Abstract: An automotive-structural-part joint structure is formed by bending one metal sheet, includes a groove portion including a top portion and a pair of side wall portions, is provided at an end part of one automotive structural part in a longitudinal direction, and is configured to join the one automotive structural part to another automotive structural part in an intersecting direction. The automotive-structural-part joint structure includes: a pair of vertical rib portions configured to stand upward from both side ends of the top portion; and an outward-directed flange portion configured to extend outward from three side edges of the groove portion on an end part side where the other automotive structural part is joined, the flange portion being continuously formed along the three side edges.

Abstract: A door beam includes: an upper inner flange; a lower inner flange; an outer flange; an upper rib; and a lower rib. A thickness of the outer flange is larger than a thickness of the upper inner flange and a thickness of the lower inner flange. A thickness of the upper rib becomes gradually larger from the outer flange toward the upper inner flange, and a thickness of the lower rib becomes gradually larger from the outer flange toward the lower inner flange.

Abstract: An H-section steel has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a Mg-containing oxide having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.005 ?m to 0.5 ?m is contained at a total number density of 100 pieces/mm2 to 5000 pieces/mm2, a thickness of a flange is 100 mm to 150 mm, at a strength evaluation portion which is at a ? position from a surface of the flange in a length direction and at a ¼ position from the surface in a thickness direction, a fraction of bainite in a steel structure is 80% or more, and the average prior austenite grain size is 70 ?m or more, and at a toughness evaluation portion which is at a ½ position from the surface of the flange in the length direction and at a ¾ position from the surface of the flange in the thickness direction, the average prior austenite grain size in a steel structure is 200 ?m or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-layer glass with high degree of vacuum and high mass productivity. In order to achieve the object, the multi-layer glass according to the present invention includes a first glass substrate, a second glass substrate disposed facing the first glass substrate with a space therebetween, a sealing portion, which contains a glass composition and is disposed in a peripheral edge portion of the space between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, and column members disposed between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, wherein the column member is made of a metal or alloy, and a melting point of the metal or alloy is higher than a softening point of the glass composition and is lower than or equal to a temperature 20° C. higher than a flow point of the glass composition.

Abstract: A method of making a lightweight thermal shield that includes obtaining a mold having a shaped support screen with a molding surface configured to allow the passage of air and moisture therethrough, and with the mold being adapted for drawing a vacuum from behind the support screen. The method also includes applying a wet insulation material onto the molding surface of the support screen and drawing a vacuum to withdraw moisture through the support screen and consolidate a layer of insulation material on top the molding surface. The method further includes removing the consolidated layer of insulation material from off the molding surface, installing the consolidated layer of insulation material into an outer shell layer, and drying the consolidated layer of insulation material within the outer shell layer to form a lightweight core insulation layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for producing metal sections having two profile flanges arranged opposite one another and having flange inner faces that are to be kept apart from each other by a closely toleranced final chamber dimension. In order to adapt the chamber dimension from a starting chamber dimension K0 to a desired final chamber dimension K1, the metal section is passed through the device, which forms working gaps between an inner working roll pair and outer support rolls. The working rolls that form the inner working roll pair roll over each other in order to brace the forming forces exerted on the working roll pair from the flange inner faces against each other.

Abstract: A method of bonding a first panel made of a first material to a second panel made of a second material is provided. The method includes creating a second panel hole in the second panel at a weld location. An insert composed of the first material is inserted into the second panel hole in the second panel. At least a portion of the insert is fittable in the second panel hole and sized to correspond to the second panel hole. The first panel and the insert are welded together at the weld location, thereby bonding the first and second panels. In one embodiment, the first and second panels are placed between the first and second electrodes of a welding gun. A force is applied to clamp the insert and the first panel between the first and second electrodes and a welding current is delivered. A bonded structure is provided.

Abstract: A projection welding structure including plural projection portions that are provided to an end face at an open side end portion of a reinforcement member flange portion and are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the reinforcement member. The plural projection portions are each abutted and welded to welding projections formed in a surface of a panel frame. Contact between the welding member and the welded member is suppressed at locations other than at the welding projections by such a structure.

