one or more metals)/(total of the one or more metals and indium)×100)” of 0.001% or more and less than 45%.

Abstract: In the method for recovering a metal from a target that contains a metal and a metal oxide, the target contains a sintered body of the metal oxide after being heated under a condition of melting the metal without melting or decomposing the metal oxide. The target is heated in an upper crucible of a two-level crucible that includes the upper crucible with a through hole-formed in a bottom surface thereof, and a lower crucible disposed below the through hole, the size of the through hole being set such that it does not allow the sintered body of the metal oxide contained in the target to pass therethrough, and the melted metal is caused to flow into the lower crucible, so that the metal is separated from the metal oxide.

Abstract: Porous anode bodies suitable for use in solid state capacitors, the porous anode bodies prepared by processes which include providing a niobium suboxide powder comprising niobium suboxide particles having a bulk nitrogen content of 500 to 20,000 ppm, and agglomerating and coalescing the powder; and capacitors incorporating such anode bodies.

Abstract: Provided is a sputtering target which can give a high water barrier property and a high flexibility to a sputtering film, can keep a high film forming rate certainly in sputtering, and can make damages to an objective substance wherein a film is to be formed as small as possible. In order to realize this, a mixed powder which contains 20 to 80% by weight of a SiO powder, the balance of the powder being made of a TiO2 powder and/or a Ti powder, is pressed and sintered. The sintered body has a composition of Si?Ti?O? wherein ?, ? and ? are mole ratios of Si, Ti and O, respectively, and the ratio of ?/? ranges from 0.45 to 7.25 and the ratio of ?/(?+?) ranges from 0.80 to 1.70.

Abstract: A process for forming a remateable machined titanium powder base alloy connecting rod using a titanium alloy powder having an average particle size of about 1-20 microns, a mean aspect ratio of about 5 to 300, and a specific surface area of at least about 25 m2/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for forming a bit body for an earth-boring bit. The bit body may comprise hard particles, wherein the hard particles comprise at least one of carbide, nitride, boride, oxide, and solid solutions thereof, and a binder binding together the hard particles. The binder may comprise at least one metal selected from cobalt, nickel, and iron and, optionally, at least one melting point reducing constituent selected from a transition metal carbide in the range of 30 to 60 weight percent, boron up to 10 weight percent, silicon up to 20 weight percent, chromium up to 20 weight percent, and manganese up to 25 weight percent, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the binder.

Abstract: A method for forming a remateable cracked titanium powder base alloy connecting rod using a titanium alloy powder processed to produce a connecting rod.

Abstract: A colored metal composite including a metal matrix; and colored particles distributed throughout the metal matrix AND/OR a method including providing metal powder as a first phase of a composite; providing colored particles to form a second phase of the composite; mixing the metal powder and colored particles; and sintering the metal powder around the colored particles to form a metal matrix that has colored particles distributed throughout.

Abstract: A method for preparing a rare earth permanent magnet material comprises the steps of: disposing a powder comprising one or more members selected from an oxide of R2, a fluoride of R3, and an oxyfluoride of R4 wherein R2, R3 and R4 each are one or more elements selected from among rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc on a sintered magnet form of a R1—Fe—B composition wherein R1 is one or more elements selected from among rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc, and then heat treating the magnet form and the powder at a temperature equal to or below the sintering temperature of the magnet in vacuum or in an inert gas. The result high performance, compact or thin permanent magnet has a high remanence and coercivity at a high productivity.

Abstract: A formed article comprising a nanostructured ferritic alloy is provided. Advantageously, the article is not formed via extrusion, and thus, cost savings are provided. Methods are also provided for forming the article, and the articles so produced, exhibit sufficient continuous cycle fatigue crack growth resistance and hold time fatigue crack growth resistance to be utilized as turbomachinery components, and in particular, large, hot section components of a gas or steam turbine engines. In other embodiments, a turbomachinery component comprising an NFA is provided, and in some such embodiments, the turbomachinery component may be extruded.

