Abstract: A multilayer electric component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and external electrodes disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the internal electrodes include Cu and Ni and a coefficient of variation (CV) value of Cu/Ni (percent by weight) in a region thereof, 5 nm deep from an interface with the dielectric layer is 25.0% or less.

Abstract: A layer system having a metallic substrate, in particular made of a >=9% by weight chromium steel, in particular with roughness of the substrate <=2 ?m and optionally an intervening chromium layer directly on the substrate, in particular made of Cr/CrN, an underlayer or middle layer of AlCr, and an outer layer, in particular outermost layer, of AlCrO, where the AlCr and AlCrO layers in particular are PVD coatings wherein a shark skin effect is achieved with a simple geometric arrangement, and can be used particularly for compressor blades.

Abstract: A barrier coating system may include a super alloy or ceramic matrix composite (CMC) substrate underneath a bond coat. The barrier coating system may also include a calcium-magnesium aluminosilicate (CMAS) resistant coating configured to protect metallic, or oxide-based or silicon based components in a harsh CMAS environment.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a substrate (16) with a ceramic thermal barrier coating (28, 32). The interface between layers of the coating contains an engineered surface roughness (12, 24) to enhance the mechanical integrity of the bond there between. The surface roughness is formed in a surface of a mold (10,20) and is infused by a subsequently cast layer of material (16, 28). The substrate may be partially sintered (76) prior to application of the coating layer(s) and the coated substrate and coating layer(s) may be co-sintered to form a fully coherent strain-free interlayer.

Abstract: Methods and structures includes providing a substrate, forming a prelayer over a substrate, forming a barrier layer over the prelayer, and forming a channel layer over the barrier layer. Forming the prelayer may include growing the prelayer at a graded temperature. Forming the barrier layer is such that the barrier layer may include GaAs or InGaAs. Forming the channel layer is such that the channel layer may include InAs or an Sb-based heterostructure. Thereby structures are formed.

Abstract: Provided is a coated cutting tool that has a nitride hard coating that contains Ti at 70 at % to 95 at % and Si at 5 at % to 30 at % with respect to the total amount of metallic elements, and Ar at 0.05 at % to 0.20 at % with respect to the total amount of metallic and non-metallic elements, has a NaCl-type crystalline structure, exhibits maximum diffraction peak intensity in the (200) plane, and has an average grain size of 5 nm to 30 nm. When 100 at % is defined as the total of content rates of the metallic elements, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon in a composition at intervals of 20 nm from a depth of 20 nm to 200 nm from a surface of the hard coating, the content rate of nitrogen is 50.0 at % or more.

Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component and method of fabrication including one or more elongate functional features formed in multiple fiber plies of the CMC component. The CMC component includes a plurality of longitudinally extending ceramic matrix composite plies in a stacked configuration. Each of the one or more elongate functional features includes an inlet and an outlet to provide a flow of fluid from a fluid source to an exterior of the ceramic matrix composite component. The one or more elongate functional features are configured in multiple plies of the plurality of longitudinally extending ceramic matrix composite plies to form a plurality of cooling channels in multiple plies of the ceramic matrix composite component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a component comprising a surface coated with a coating comprising a MoxCryN layer, where x and y correspond to the coefficients of Mo content and Cr content in atomic percentage, respectively, when only Mp and Cr are considered, and so x+y is considered to be 100 at %.

