Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a laser to form and release an element of an actuator. The method comprising forming an actuator from sheet stock using a laser, where the actuator is three dimensional; releasing an element of the actuator from the sheet stock using the laser; and moving the released part relative to the sheet stock using laser ablation propulsion.

Abstract: Proposed is a Fe-based alloy and a filler metal including the same. The Fe-based alloy contains 15% to 25% by weight of nickel (Ni), 0.5% to 3% by weight of manganese (Mn), 2% to 8% by weight of cobalt (Co), 0.1% to 0.5% by weight of carbon (C), and the balance iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: Methods for treating steel, along with the resulting treated steel, are provided. The method may comprise: nitriding a carburized Ferrium steel component such that the Ferrium steel component has a surface portion with a nitrogen content that is greater than 0% to about 5% by weight. Nitriding the Ferrium steel component may increase the surface hardness of the Ferrium steel. The surface portion may have a nitrogen content of about 0.05% to about 0.5% by weight.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal plate, the metal plate including a first surface and a second surface positioned on the opposite side of the first surface, may include a step of rolling a base metal having an iron alloy containing nickel to produce the metal plate. The metal plate may include particles containing as a main component an element other than iron and nickel. In a sample including the first surface and the second surface of the metal plate, the following conditions (1) and (2) regarding the particles may be satisfied: (1) The number of the particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 1 ?m or more is 50 or more and 3000 or less per 1 mm3 in the sample, and (2) The number of the particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 3 ?m or more is 50 or less per 1 mm3 in the sample.

Abstract: A smelting method capable of obtaining an iron-nickel alloy having a high nickel grade of 4% or higher by effectively facilitating a reduction reaction of pellets formed using a nickel oxide ore as a raw material. The present invention is a method for smelting a nickel oxide ore, by which an iron-nickel alloy is obtained by forming pellets from a nickel oxide ore and reducing and heating the pellets. In the pellet production step S1, a mixture is obtained by mixing raw materials that contain at least a nickel oxide ore and a carbonaceous reducing agent. In the reduction step S2, a furnace floor carbonaceous reducing agent is laid on the floor of the smelting furnace in advance when placing the obtained pellets in the smelting furnace and the pellets are placed on the furnace floor carbonaceous reducing agent and then reduced and heated.

Abstract: Provided is a maraging steel excellent in fatigue characteristics, including, in terms of % by mass: C: ?0.015%, Ni: from 12.0 to 20.0%, Mo: from 3.0 to 6.0%, Co: from 5.0 to 13.0%, Al: from 0.01 to 0.3%, Ti: from 0.2 to 2.0%, O: ?0.0020%, N: ?0.0020%, and Zr: from 0.001 to 0.02%, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: Provided is a maraging steel excellent in fatigue characteristics, including, in terms of % by mass: C: ?0.015%, Ni: from 12.0 to 20.0%, Mo: from 3.0 to 6.0%, Co: from 5.0 to 13.0%, Al: from 0.01 to 0.3%, Ti: from 0.2 to 2.0%, O: ?0.0020%, N: ?0.0020%, and Zr: from 0.001 to 0.02%, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solid-solution strengthened iron-nickel alloy with a high level of ductility and an expansion coefficient <5×10?6/K in the temperature range between room temperature and ?200° C. Said alloy consists of (in wt. %): between 0.005 and 0.05% of C; <0.02% of S; between 1 and 2% of Cr; between 35 and 38% of Ni; between 0.3 and 1.5% of Mn; <0.5% of Si; between 1.0 and 3.5% of ?Mo+W; between 0.2 and 1.0% of Ti; between 0.2 and 1.0% of Nb; <0.02% of P; and between 1.0 and 4.0% of Co; Fe constituting the remainder, in addition to production-related impurities.

Abstract: A mechanical structure is provided with a crystalline superelastic alloy that is characterized by an average grain size and that exhibits a martensitic phase transformation resulting from a mechanical stress input greater than a characteristic first critical stress. A configuration of the superelastic alloy is provided with a geometric structural feature of the alloy that has an extent that is no greater than about 200 micrometers and that is no larger than the average grain size of the alloy. This geometric feature undergoes the martensitic transformation without intergranular fracture of the geometric feature.