Abstract: A method of making a powder metal compact is disclosed. The method includes forming a coated metallic powder comprising a plurality of coated metallic powder particles having particle cores with nanoscale metallic coating layers disposed thereon, wherein the metallic coating layers have a chemical composition and the particle cores have a chemical composition that is different than the chemical composition of the metallic coating layers. The method also includes applying a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure to the coated powder particles sufficient to form a powder metal compact by solid-phase sintering of the nanoscale metallic coating layers of the plurality of coated powder particles to form a substantially-continuous, cellular nanomatrix of a nanomatrix material, a plurality of dispersed particles dispersed within the cellular nanomatrix and a solid-state bond layer extending throughout the cellular nanomatrix.

Abstract: A method for producing a high strength aluminum alloy tubing containing L12 dispersoids from an aluminum alloy powder containing the L12 dispersoids. The powder is consolidated into a billet having a density of about 100 percent. The tube is formed by at least one of direct extrusion, Mannesmann process, pilgering, and rolling.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal component from metal powder comprises preparing (12) a metal powder, providing (14) gallium on at least part of the surface of at least some of the metal powder particles, encapsulating (16) the metal powder in a container, evacuating (18) the container to remove air and/or gas from the container, sealing (20) the container, hot isostatically pressing (22) the container to consolidate the metal powder particles to produce the metal component and removing (24) the container from the metal component. The process is used to produce gas turbine engine metal components, for example turbine discs with improved fatigue properties.

Abstract: A method for producing a high strength aluminum alloy brackets, cases, tubes, ducts, beams, spars and other parts containing L12 dispersoids from an aluminum alloy powder containing the L12 dispersoids. The powder is consolidated into a billet having a density of about 100 percent. The billet is extruded using an extrusion die shaped to produce the component.

Abstract: Dielectric rare earth fluorides are blended with rare earth magnet powders to produce high-resistivity fluoride composite rare earth magnets.

Abstract: Copper-based cermets and methods of preparing them are provided. The Cu-based cermets have interpenetrating networks of copper alloy and stabilized zirconia that are in intimate contact and display high electronic connectivity through the copper alloy phase. In certain embodiments, methods of preparing the cermets involving sintering a mixture of ceramic and copper-based powders in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature above the melting point of the copper or copper alloy are provided. Also provided are electrochemical structures having the Cu-based cermet, e.g., as an anode structure or a barrier layer between an anode and a metal support. Applications of the cermet compositions and structures include use in high-operating-temperature electrochemical devices, including solid oxide fuel cells, hydrogen generators, electrochemical flow reactors, etc.

Abstract: A highly moisture resistant dielectric ceramic is prepared by providing a compact containing a dielectric ceramic component powder and a second powder including a compound containing an alkali metal element, and firing the compact and a second composition containing an alkali metal element at the same time. A laminated ceramic capacitor using the dielectric ceramic is described.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bodies formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder by forming an insulating film of an inorganic substance on the surface of particles of a soft magnetic metal powder, compacting and molding the powder, then carrying out a heat treatment to provide a body formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder the method comprising: compacting and molding the powder; then magnetically annealing the powder at a high temperature above the Curie temperature for the soft magnetic metal powder and below the threshold temperature at which the insulating film is destroyed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, such as a vacuum, inert gas, or the like; and then carrying out a further heat treatment at a temperature of from 400° C. to 700° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere, such as air, or the like.

Abstract: In a first embodiment the invention relates to a process for producing a dispersoid-strengthened material, comprising the steps of: (i) providing metal particles, wherein the metal is selected from platinum group metals, gold, silver, nickel and copper, as well as alloys thereof; (ii) mixing the metal particles with a precursor compound of the dispersoid and solvent; (iii) removing the solvent, so as to obtain metal particles provided with precursor compound; and (iv) compacting the metal particles provided with precursor compound in order to obtain the dispersoid-strengthened material, wherein the precursor compound is converted into the dispersoid during the compacting operation.

Abstract: A method for producing a sputtering target containing boron has steps of providing cobalt-chromium (Co·Cr) prealloy powder, mixing Co·Cr prealloy powder and raw material powder containing boron and oxide to form a mixture, preforming the mixture to form a green compact, and sintering the green compact to obtain the sputtering target containing boron. Because Co·Cr prealloy powder is provided, then is mixed with boron, oxide or the like, size and distribution of boride particles can be efficiently controlled. Therefore, Co, Cr, B or the like are uniformly distributed in the sputtering target.