Abstract: An article includes a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate including a primary surface. A functional coating is disposed over the primary surface of the substrate. The coating includes a first portion disposed over the primary surface. One or more interrupting layers are disposed over the first portion. A second portion is disposed over the one or more interrupting layers. The one or more interrupting layers includes a microstructure different than one of the first and second portions and the coating has an average optical transmittance greater than about 10% over the visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are prepregs for ceramic matrix composites, processes for the preparation of a green bodies using the prepregs disclosed herein, and processes for the preparation of the ceramic matrix composites from the green bodies prepared according processes provided herein.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a substrate composed of cemented carbide and a coating film. The coating film includes an intermediate layer in contact with the substrate and an upper layer formed on the intermediate layer. The upper layer is made up of a single layer consisting of an upper base layer which is a layer in contact with the intermediate layer or multiple layers constituted of two or more layers. A mismatch in lattice interplanar spacing in an interface region between the substrate and the intermediate layer is not higher than 65% of a theoretical value of a mismatch in lattice interplanar spacing between the substrate and the upper base layer. A mismatch in lattice interplanar spacing in an interface region between the intermediate layer and the upper base layer is not higher than 65% of the theoretical value of the mismatch in lattice interplanar spacing between the substrate and the upper base layer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface-coated cubic boron nitride sintered material tool including a cBN substrate and a hard coating layer formed on a surface of the cBN substrate and having an alternate laminated structure of A layer and B layer. The cBN substrate (sintered material) includes: a Ti compound, WC, AlN, TiB2, Al2O3, and cBN. The A layer has a composition of (Ti1-xAlx)N (0.4?x?0.7 in terms of atomic ratio). The B layer has a composition of (Cr1-y-zAlyMz)N (0.03?y?0.4 and 0?z?0.05 in terms of atomic ratio). A plastic deformation work ratio of the B layer is 0.35 to 0.50.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein: the coating layer has an alternating laminate structure of an alternating laminate of: a first composite nitride layer containing a compound having a composition represented by formula (1) below: (Al1-xCrx)N??(1) ?(wherein x denotes an atomic ratio of the Cr element based on a total of the Al element and the Cr element and satisfies 0.10?x?0.50); and a second composite nitride layer containing a compound having a composition represented by formula (2) below: (Ti1-ySiy)N??(2) ?(wherein y denotes an atomic ratio of the Si element based on a total of the Ti element and the Si element and satisfies 0.00<y<1.

Abstract: In these investigations, an attempt has been made to correlate the deposition parameters of the reactive cathodic arc evaporation with processes at the surface of the composite Al—Cr targets and the nucleation and phase formation of the synthesized Al—Cr—O layers. The oxygen partial pressure and the pulsed operation of the arc current influence the formation of intermetallic phases and solid solutions at the target surface. The nucleation of the ternary oxides at the substrate site appears to be, to some extent, controllable by the intermetallics or solid solutions formed at the target surface. A specific nucleation process at substrate site can therefore be induced by the free choice of target composition in combination with the partial pressure of the oxygen reactive gas. It also allows the control over the oxide island growth at the target surface which occurs occasionally at higher oxygen partial pressure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated cutting tool having a cemented carbide body and a 0.5-10 ?m (Ti,Al,Cr)N nanolayered PVD coating with an average composition TiaAlbCrcN, wherein a=0.25-0.7, b=0.3-0.7 and c=0.01-0.2, a+b+c=1. The cemented carbide body has a composition of 5-18 wt % Co, 0.1-2.5 wt % Cr, 0-10 wt % carbides or carbonitrides of metals from groups 4, 5 and 6 in the periodic table of elements, and the balance WC.

Abstract: A method of treating a ceramic body in a glass making process includes delivering a molten glass to a heated ceramic body, the ceramic body including a ceramic phase and an intergranular glass phase, the molten glass being in contact with a surface of the ceramic body. The method further includes contacting the ceramic body with a first electrode and contacting the molten glass with a second electrode. The method further includes applying an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode to create an electric potential difference across the ceramic body between the first and second electrodes, the electric potential difference being less than an electrolysis threshold of the ceramic phase and the intergranular glass phase. The intergranular glass phase demixes under driven diffusion in the applied electric field and mobile cations in the intergranular glass phase enrich proximate one of the first and second electrode.