Abstract: There is provided a metal powder for use in a selective laser sintering method for producing a three-dimensional shaped object, wherein the metal powder comprises a powder mixture of a precipitation-hardening metal composition. In particular, the metal powder of the present invention is configured to have a Fe-based component powder and a Ni-based component powder which are individually included in the powder mixture wherein a powder made of an alloy of Fe-based and Ni-based components is not included as a main powder in the powder mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a creep-resistant low-expansion iron-nickel alloy that is provided with increased mechanical resistance and contains 40 to 43 wt. % of Ni, a maximum of 0.1 wt. % of C, 2.0 to 3.5 wt. % of Ti, 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % of Al, 0.1 to 1.0 wt. % of Nb, 0.005 to 0.8 wt. % of Mn, 0.005 to 0.6 wt. % of Si, a maximum of 0.5 wt. % of Co, the remainder being composed of Fe and production-related impurities. Said alloy has a mean coefficient of thermal expansion <5×10<?6>/K in the temperature range of 20 to 200 DEG C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a martensitic steel comprising a content of other metals such that it can be hardened by intermetallic compound and carbide precipitation, with an Al content of between 0.4% and 3%. The heat shaping temperature of the last heat shaping pass of said steel is lower than the solubility temperature of the aluminum nitrides in the steel, and the treatment temperature for each potential heat treatment after said last heat shaping pass is lower than the solid-state solubility temperature of the aluminum nitrides in said steel.

Abstract: A powder for a sintered valve sheet made of an iron-based alloy is provided, which has excellent compactibility and abrasion resistance and from which a carbide that may abrade a counterpart is not precipitated. A powder is provided, wherein a molten steel, in which carbon is controlled to be less than 0.1% by mass to avoid precipitation of a carbide, 0.5 to 8.5% by mass of Si, 10 to 25% by mass of Ni, 5 to 20% by mass of Mo, and 5 to 20% by mass of Co are contained, and a remainder includes Fe and incidental impurities, is rapidly cooled by a conventional technique such as a gas atomization method, a water atomization method, or a centrifugal force atomization method, so that a supersaturated solid solution of the alloy elements consisting mainly of austenite, which is effective in softening the powder, is formed. Since the powder has low hardness, the compactibility is excellent at the time of compression molding.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an iron based alloy composition that may include iron present in the range of 45 to 70 atomic percent, nickel present in the range of 10 to 30 atomic percent, cobalt present in the range of 0 to 15 atomic percent, boron present in the range of 7 to 25 atomic percent, carbon present in the range of 0 to 6 atomic percent, and silicon present in the range of 0 to 2 atomic percent, wherein the alloy composition exhibits an elastic strain of greater than 0.5% and a tensile strength of greater than 1 GPa.

Abstract: Provided are a soft magnetic alloy powder, a compact made from the soft magnetic alloy powder, a powder magnetic core including the compact, and a magnetic element including the powder magnetic core. The soft magnetic alloy powder contains Fe—Ni-based particles containing 38% to 48% by mass Ni, 1.0% to 15% by mass Co, and 1.2% to 10% by mass Si relative to the total mass of Fe, Ni, Co, and Si, the remainder being Fe. The Fe—Ni-based particles have an average size of more than 1 ?m to less than 10 ?m.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure and a method of forming an iron based glass forming honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure may include at least two sheets, each having a thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 0.15 mm, formed from an iron based glass forming alloy comprising 40 to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 17 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 21 atomic percent cobalt, 12 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 0.1 to 6 atomic percent carbon, optionally 0.3 to 4 atomic percent silicon, optionally 1 to 20 percent chromium. The sheets may be stacked, bonded together and formed into a honeycomb. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of cells.