Abstract: A method of making a combustion turbine component includes forming a metallic powder including at least one metal and at least one rare-earth element and processing the metallic powder including at least one metal and at least one rare-earth element to form a cohesive metallic mass. A primary aging heat treatment may be performed on the cohesive metallic mass. A homogenization heat treatment may be performed on the cohesive metallic mass prior to the primary aging heat treating. Furthermore, a secondary aging heat treatment may be performed on the cohesive metallic mass after the primary aging heat treating.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Co-base sintered alloy sputtering target for the formation of a magnetic recording film including providing a Cr—Co alloy powder consisting of 50 to 70 atomic % of Cr and remaining Co, a Pt powder, a non-magnetic oxide powder, and a Co powder, blending and mixing the powders together so as to give the chemical composition consisting of 2 to 15 mol % of a non-magnetic oxide, 3 to 20 mol % of Cr, and 5 to 30 mol % of Pt and a remainder containing Co, and sintering the mixture under pressure. Or alternatively providing a Pt—Cr binary alloy powder consisting of 10 to 90 atomic % of Pt and remaining Cr, a Pt powder, a non-magnetic oxide powder, and a Co powder, blending and mixing the powders so as to give the chemical composition above, and then sintering the mixture under pressure.

Abstract: Provided is a sputtering target for a magnetic recording film, in which film formation efficiency and film characteristics can be improved by suppressing growth of crystal grains, reducing magnetic permeability, and increasing density. A method for manufacturing such a sputtering target is also provided. The sputtering target is composed of a matrix phase which includes Co and Pt and a metal oxide phase for example. The sputtering target has a magnetic permeability in the range of 6 to 15 and a relative density of 90% or more.

Abstract: An economic ferrous sintered multilayer roll-formed bushing, a producing method of the same and a connecting device are provided, in which a ferrous sintered sliding material layer is tightly sintered-bonded to a back metal steel, the ferrous sintered sliding material layer being intended to have low coefficient of friction, having excellent seizing resistance and abrasion resistance and providing self-lubricating property so as to prolong a lubrication interval or eliminate the necessity of lubricating. The ferrous sintered multilayer roll-formed bushing according to the present invention comprises: a back metal steel; a ferrous sintered sliding material layer sinter-bonded to the back metal steel; a diffusion layer of ferrous alloy particle formed at the vicinity of the bonding boundary between the ferrous sintered sliding material layer and the back metal steel; and a Cu alloy phase formed at the vicinity of the bonding boundary and extending in the direction of the bonding boundary.

Abstract: Silicon oxide and electrically conductive doped silicon materials are sintered in a protective environment to yield a composite SiOx:Si material that exhibits the properties of SiOx, and yet is electrically conductive due to the presence of Si. Such a composite material finds many uses, such as a target for DC and/or AC sputtering processes to produce silicon oxide thin films for touch-screen applications, barrier thin films in LCD displays and optical thin films used in a wide variety of applications.

Abstract: Composite sputtering targets are made by hot pressing metal or metal containing powders into a backing plate which can be comprised of a different material with a depression formed in a surface or can be a used sputtering target of the same or different material. The depression corresponds to the erosion pattern of a target having the same geometry. The depression can be formed for example, by machining. The backing plate is loaded into a graphite die and covered with the sputtering material to form an assembly. A ram is added and the assembly with the ram is loaded into a hot press which is taken to an appropriate pressure and temperature under vacuum to form a composite sputtering target having a sputtering zone of densified sputtering material.