Abstract: A method of bonding a first panel made of a first material to a second panel made of a second material is provided. The method includes creating a second panel hole in the second panel at a weld location. An insert composed of the first material is inserted into the second panel hole in the second panel. At least a portion of the insert is fittable in the second panel hole and sized to correspond to the second panel hole. The first panel and the insert are welded together at the weld location, thereby bonding the first and second panels. In one embodiment, the first and second panels are placed between the first and second electrodes of a welding gun. A force is applied to clamp the insert and the first panel between the first and second electrodes and a welding current is delivered. A bonded structure is provided.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising: placing a first insert and a second insert in a casting mold and wherein the first insert and second insert comprising a plurality of connecting post extending inbetween so that the first insert and second insert are in spaced-apart relationship in the mold, each of the first insert and the second insert comprising a first material; casting a molten second material into the casting mold so that the second material flows between the first insert and the second insert and solidifying the second material to provide a product comprising a cast over body portion with the first insert and second insert and so that the second material is mechanically locked or metallurgically bonded to the first material and so that one or both of the first insert and the second insert provides working surface for the product.

Abstract: Provided are a method for splitting longitudinally an end part of a metal plate or a metal rod having a rectangular, polygonal, or elliptical shape, in which the length of incision in the split portion can be freely adjusted and smooth split face can be formed; a metal part manufactured by such method; and a method for bonding such metal part.

Abstract: Methods are provided for joining two panels by welding together a seam formed at a flange of each panel using a welding tractor adapted to travel along the seam to be welded. A welding tractor adapted for use in the methods is also provided, as is a welded panel product fabricated using the methods provided.

Abstract: A device for use with formwork in concrete construction. The device comprising: a body having a bore for defining a first aperture; one or more sidewalls coupled to the body, the sidewalls extending upwardly outwardly with respect to the body; wherein, when the body is releasably coupled to the formwork, the bore is adapted to receive a formwork coupling element. The device can be incorporated into concrete structures within building.

Abstract: A unitized assembly may comprise a fiber metal laminate and at least one additive layer. The fiber metal laminate may have non-metallic plies bonded to metallic plies and may include an innermost metallic ply. The at least one additive layer may be deposited onto the innermost metallic ply by friction stir welding.

Abstract: A method for producing high strength aluminum alloy tanks and other vessels 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. Tanks are formed by rolling consolidated billets into sheets, cutting preforms from said sheets, roll forming the performs into cylindrical shapes and friction stir welding the seams to form cylinders. L12 alloy domes are spin formed from the rolled sheet and friction stir welded to the cylinder. Circular bases are cut from the rolled sheet and friction stir welded to the domed cylinder to form bottoms of the tank.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combined backplane and a backlight module using the combined backplane. The combined backplane includes a body and a first bracket coupled to the body. The body includes a base plate. The first bracket includes a first bottom plate and a first side plate perpendicularly connected to the first bottom plate. The first bottom plate has an end distant from the first side plate and coupled to an end of the base plate. The base plate and the first bracket are made of different materials. The combined backplane of the present invention is formed by combining a body with a bracket. The body is made of a high-strength material to improve overall strength of the backplane and the bracket is made of a material of high thermal conductivity to improve overall thermal conductivity of the whole backplane.

Abstract: A wear component for use on, for instance, an excavator formed by a shell formed from a tough metal such as carbon steel and an inner body formed from an abrasion resistant metal such as a chromium white iron. The shell includes cross portions extending through the inner body, the cross portions being made of the tough metal. This has the effect of strengthening the overall toughness of the wear component, whilst retaining desirable abrasion resistance.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a cruciform construction element for use inside a tank to connect panels, which element is forged or moulded in one piece and comprises intersecting webs.

Abstract: Monolithic metal bodies (e.g., hard aluminum alloys) comprising a continuous microcavity contained within the body are disclosed. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the metal body to the cross-sectional area of the microcavity may be not greater than 10. The produced metal bodies may be used in structural applications (e.g., aerospace vehicles) to monitor or test the integrity of the metal body.

Abstract: A projection welding structure including plural projection portions that are provided to an end face at an open side end portion of a reinforcement member flange portion and are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the reinforcement member. The plural projection portions are each abutted and welded to welding projections formed in a surface of a panel frame. Contact between the welding member and the welded member is suppressed at locations other than at the welding projections by such a structure.

Abstract: A steel sheet pile in double-T form includes a web and two flanges, in which each flange has an inner side facing the web, an outer side facing away from the web, and two longitudinal edges, and also coupling means for a connection profile along at least one longitudinal edge of at least one flange. In a first embodiment, the coupling means are formed by a groove which extends in the outer side of at least one flange along at least one longitudinal edge.

Abstract: A fiber metal laminate panel with a number of layers, arranged in the form of a laminate, of a planar metal material and a fiber material, the planar metal material being joined at splices by a metal-metal connection to overlapping metal layers, and, in reinforced regions which are used to attach the panel to a support structure with longitudinally extending support elements, additional layers of at least the planar metal material being provided. The additional metal layers reinforcing the panel are formed by overlapping metal-metal connections of the splices.