Abstract: A magnetic layer that may serve as a top pole layer and bottom pole layer in a magnetic write head is disclosed. The magnetic layer has a composition represented by FeWCoXNiYVZ in which w, x, y, and z are the atomic % of Fe, Co, Ni, and V, respectively, and where w is between about 60 and 85, x is between about 10 and 30, y is between 0 and about 20, z is between about 0.1 and 3, and wherein w+x+y+z=100. An electroplating process having a plating current density of 3 to 30 mA/cm2 is used to deposit the magnetic layer and involves an electrolyte solution with a small amount of VOSO4 which is the V source. The resulting magnetic layer has a magnetic saturation flux density BS greater than 1.9 Telsa and a resistivity ? higher than 70 ?ohms-cm.

Abstract: An iron-based alloy having shape memory properties and superelasticity, which has a composition comprising 25-35% by mass of Ni, 13-25% by mass of Co, 2-8% by mass of Al, and 1-20% by mass in total of at least one selected from the group consisting of 1-5% by mass of Ti, 2-10% by mass of Nb and 3-20% by mass of Ta, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, and a recrystallization texture substantially comprising a ? phase and a ?? phase, particular crystal orientations of the ? phase being aligned, and the difference between a reverse transformation-finishing temperature and a martensitic transformation-starting temperature being 100° C. or less in the thermal hysteresis of martensitic transformation and reverse transformation.

Abstract: An alloy composition comprising iron present in the range of 49 atomic percent (at %) to 65 at %, nickel present in the range of 10.0 at % to 16.5 at %, cobalt optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 12 at %, boron present in the range of 12.5 at % to 16.5 at %, silicon optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 8.0 at %, carbon optionally present in the range of 2 at % to 5 at %, chromium optionally present in the range of 2.5 at % to 13.35 at %, and niobium optionally present in the range of 1.5 at % to 2.5 at %, wherein the alloy composition exhibits spinodal glass matrix microconstituents when cooled at a rate in the range of 103K/s to 104K/s and develops a number of shear bands per linear meter in the range of greater than 1.1×102 m?1 to 107 m?1 upon application of a tensile force applied at a rate of 0.001 s?1.

Abstract: A process of using a molybdenum-containing binder alloy powder to produce a sintered hard metal based on a tungsten carbide includes providing a molybdenum-containing binder alloy powder with a FSSS value as determined in accordance with an ASTM B 330 standard of from 0.5 to 3 ?m and comprising from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a molybdenum in at least one of an alloyed form and a prealloyed form, less than 60% by weight of an iron, up to 60% by weight of a cobalt, and from 10 to 60% by weight of a nickel. The molybdenum-containing binder alloy powder is incorporated into a hard metal. The hard metal is sintered so as to provide the liquid-phase-sintered hard metal based on a tungsten carbide.

Abstract: A steel characterized in that its composition is percentages by weight: C=0.18-0.30% Co=1.5-4% Cr=2-5% Al=1-2% Mo+W/2=1-4% V=traces-0.3% Nb=traces-0.1% B=traces-30 ppm Ni=11-16% where Ni?7+3.5 Al Si=traces-1.0% Mn=traces-4.0% Ca=traces-20 ppm Rare earths=traces-100 ppm if N?10 ppm, Ti+Zr/2=traces-100 ppm where Ti+Zr/2?10 N if 10 ppm<N?20 ppm, Ti+Zr/2=traces-150 ppm O=traces-50 ppm N=traces-20 ppm S=traces-20 ppm Cu=traces-1% P=traces-200 ppm the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. A process for manufacturing a part from this steel, and part thus obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is an iron-nickel alloy having the following composition, in % by mass: C 0.05 to 0.5%, Cr 0.2 to 2.0%, Ni 33 to 42%, Mn<0.1%, Si<0.1%, Mo 1.5 to 4.0%, Nb 0.01 to 0.5%, Al 0.1 to 0.8%, Mg 0.001 to 0.01%, V max. 0.1%, W 0.1 to 1.5%, Co max. 2.0%, the remainder Fe, and production-related impurities.