Abstract: In a surface-coated cutting tool, an A layer made of an (Al1-xTix)N layer (0.35?x?0.6 by an atom ratio) and a B layer made of a (Al1-y-zTiySiz)N layer (0.35?y?0.6 and 0.01?z?0.1 by an atom ratio) are layered on a surface of a tool body in which at least a cutting edge is made of a cBN sintered body. A layer thickness ratio of the A layer and the B layer (tB/tA) is 2 to 5, an X-ray diffraction intensity ratio I(200)/I(111) as the entire hard coating layer is more than 3 and 12 or less, a full width at half maximum of a peak of I(200) is 0.3 to 1.0, the IA(200)/IA(111) of the A layer is 2 to 10, and a full width at half maximum of the peak of the IA(200) is 0.3 to 1.0.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of forming a facer includes forming a first layer of nonwoven glass fibers and positioning a second layer of reinforcement fibers atop the first layer of nonwoven glass fibers. The method also includes coating the first layer of nonwoven glass fibers and/or the second layer of reinforcement fibers with a binder composition and pressing the first layer of nonwoven glass fibers and the second layer of reinforcement fibers together between a pair of rollers. The binder composition is then dried to couple the first layer of nonwoven glass fibers and the second layer of reinforcement fibers to form the facer. The first layer of nonwoven glass fibers and/or the second layer of reinforcement fibers are free of a material coating prior to coating of the binder composition.

Abstract: A tool having a base body of carbide, cermet, ceramic, steel or high speed steel and a single-layer or multi-layer wear-protection coating applied thereto in a CVD process, wherein the wear-protection coating has at least one Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer having stoichiometry coefficients 0.70?x<1.0?y<0.25 and 0.75?z<1.15 wherein the Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer is of a thickness of 1 ?m to 25 ?m and has a crystallographic preferential orientation, which is characterized by a ratio of the intensities of the X-ray diffraction peaks of the crystallographic {111} plane and the {200} plane, wherein I{111}/I{200}>1+h (ln h)2, wherein h is the thickness of the Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer in micrometer.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool of the present invention includes: a hard coating layer which is vapor-deposited on a surface of a tool body made of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide and has an average thickness of 2 mm to 10 mm, in which (a) the hard coating layer comprises a layer made of complex nitride of Al, Cr, and B in which a ratio (atomic ratio) of the amount of Cr is 0.2 to 0.45 and a ratio (atomic ratio) of the amount of B is 0.01 to 0.1 to the total amount of Al, Cr, and B, and (b) in an area within 100 mm from an edge tip on a flank face of the surface-coated cutting tool, the hard coating layer has a granular crystal grain structure and the average grain size of granular crystal grains is 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm on the surface of the hard coating layer.

Abstract: A hard material layer system with a multilayer structure, comprising alternating layers A and B, with A layers having the composition MeApAOnANmA in atomic percent and B layers having the composition MeBpBOnBNmB in atomic percent, where the thermal conductivity of the A layers is greater than the thermal conductivity of the B layers. MeA and MeB each comprise at least one metal of the group Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, and Al, pA indicates the atomic percentage of MeA and pB indicates the atomic percentage of MeB and the following is true: PA=PB, nA indicates the oxygen concentration in the A layers in atomic percent and nB indicates the oxygen concentration in the B layers in atomic percent and the following is true: nA<nB, and mA indicates the nitrogen concentration in the A layers in atomic percent and mB indicates the nitrogen concentration in the B layers in atomic percent and the following is true: pA/(nA+mA)=pB/(nB+mB).

Abstract: Disclosed is a hard coating including a chemical composition specified by formula: (TiaAlbSicRd)Ox, where R represents at least one rare-earth element; and a, b, c, d, and x are atomic ratios respectively of Ti, Al, Si, R, and O. The atomic ratios meet conditions as specified by formulae: 0.30?a?0.7, 0.30?b?0.70, 0?c?0.2, 0.005?d?0.05, a+b+c+d=1, and 0.5?a/b<1. The atomic ratios meet a condition as specified by Formula (1) when R does not include Ce. The atomic ratios meet a condition as specified by Formula (2) when R includes Ce. The hard coating has better wear resistance as compared with conventional nitride films and oxide films. 0.8?[x/(2a+1.5b+2c+1.5d)]?1.2??(1) 0.8?[x/(2a+1.5b+2c+2d)]?1.