Abstract: The invention is intended to reduce the drag caused by a complex-section part in an airflow, for example the landing gear of an aircraft, making it possible to optimise the lift/drag ratio and to reduce the aerodynamic noise by reducing the local noise source combined with a global optimisation of the aeroplane related to the reduction in drag. To do so, the invention provides for the shaping of the complex part, masking its form with a special casing. According to one embodiment, the aero-acoustically optimised complex-section metal mechanical part is fitted with an aerodynamically shaped cover made of several longitudinal parts articulated with hinges to facilitate their installation. This cover is attached to at least two supports placed away from one another along the axis of the part, each support is bolted to the cover and mates with the section of the part. The external face of the cover is cylindrical and its internal face bears against the supports.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of variants of multilayer structural materials with enhanced corrosion resistance, including successively connected outer main layers which directly contact corrosive operating environments on one or both sides of the multilayer material and, disposed therebetween, alternating internal main and internal sacrificial layers. The main layers are made of metallic materials which are characterized by a state of passivity over a prolonged period with subsequent development therein of pitting-type corrosion, while the internal sacrificial layers, which contact the corrosive operating environment as deep foci of pitting corrosion develop in the preceding outer and internal main layers, are characterized by the development of general corrosion and have a protective action in relation to the outer and internal main layers. Methods for preparing such materials are proposed.

Abstract: A thermal module directly press-forged from magnesium alloy is disclosed having a peripheral wall, a recessed chamber surrounded by the peripheral wall. The body is made of magnesium alloy by means of softening magnesium alloy with heat and then press forging softened magnesium alloy into the desired shape.

Abstract: Structures and methods for hindering molded part deformation during densification are discussed. Such devices and techniques can help alleviate stresses that tend to result in part deformation during firing, sintering, or other densification processes, and thus reduce the need for secondary straightening operations post-densification. In some instances, a support structure is utilized to orient a molded greenbody in a preferred direction to reduce deformation during firing (e.g., orienting a thin tail section is a plane parallel to the direction of gravity). The support structure can also be part of, or the entirety of, a thermal mass to help alleviate stresses that lead to part deformation. Though such structures and methods can be used for any molded piece, it can be particularly used to create a portion, or an entirety of, a medical device such as a jaw of an surgical instrument.

Abstract: A method for producing high strength aluminum alloy tanks and other vessels 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. Tanks are formed by rolling consolidated billets into sheets, cutting preforms from said sheets, roll forming the performs into cylindrical shapes and friction stir welding the seams to form cylinders. L12 alloy domes are spin formed from the rolled sheet and friction stir welded to the cylinder. Circular bases are cut from the rolled sheet and friction stir welded to the domed cylinder to form bottoms of the tank.

Abstract: A friction stir welding method and a structural body formed using a friction stir welding method. In particular, a friction stir welding method and a structural body made of an aluminium alloy extruded frame member formed by friction stir welding of a number of extruded frame members. Joining is performed by abutting a first member with a second member by contacting a downwards facing surface of an overlapping portion of a first member which projects above one face of the other member in the lateral direction in and an upwards facing surface of a second member in such manner that the downwards facing surface and the upwards facing surface are in slideable contact before joining and the first and second member are rotatable, and carrying out a friction stir welding to join the members to form a frame structure.

Abstract: A steel sheet pile in double-T form includes a web and two flanges, in which each flange has an inner side facing the web, an outer side facing away from the web, and two longitudinal edges, and also coupling means for a connection profile along at least one longitudinal edge of at least one flange. In a first embodiment, the coupling means are formed by a groove which extends in the outer side of at least one flange along at least one longitudinal edge.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for forming a trench of a predetermined shape. The trench-forming assembly includes a removable longitudinal form body, a pair of frame members and at least one mounting bracket assembly. The form body is capable of shaping a moldable trench forming composition poured around the form. Each frame member includes a support surface, and is in engagement with a respective side surface of the form body. The mounting bracket assemblies, each of which can include a mounting bracket and a pair of hook members, extend laterally across the top surface of the form body. In this regard, each mounting bracket assembly removably engages a downwardly facing side of the support surface of the frame members.

Abstract: A circularly welded joint featuring excellent fatigue strength obtained by welding the ends of two pieces of steel plates perpendicularly together and used for the welded structures such as buildings, ships, bridges, construction machinery and off-shore structures, a method of producing the circularly welded joints and a welded structure using the circularly welded joints are provided. A circularly welded joint is obtained by welding the ends of two pieces of steel plates perpendicularly together. Between the two pieces of the steel plates, at least the steel plate on the side on which the main stress is exerted is one that suppresses the propagation of cracks due to fatigue and, preferably, one having the compressive residual stress in the surface layer of the steel plate.