Abstract: A powder for a sintered valve sheet made of an iron-based alloy is provided, which has excellent compactibility and abrasion resistance and from which a carbide that may abrade a counterpart is not precipitated. A powder is provided, wherein a molten steel, in which carbon is controlled to be less than 0.1% by mass to avoid precipitation of a carbide, 0.5 to 8.5% by mass of Si, 10 to 25% by mass of Ni, 5 to 20% by mass of Mo, and 5 to 20% by mass of Co are contained, and a remainder includes Fe and incidental impurities, is rapidly cooled by a conventional technique such as a gas atomization method, a water atomization method, or a centrifugal force atomization method, so that a supersaturated solid solution of the alloy elements consisting mainly of austenite, which is effective in softening the powder, is formed. Since the powder has low hardness, the compactibility is excellent at the time of compression molding.

Abstract: A non-stainless steel alloy includes, in combination by weight, about 0.20% to about 0.33% carbon, about 4.0% to about 8.0% cobalt, about 7.0 to about 11.0% nickel, about 0.8% to about 3.0% chromium, about 0.5% to about 2.5% molybdenum, about 0.5% to about 5.9% tungsten, about 0.05% to about 0.20% vanadium, and up to about 0.02% titanium, the balance essentially iron and incidental elements and impurities.

Abstract: A maraging steel for metallic belts which has a composition capable of being reduced in the content of TiN serving as a starting point for fatigue fracture in a high-cycle-rate region. The composition facilitates nitriding to heighten the surface hardness. The steel has a nitrided surface layer having increased compressive residual stress and hence improved flexural fatigue strength. In the steel, former austenite crystal grains have been reduced in size in order to secure higher strength and higher ductility. The maraging steel consists of, by mass %, up to 0.01% C, up to 0.1% Si, up to 0.1% Mn, up to 0.01% P, up to 0.005% S, 17.0-22.0% Ni, 0.1-4.0% Cr, 3.0-7.0% Mo, from more than 7.0 to 20.0% Co, up to 0.1% Ti, up to 2.5% Al, up to 0.03% N, up to 0.005% 0, up to 0.01% B (exclusive zero), and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein Co/3+Mo+4Al is 8.0-15.0%.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder containing Fe—Ni-based crystal particles is provided as one capable of adequately reducing core loss of a powder magnetic core and achieving satisfactory magnetic characteristics at an effective operating temperature of an element. The present invention provides a soft magnetic alloy powder containing Fe—Ni-based crystal particles containing 45 to 55 mass % Fe and 45 to 55 mass % Ni, relative to a total mass of Fe and Ni, and containing 1 to 12 mass % Co and 1.2 to 6.5 mass % Si, relative to a total mass of Fe, Ni, Co, and Si.

Abstract: A mechanical structure is provided with a crystalline superelastic alloy that is characterized by an average grain size and that is characterized by a martensitic phase transformation resulting from a mechanical stress input greater than a characteristic first critical stress. A configuration of the superelastic alloy is provided with a geometric structural feature of the alloy that has an extent that is no greater than about 200 micrometers and that is no larger than the average grain size of the alloy. This geometric feature is configured to accept a mechanical stress input.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a glass forming alloy. The glass forming alloy may include 43.0 atomic percent to 68.0 atomic percent iron, 10.0 atomic percent to 19.0 atomic percent boron, 13.0 atomic percent to 17.0 atomic percent nickel, 2.5 atomic percent to 21.0 atomic percent cobalt, optionally 0.1 atomic percent to 6.0 atomic percent carbon, and optionally 0.3 atomic percent to 3.5 atomic percent silicon. Furthermore, the glass forming alloy includes between 5% to 95% by volume one or more spinodal glass matrix microconstituents which include one or more semi-crystalline or crystalline phases at a length scale less than 50 nm in a glass matrix. In addition, the glass forming alloy is capable of blunting shear bands through localized deformation induced changes under tension.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solid-solution strengthened iron-nickel alloy with a high level of ductility and an expansion coefficient <5×10?6/K in the temperature range between room temperature and ?200° C. Said alloy consists of (in wt. %): between 0.005 and 0.05% of C; <0.02% of S; between 1 and 2% of Cr; between 35 and 38% of Ni; between 0.3 and 1.5% of Mn; <0.5% of Si; between 1.0 and 3.5% of ? Mo+W; between 0.2 and 1.0% of Ti; between 0.2 and 1.0% of Nb; <0.02% of P; and between 1.0 and 4.0% of Co; Fe constituting the remainder, in addition to production-related impurities.