Abstract: A hard coating layer on a cutting tool includes at least a Ti and Al complex nitride or carbonitride layer and has an average layer thickness of 1 to 20 ?m. In a case where a composition of the complex nitride or carbonitride layer is expressed by: (Ti1-xAlx)(CyN1-y), a content ratio x and a content ratio y satisfy 0.60?x?0.95 and 0?y?0.005, where x and y are in atomic ratio. Crystal grains constituting the complex nitride or carbonitride layer include cubic phase crystal grains and hexagonal phase crystal grains. An area ratio occupied by the cubic phase crystal grains is 30-80%. An average grain width W is 0.05-1.0 ?m. An average aspect ratio A of the crystal grains with the cubic grain structure is 5 or less. A periodic content ratio change of Ti and Al in (Ti1-xAlx)(CyN1-y) exists in each of the cubic phase crystal grains.

Abstract: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) and/or heat bent in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a zinc stannate based layer is provided between a tin oxide based layer and a silicon nitride based layer, and this has been found to significantly reduce undesirable mottling damage upon heat treatment/bending. This results in significantly improved bendability of the coated article in applications such as vehicle windshields and the like.

Abstract: A laminated coating film according to the present invention comprises at least one coating film (A) and at least one coating film (B) laminated on each other and has excellent abrasion resistance. [Coating film (A)] The compositional formula is (M1-aSia)(BxCyN1-x-y) (wherein M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of a Group-4 element, a Group-5 element, a Group-6 element and Al; and a, x and y respectively represent the atomic ratios of Si, B and C), wherein a, x and y respectively fulfill the formulae: 0.05?a?0.35, 0?x?0.15 and 0?y?0.5. [Coating film (B)] The compositional formula is L(BxCyN1-x-y) (wherein L represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of W, Mo and V; and x and y respectively represent the atomic ratios of B and C), wherein x and y respectively fulfill the formulae: 0?x?0.15 and 0?y?0.5.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a cutting tool having good chipping resistance and good wear resistance. [Solution] Provided is a cutting tool 1 including a base body 2 whose surface is coated with a coating layer 6 made of CraM1-a (C1-xNx) (here, M is at least one element selected from Ti, Al, Si, W, Mo, Ta, Hf, Nb, Zr, and Y, 0.01?a?0.4, and 0?x ?1), a cutting edge 5 is formed on an intersection ridgeline between a rake face 3 and a flank face 4, and the coating layer 6 for the cutting edge 5 has a Cr content ratio greater than a Cr content ratio of the coating layer 6 for the flank face 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surface-coating material capable of exhibiting high peeling resistance and high chipping resistance. A surface-coating material is provided with a base material, a bottom layer, and a top layer. The base material comprises high-speed tool steel or cemented carbide. The bottom layer is provided on the surface of the base material and comprises at least one nitride of titanium, aluminum, chromium, and zirconium. The top layer is provided on the surface of the bottom layer and is formed by alternatingly laminating an A layer and/or a B layer. The A layer comprises a nitride of aluminum, chromium, and silicon. The B layer comprises a nitride of aluminum, chromium, and yttrium.

Abstract: Provided is a rigid decorative member that has high film hardness, is excellent in scratch resistance performance and abrasion resistance performance, and has excellent color brightness and color saturation. The rigid decorative member of the present invention is a rigid decorative member wherein a reaction compound film of an alloy of Cr and a metal selected from one or two or more of Mo, W, Nb, Ta, Ti, Hf, Zr, and V, and of a non-metallic element selected from one or two or more of nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen is formed on a substrate. There is provided the rigid decorative member significantly improved in scratch resistance and abrasion resistance and having a color tone with a high quality feel; and there is further supplied a product of which the color tones of brightness and color saturation can be freely controlled.

Abstract: A method for forming a coating on a substrate is provided. To an assembly 10 including a substrate 12, a porous matrix 14 on the substrate 12, and an impregnating material 16 on or within the porous matrix 14, the method includes applying an amount of energy 18 from an energy source 20 effective to melt the impregnating material 16 and a portion of the substrate. In this way, the impregnating material 16 impregnates the porous matrix 14. The method further includes cooling the assembly 10 to provide a coating 26 comprising the porous matrix 14 integrated with the substrate 12.