Abstract: Silicon oxide and electrically conductive doped silicon materials are joined in a protective environment to yield a composite SiOx:Si material that exhibits the properties of SiOx, and yet is electrically conductive due to the presence of the Si. Such a composite material finds use as a target for DC and/or AC sputtering processes to produce silicon oxide thin films for touch-screen applications, barrier thin films in LCD displays and optical thin films used in a wide variety of applications.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material, a method for producing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion device are provided. The thermoelectric conversion material includes an oxide represented by formula (1): M1Oy (1), where M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Ta, and 1.90?y?2.10 or an oxide represented by formula (2): M11?xM2xOy (2), where M1 and y are as in formula (1), M2 is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zr, Hf, Mo and W, and 0?x?0.5.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a pressed scandate dispenser cathode, firstly, scandium nitrate, barium nitrate, calcium nitrate, aluminum nitrate and ammonium metatungstate (AMT) are dissolved in de-ionized water, respectively, and then mixed with a solution of a cross-link agent such as citric acid and H2O2. After water bathing, the mixed aqueous solution turns into gel, and the powders are obtained after the gel calcination. Secondly, the calcined powders are reduced by hydrogen. Finally, the reduced powders are pressed into shapes and then sintered in the furnace with the atmosphere of hydrogen or by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS 3.202-MK-V) in vacuum.

Abstract: A method of uniformly dispersing a nano powder throughout a micron powder. Ordinary mixing or agitation does not succeed in attaining uniform dispersal: the nano powder agglomerates into microscopic masses. In one form of the invention, a charge of a micron powder, with fifty weight percent of charge of nanopowder is loaded into a ball mill. The mixture is ball milled for less than two hours, at room temperature in a dry condition, and produces a highly uniform distribution of the nano powder throughout the micron powder.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions for magnetic nanoparticles and bulk nanocomposite magnets.

Abstract: The invention is a process for manufacturing a nano aluminum/alumina metal matrix composite and composition produced therefrom. The process is characterized by providing an aluminum powder having a natural oxide formation layer and an aluminum oxide content between about 0.1 and about 4.5 wt. % and a specific surface area of from about 0.3 and about 5. Om2/g, hot working the aluminum powder, and forming a superfine grained matrix aluminum alloy. Simultaneously there is formed in situ a substantially uniform distribution of nano particles of alumina. The alloy has a substantially linear property/temperature profile, such that physical properties such as strength are substantially maintained even at temperatures of 250° C. and above.

Abstract: Valve metal suboxides having a primary suboxide phase and optionally a secondary suboxide phase, a valve metal phase, and/or at least one tertiary suboxide phase can be present in varying amounts. Also disclosed is anodes and capacitors containing the valve metal suboxides of the present invention. Also, a method to prepare a valve metal suboxide is further described which includes granulating one or more of the starting materials individually or together and/or granulating the final product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent conductive film having high conductivity and a production method therefor. The present invention further provides a sintered body for forming the transparent conductive film and a production method therefor. The transparent conductive film comprises Ga, Ti, and O. The sintered body comprises Ga, Ti, and O. The method for producing a sintered body comprises the steps of: (a) mixing a titanium-containing powder and a gallium-containing powder; and (b) compacting and sintering the obtained mixture.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing alloy and intermetallic powders. Particularly to a method for the production of titanium based alloy and intermetallic powders. A first metal and a second metal oxide powder are mixed with a controlled metal/metal oxide molar ratio. This mixture is heated, becomes self propagating and leads to formation of a mixture of alloy liquid and a oxide solid. Pressure is applied to separate the phases and upon cooling produces a metallic solid. FIG. 1a shows an example of a solid crushed into a powder as produced by this method.

Abstract: Sputtering target materials have improved film-sputtering properties by containing finer metal oxide particles. A process for producing a sputtering target material including a cobalt/chromium/platinum matrix phase and an oxide phase that includes two or more metal oxides including at least chromium oxide wherein the oxide phase is in the form of particles, includes sintering material powder to form the sputtering target material wherein the material powder contains chromium oxide at not less than 1.0 mol % based on the material powder.

Abstract: A method of separating components from a metal based composite, the method including the steps of increasing the size of a component to be separated and separating the increased sized component from the other components of the composite.

Abstract: A ceramic sintered product which comprises a first hard phase containing a nitride of titanium, a second hard phase containing at least one of alumina and zirconia, and a binding phase containing nickel; and a method for producing the ceramic sintered product. The ceramic sintered product is lightweight and exhibits good abrasion resistance in a wet atmosphere, and further can be produced at a low cost.