Abstract: A screw (1) having a head (2), a shaft (4) that includes a thread (5), and an interior engaging member (3) in the head is provided. The screw (1) is produced from an ultra-high strength steel using a cold forming method.

Abstract: A material for electrical contacts comprising a martensitic cobalt-nickel-iron alloy with a high strength, a high bendability and a high electrical conductivity, with a cobalt content of 12.0?Co?60.0% by weight, a nickel content of 10.0?Ni?36.0% by weight, remainder iron and an impurity content of less than 0.2 atomic percent, with a martensite temperature Ms of 75° C.?Ms?400° C. in the case of the martensitic variant and ?50° C.?Ms?25° C. in the case of the variant which is naturally hard as a result of cold-forming.

Abstract: A metal matrix composite material of a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) alloy strengthened by nanophase dispersed particles. The low CTE alloy can be an iron-nickel alloy or an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy. The nanophase particles can be a refractory oxide, carbide or nitride. Also disclosed is a method of making a metal matrix composite material in which the nanophase particles are combined with the low CTE alloy to form a metal matrix composite material having the nanophase particles dispersed therein.

Abstract: Disclosed is a creep-resistant low-expansion iron-nickel alloy that is provided with increased mechanical resistance and contains 40 to 43 wt. % of Ni, a maximum of 0.1 wt. % of C, 2.0 to 3.5 wt. % of Ti, 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % of Al, 0.1 to 1.0 wt. % of Nb, 0.005 to 0.8 wt. % of Mn, 0.005 to 0.6 wt. % of Si, a maximum of 0.5 wt. % of Co, the remainder being composed of Fe and production-related impurities. Said alloy has a mean coefficient of thermal expansion <5×10<?6>/K in the temperature range of 20 to 200 DEG C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a soft magnetic alloy with the following composition in wt. %: 28%?Ni?34%, 0%?Co?4%, 0%?Cu?4%, 1%?Cr, 0%?Mo?8%, 0%?Nb?1%, 0%?Mn?2%, 0%?V?5%, 0%?W?5%, 0%?Si?4%, 0%?Al?4%, 0%?C?0.4%, optionally one or several elements selected from magnesium and calcium the content of which is such as to remain below 0.1%, the rest being iron and impurities from production. The chemical composition furthermore satisfies the following relationships: 180.5?6×Ni2.5×(Cr+Mo+V+W+Si+Al)+4×(Co+Cu)?197.5 et Co+Cu?4%. The invention relates to the use thereof for production of a stator for use in a motor for clock-making.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cast steel for ring-shaped components that has a low average coefficient of thermal expansion in a temperature range of 20° C. to 500° C. and high strength and good oxidation resistance at 500° C., which are required for ring-shaped components for use as blade rings and seal ring retainers of gas turbines, and that can hence be used for blade rings and seal ring retainers of gas turbines. Specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and low-thermal expansion cast steel comprising, on a mass percentage basis, 0.1 to 0.8% of C, 0.1 to 1.0% of Si, 0.1 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.1% of S, greater than 40% and up to 50% of Ni, not greater than 4% (inclusive of 0%) of Co, greater than 1.5% and up to 4% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.1% of Al, and 0.001 to 0.1% of Mg, the remainder being substantially Fe.

Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide an Fe—Ni—Co alloy having high strength and a low coefficient of thermal expansion, along with excellent magnetic properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetostriction control alloy sheet advantageously used as a high resolution shadow mask having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, superior magnetic properties and a high Young's modulus after a blackening process, a manufacturing process for the same, and a part for a color Braun tube such as a shadow mask. The magnetostriction control alloy sheet comprises C at 0.01 wt. % or less, Ni at 30 to 36 wt. %, Co at 1 to 5.0 wt. %, and Cr at 0.1 to 2 wt. %, the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, and having a magnetostriction &lgr; after the softening and annealing of (−15×10−6) to (25×10−6).