Abstract: An extruded hollow aluminum alloy panel includes a panel body and a guide rail that are integrally formed by extrusion so as to extend in an extrusion direction. The panel body has a plurality of closed spaces defined between plates by ribs in a cross section perpendicular to the extrusion direction. The guide rail has an open space in the cross section.

Abstract: A method is provided for bonding a ceramic ht superconductor to metal support that includes bonding the ceramic ht superconductor to a metal support by a heat conductive bonding agent. The heat conductive bonding agent is filled into at least one through hole provided in the ceramic ht superconductor, where the bonding agent, at the interface between the metal support and the ceramic ht superconductor and the bonding agent within the at least one through hole, is in contact with each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a solid projection having excellent mechanical properties on a metal member without supplying thermal energy from the outside, and a projection-forming device and a metal part having a projection manufactured thereby. The means for solving the problems is characterized in that the means is comprised of the processes of pressing the distal end 13a of the processing jig 13 having the hole-opening and a cavity 13b at the distal end against the surface of the metal member workpiece 111 and rotating the metal member workpiece 111 and the processing jig 13 in the direction relatively counter to the other to generate friction heat causing thereby plastic flow into the cavity through the hole-opening 13b.

Abstract: A meta-material filter that may be used in constructing a duplex filter is provided. The metal-material filter is comprised of a substrate, a plurality of metal strips periodically positioned on the substrate, and a ground plane spaced from the plurality of metal strips. The plurality of metal strips may be arranged mono-periodically or bi-periodically.

Abstract: A flexible film and a display device including the same are disclosed. The flexible film includes an insulating film including at least one hole. The insulating film further includes a first surface corresponding to an inner circumferential surface of the hole, a second surface corresponding to an upper surface of the insulating film, and a third surface corresponding to a lower surface of the insulating film. The flexible film includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer that is positioned on the first surface and at least one of the second and third surfaces. A thickness of the first metal layer is smaller than a thickness of the second metal layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a sheet metal joint and a method for forming a sheet metal joint. The sheet metal joint includes first and second metal sheets disposed in a parallel relation to one another. Each of the first and second metal sheets has a plurality of perforations with a tang extending from each perforation. The tangs of the second sheet and the tangs of the second metal sheet are curled together in opposite rotational directions. The tangs of the first metal sheet space the first and second metal sheets from one another and the tangs of the second metal sheet substantially fixedly engage the first and second metal sheets with respect to one another.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a substrate and a metallization layer over the substrate. The metallization layer includes a dielectric layer and metal lines in the dielectric layer. The integrated circuit structure further includes a sensing element over the metallization layer. The sensing element may be formed in passivation layers.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method that can be easily applied to friction stir welding where the thickness of face plates at one welding portion is different from the thickness of face plates at another welding portion. Three shape members 10, 11, 12 having two butt joint portions are mounted on a jig 15. The face plate 14 of shape member 10 is thick and the face plate 14 of shape member 12 is thin. The protruded height of projection 18 is greater at portion B where surface plates 14 being welded are thin than the protruded height of projection A where surface plates 14 are thick. The depths for inserting rotary tools to shape members 10, 11, 12 for friction stir welding are the same. Friction stir welding is facilitated since the size and insertion depth of all the rotary tools being applied can be the same.

Abstract: An improved electrical connector for use with a glazing is disclosed. The glazing preferably comprises a ply of glazing material having a first electrically conductive component mounted thereon, and a second electrically conductive component, joined to the first by a lead-free solder. The second component has a thickness t and comprises first and second connector feet linked by a bridge portion, the bridge portion being at a height h above each of the connector feet. T and/or h are chosen to minimise the occurrence of stress faults in the glass in the region of the solder. Preferably, the glazing is an automotive glazing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a morphing cellular structure. The morphing cellular structure comprises a group of unit cells with each unit cell configured to have a cellular geometry. The group unit cells are formed of an active material, where the active material has both a first state and a second state. The active material is responsive to an actuation signal such that when the actuation signal is actuated, the active material is deformed from the first state to the second state, thereby changing the volume of each unit cell affected by the actuation of the actuation signal and morphing the cellular structure. Furthermore, both a passive material and at least one additional active material can be attached with the active material, allowing a user to selectively change the shape of the cellular structure.