Abstract: The invention concerns a composite material consisting of intermetallic phases and ceramic, in particular in the form of a coating on metallic substrates, as well as an arc wire spraying process for production of the composite material in which the intermetallic phases and the ceramics to be deposited are newly formed during the deposit process from the components of the supplied wires by chemical reaction. The invention further concerns wear resistant layers formed by the composites, tribologic layers and plating or hard-facing materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides metal powder compositions for pressed powder metallurgy and methods of forming metal parts using the metal powder compositions. In each embodiment of the invention, the outer surface of primary metal particles in the metal powder composition is chemically cleaned to remove oxides in situ, which provides ideal conditions for achieving near full density metal parts when the metal powder compositions are sintered.

Abstract: A method includes contacting a transition metal oxide, a sintering additive, and a grain growth inhibitor additive to form a mixture. The transition metal oxide include particles that have an average diameter less than about 1 micrometer and treating the mixture to a temperature profile that is sufficiently high that a sintered mass is formed from the mixture. The thermal profile is less than about 1050 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: Provided is a sputtering target which can give a high water barrier property and a high flexibility to a sputtering film, can keep a high film forming rate certainly in sputtering, and can make damages to an objective substance wherein a film is to be formed as small as possible. In order to realize this, a mixed powder which contains 20 to 80% by weight of a SiO powder, the balance of the powder being made of a TiO2 powder and/or a Ti powder, is pressed and sintered. The sintered body has a composition of Si?Ti?O? wherein ?, ? and ? are mole ratios of Si, Ti and O, respectively, and the ratio of ?/? ranges from 0.45 to 7.25 and the ratio of ?/(?+?) ranges from 0.80 to 1.70.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a single-element matrix cobalt-based granular media alloy composition formulated as Cof1-(MuOv)f2, M representing a base metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), indium (In), lanthanum (La), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), and tungsten (W), u and v representing the number of atoms of base metal M and oxygen (O) per oxide formula, respectively, and f1 and f2 being mole fractions represented by the equation f1+(u+v)f2=1. The method includes the steps of blending a Co-M master alloy powder and a Cou?Ov? powder into a corresponding (CoaM1?a)f1?-(Cou?Ov?)f2? formula, and densifying the blended powders.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bodies formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder by forming an insulating film of an inorganic substance on the surface of particles of a soft magnetic metal powder, compacting and molding the powder, then carrying out a heat treatment to provide a body formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder the method comprising: compacting and molding the powder; then magnetically annealing the powder at a high temperature above the Curie temperature for the soft magnetic metal powder and below the threshold temperature at which the insulating film is destroyed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, such as a vacuum, inert gas, or the like; and then carrying out a further heat treatment at a temperature of from 400° C. to 700° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere, such as air, or the like.

Abstract: A method of forming an oxide layer on a powder metal part includes subjecting the powder metal part to a steam oxidation process. An oxide layer is formed on the powder metal part. The oxide layer has a thickness greater than 7 microns.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition including dielectric particles comprising a main ingredient phase having barium titanate as its main ingredient and a diffusion phase present at the periphery of said main ingredient phase, wherein when an average value of the depth where sub ingredient elements present at said diffusion phase diffuses from a surface of said diffusion phase toward a center of said dielectric particle is designated as an average diffusion depth, a dispersion of the average diffusion depth among the dielectric particles is, in terms of CV value, 5 to 30%. According to the present invention, an electronic device excellent in all of the dielectric constant, high temperature accelerated life, TC bias, and IR temperature dependency can be provided.

Abstract: A method of making a homogeneous granulated metal-based powder, comprises steps of: providing preselected amounts of at least one metal element or metal alloy, at least one ceramic compound, and/or at least one non-metallic element; forming a homogeneous slurry/suspension or wet mixture comprising the preselected amounts of metal element(s) and/or metal alloys, ceramic compound(s), and/or non-metallic element(s), a liquid phase comprising at least one liquid, and at least one binder material; drying the slurry/suspension or mixture to remove at least a portion of the liquid phase and form a powder mixture comprising partially or completely dried granules; and subjecting the granules to a thermal de-binder process for effecting: additional removal of any remaining liquid phase, if necessary; removal of the at least one binder material; reduction of carbon content; reduction of oxygen on the surfaces or interior of the metal or metal alloy phases in the granules; and optional partial sintering for strengthening