Abstract: The present invention provides a maraging steel excellent in fatigue characteristics and a process for the production thereof. A maraging steel of the first embodiment of the present invention has a chemical composition consisting essentially of, in % by weight: C: 0.01% or less, Ni: 8-19%, Co: 8-20%, Mo: 2-9%, Ti: 0.1-2%, Al: 0.15% or less, N: 0.003% or less, O: 0.0015% or less, and the balance Fe and the Ti component segregation ratio and the Mo component segregation ratio in its structure of 1.3 or less each. A maraging steel of the second embodiment of the present invention has the above composition and contains a nonmetallic inclusion in its structure having a size of 30 &mgr;m or less. The maraging steel of the second embodiment can be obtained easily by appropriate plastic working of a steel ingot with a taper Tp=(D1−D2)×100/H of 5.0-25.0%, a height-diameter ratio Rh=H/D of 1.0-3.0, and a flatness ratio B=W1/W2 of 1.5 or less.

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: Disclosed is a method of producing maraging steel, which includes producing a consumable electrode for vacuum remelting; and subjecting the consumable electrode to the vacuum remelting. The consumable electrode contains not less 5 ppm Mg. Disclosed is also a maraging steel containing, by mass %, at least, from more than zero to less than 10 ppm Mg, less than 10 ppm oxygen, and less than 15 ppm nitrogen. The steel contains also nitride inclusions having a maximum length of not more than 15 &mgr;m and oxide inclusions having a maximum length of not more than 20 &mgr;m. Regarding the oxide inclusions, a content rate of spinel form inclusions having a length of not less than 10 &mgr;m to a total content of the spinel form inclusions having a length of not less than 10 &mgr;m and alumina inclusions having a length of not less than 10 &mgr;m exceeds 0.33 (i.e. 33%).

Abstract: The inv ntion is a Fe—Ni alloy mat rial comprising Ni: 26-37 wt %, Si: 0.001-0.2 wt %, Mn: 0.01-0.6 wt %, Al: 0.0001-0.003 wt %, Mg: not more than 0.001 wt %, Ca: not more than 0.001 wt % and the reminder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and containing not more than 0.02 wt % of one or more MnO—SiO2—Al2O3 inclusion, SiO2 inclusion and MgO—Al2O3 inclusion insoluble in an aqueous solution of ferric chloride, and is to provide electronic materials for shadow mask and the like having a good hole shape in an etching treatment and a high quality.

Abstract: A steel article is fabricated by providing an iron-base alloy having less than about 0.5 weight percent aluminum, melting the alloy to form a melt, adding calcium to the melt, thereafter adding aluminum to the melt to increase the aluminum content of the melt to more than about 0.5 weight percent aluminum, and casting the melt to form a casting. Other calcium additions may be made simultaneously with the adding of aluminum, and after the adding of aluminum but before casting the melt. The calcium additions deoxidize the melt to minimize the formation of clustered aluminum-oxygen-based inclusions.

Abstract: Disclosed is an Fe—Ni alloy consisting of, by mass, 30 to 50% of Ni (or 27 to 47% Ni and not more than 22% Co), 0.005 to 0.1% of Nb, less than 0.01% of C, 0.002 to 0.02% of N, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the equation “0.000013≦(% Nb)×(% N)≦0.002”, is fulfilled. In the alloy, preferably, the maximum grain size of compounds primarily containing Nb and nitrogen and other compounds primarily containing Nb and C is less than 0.5 &mgr;m, which can be observed at an fractional section of metal structure, and a total number of the compounds is not less than 50,000/mm2 at an fractional section. An average grain size of the alloy structure is not less than 10 by the crystal grain size number as defined in JIS G0551. The alloy may applied to shadow masks for the Braun tube and lead frames for semiconductor elements.

Abstract: An iron-nickel-cobalt alloy is described which has the following weight percent composition: 1 Carbon  0.04 max. Manganese  0.50 max. Silicon  0.20 max. Sulfur 0.020 max. Cobalt 16-18 Nickel 28-31 Boron 0.020 max.