Abstract: A method for gluing and brazing a honeycomb structure includes at least one partially structured foil with a pitch and a wave height. The method includes the steps of choosing a mean brazing material diameter of a powder brazing material, said diameter being 15% smaller than the height of the wave; determining a minimum thickness of the glue strip according to equation; gluing at least partially structured foil within the width of the glue strip on at least part of the wave crests formed by the undulation; brazing the honeycomb structure. The invention also relates to a corresponding honeycomb structure that ensures satisfactory joint connections even when said structure is used in the exhaust systems of automobiles.

Abstract: In a method of making a hybrid structure, at least one support body is fixed in a tube component which is then placed in an injection molding tool. An injection-molded part is injection-molded to an outer surface of the tube component in an area of the support body. As a result, the tube component is inwardly deformed, when regions adjacent to the support body are exposed to an injection pressure, and forms indentations for engagement of the injection-molded part.

Abstract: Two meshes 10a, 10b comprising split fibers 11a, 11b of oriented reinforced polyolefin are stacked together, thereby forming a wire protecting member 1. Adhesive tapes 12a, 12b are bonded to a front face of the mesh 10a. With this construction, a protecting performance of the wire protecting member 1 is enhanced, and its lightweight design is achieved.

Abstract: A welded joint between two metal members in which the weld must support a structural load. The abutting faces of the welded members have step portions formed therein, in which the step portions extend beyond the surface of the adjoining welded members. The outer step portion of one member extends beyond an inner step portion of the adjacent member, and a weld is applied on abutting faces of the members and the step portions. The welded joint of this invention is intended to be used for two adjacent rotor discs in a gas turbine engine. But, the weld arrangement of this invention can be used for welding two pipes together, or two adjacent plate members. The weld arrangement of this invention provides for reduced stress distribution along the weld line that acts to increase part life.

Abstract: An upper plate is arranged on the top surface of a lower vertical plate to form a T-type joint, and a penetration promoter is applied on the surface of the upper plate of the T-type joint. Subsequently, when performing non-consumable electrode arc welding, a penetration width w of a molten pool on the side of the vertical plate after penetrating through the back side of the vertical plate is formed equal to or greater than the vertical plate thickness if a lower vertical plate thickness is the same thickness as an upper plate thickness or thinner than the upper plate thickness, and the penetration width of the molten pool is formed equal to or greater than the upper plate thickness if the lower vertical plate thickness is thicker than the upper plate thickness, thereby forming a penetration shape having a desired welding metal part.

Abstract: A surface treatment process for a substrate is provided. There are a plurality of first conductive patterns on a top surface of the substrate and a plurality of second conductive patterns on a bottom surface of the substrate and a plurality of inner circuits electrically connected with the first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns. The process includes the following steps. First, a conductive layer is formed on the second conductive patterns. Next, an insulating layer is formed on the conductive layer. After the insulating layer is formed, an anti-oxidizing layer is electroplated on the first conductive patterns using the conductive layer. Next, the insulating layer and the conductive layer are removed in sequence. The surface treatment process of the present invention has the advantage of low fabrication cost and does not need a plating bar to perform the electroplating process or a photolithographic process.

Abstract: At least one plane blank (20) is cut out from a sheet of metal material, the blank comprising a main part having the developed shape of the wall of the structural element and at least one additional overlap and fixing tab (26, 27, 28), the cutout blank (20) is folded along a plurality of lines (23) so as to form the wall of the structural element comprising a plurality of annular segments that are not in axial alignment out of folded portions (22, 24, 24?, 25) of the main part of the cutout blank (20), and welding is used to fix at least one additional overlap and fixing tab (26, 27, 28) on at least one of a folded portion (22, 24, 24?, 25) and a second overlap tab.

Abstract: The invention provides a Fe—Cr alloy structure containing Cr of about 6% or more by mass but about 25% or less by mass, having a corrosion-resistant paint film containing metal powder having ionization tendencies greater than iron, with a content of the metal powder of about 20% or more by volume but about 60% or less by volume in a dry paint film, with a dry film thickness of about 5 ?m or more but about 100 ?m or less; and a manufacturing method thereof; whereby excellent corrosion resistance and excellent adhesion is provided.

Abstract: A plurality of small diameter, closely spaced openings are formed in the back of a semiconductor wafer and are filled with copper plugs in areas of the wafer where the effect of thinning is desired. The openings may be holes of any desired cross-section with a width or diameter of 3 to 5 ?m and a center-to-center spacing of about 50 ?m. The posts can have a depth of 180 ?m or greater in a wafer having a thickness of 200 ?m or greater. The wafer can be silicon, silicon carbide, gallium nitride, or any substrate used for semiconductor device fabrication.