Abstract: A maraging steel for use as a mold steel is disclosed. In general, the use of maraging steels in molds is limited by the fact that the martensitic microstructure is not stable at temperatures above 480° C. The precipitate hardening maraging type steel according to the invention contains titanium, molybdenum, cobalt, chromium and nickel and has, in addition to high strength, good ductility, small thermal expansion coefficient and good thermal conductivity, a significantly better thermal stability than other maraging steels, which makes it suitable for use as a mold material particularly in pressure casting.

Abstract: It is a Fe—Ni based shadow mask material of Fe—Ni alloy or Fe—Ni—Co alloy used as a material for a color television cathode tube or the like, and relates to a material wherein the material has a texture that an X-ray intensity ratio Ir of cubic orientation (100)<001> to twinning orientation (221)<212> thereof in a (111) pole figure is a range of 0.5-5:1 and segregation of Ni, Mn or the like is less, and a section cleanness defined according to JIS G0555 is made to be not more than 0.05% to reduce the occurrence of streak or mottling in the etching.

Abstract: In a welded structure and welded pipe, having members joined to each other by welding wherein, at least one of the members is formed of Fe—Ni-base low thermal expansion coefficient alloy, there is provided a welded structure and welded pipe having a weld metal free from cracking and achieving an excellent toughness and stress corrosion cracking resistance. Further, a welding material is provided which can form such a weld metal and is excellent in workability and weldability in fabrication. The weld metal comprises, on the weight % basis, Ni: 30 to 45%, Co: 0 to 10%, C: 0.03 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.7% or less, either one of or the total of Nb and Zr: 0.05 to 4%, and rare earth element: 0 to 0.5%, with impurities being P: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% or less, and oxygen: 0.

Abstract: Fe—Ni—Co alloy whose chemical composition contains, by weight: 32%≦Ni≦34%, 3.5%≦Co≦6.5%, 0%≦Mn≦0.1%, 0%≦Si≦0.1%≦0%≦Cr≦0.1%, 0.005%≦C≦0.02%, S≦0.001%, 0.0001%≦Ca≦0.002%, 0.0001%≦Mg≦0.002%, the substantial remainder preferably being iron and impurities resulting from smelting; the chemical composition of the alloy furthermore satisfying the relationships: Co+Ni≦38.5%, Co+0.5×Ni≧20%, Co+5×Ni≧165.5% and S≦0.02≦Mn+0.8×Ca+0.6×Mg. Use of the alloy for the manufacture of a shadow mask for a display cathode ray tube.

Abstract: The invention is directed to anti-corrosive alloys and relates in particular to an alloy containing cobalt, chromium, aluminum, yttrium, silicon, a metal from the second main group, together with the corresponding oxide, in the following proportions: chromium (Cr) 26.0-30%; aluminum (Al) 5.5-13.0%; yttrium (Y) 0.3-1.5%; silicon (Si) 1.5-4.5%; metal from the second main group (magnesium, calcium, barium, strontium) 0.1-2.0%; oxide of the corresponding metal from the second main group 0.1-2.0%; cobalt (Co) remaining percentage. Preferably, tantalum (Ta) is also added in a proportion of 0.5-4.0%, and the remaining percentage of cobalt is replaced by a remaining percentage of Me, Me being understood to mean a metal which may be nickel (Ni) or iron (Fe) or cobalt (Co) or a composition comprising Ni—Fe—Co, Ni—Fe, Ni—Co, Co—Fe.

Abstract: A low-thermal expansion cast steel having an average linear thermal expansion coefficient of less than 4.0×10−6/° C. in a range of room temperature to 100° C. and excellent machinability has a chemical composition (by mass) comprising 0.4-0.8% of C, 0.5% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 0.01-0.3% of S, 30-40% of Ni, and 0.005-0.1% of Mg, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, the contents of S and Mn satisfying S≦(1/4) Mn or (1/4) Mn<S≦(1/4) Mn+0.05.