Abstract: Provided is a hard film for a cutting tool formed on a surface of a base material, the hard film being comprised of a nano multi-layered structure formed by sequentially stacking a thin layer A, a thin layer B, a thin layer C and a thin layer D or being comprised of a structure formed by repeatedly stacking the nano multi-layered structure at least twice, wherein the thin layer A is comprised of TixAl1-xN (0.5?x?0.7); the thin layer B is comprised of Al1-y-zTiyMezN (0.4?y?0.7, 0<z?0.1 where Me is at least one of Si, Cr, and Nb); the thin layer C is comprised of AlaTi1-aN (0.5?a?0.7); and the thin layer D is comprised of AlbCr1-bN (0.5?b?0.7).

Abstract: A process and a device for coating a substrate (22) are described. In a vacuum chamber (10), a first magnetron cathode (24) is provided with a sputtering target (28) of a first metal composition comprising predominantly aluminium. A second magnetron cathode (26) is provided with a sputtering target (30) of a second metal composition comprising at least 50 at-% of a second metal selected from groups IVA-VIA of the periodic table. In order to obtain coatings with improved properties, electrical power is supplied to the cathodes (24, 26) such that the targets (28, 30) are sputtered, where electrical power is supplied to the first cathode (24) as pulsed electrical power according to high power impulse magnetron sputtering with a first peak current density, and to the second cathode (26) with a second peak current density lower than the first peak current density. The substrate (22) is arranged within the vacuum chamber such that particles from the plasma deposit onto the substrate forming a coating.

Abstract: A thermally-assisted magnetic recording medium or a microwave-assisted magnetic recording medium includes: an orientation control layer (104) that is formed on a substrate (101); an underlayer (10) that is formed on the orientation control layer (104); and a magnetic layer (108) that is formed on the underlayer (10) and contains an alloy having an L10 type crystal structure as a main component, in which the underlayer (10) includes an MgO underlayer (107) that contains MgO and has a (100) orientation and a nitride underlayer (106) that contains at least one nitride selected from the group consisting of TaN, NbN, and HfN and has a (100) orientation.

Abstract: A member covered with a hard coating according to the present invention has a hard coating which has excellent erosion resistance, a hardness (H) of 20 GPa or more as measured using a nano indenter and a ratio of the hardness (H) to a Young's modulus (E) (i.e., H/E) of 0.06 or more, and comprises Ti and/or Cr, Al and N, wherein the total amount of Ti and Cr relative to the total amount of elements other than non-metal elements in the coating is 0.1 to 0.6 inclusive in terms of atomic ratio and the amount of Al relative to the total amount of the elements other than the non-metal elements in the coating is 0.4 to 0.7 inclusive in terms of atomic ratio.

Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode and a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed of a piezoelectric material doped with one of erbium or yttrium at an atomic percentage of greater than three for improving piezoelectric properties of the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coating material for an aluminum die casting mold and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, the coating material for an aluminum die casting mold is provided, which is formed on a surface of a base material, and which sequentially comprises a Cr(Si) or Ti layer, a Cr(Si)N or Ti(C)N adhesion layer, a TiAlN/Cr(SiC)N nano-multilayer, and a Cr(SiC)ON layer. The coating material provides superior heat resistance, high temperature stability, and sticking resistance as compared to conventional CrN, TiAlN and AlCrN coating materials, thus extending the lifespan of the mold.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool having excellent fracture resistance and wear resistance is provided. In the surface-coated cutting tool having at least a hard coating layer made of an (Al, Cr)N layer with a layer thickness of 0.5 ?m to 10 ?m formed to coat on the surface of a cutting tool body made of a WC cemented carbide, pores and droplets are dispersed and distributed in the (Al, Cr)N layer, the occupied area ratio of the pores and the occupied area ratio of the droplets in a cross-section of the (Al, Cr)N layer are 0.5 to 1 area % and 2 to 4 area % respectively, and, furthermore, out of the droplets, Al-rich droplets having a higher Al content ratio than the average Al content ratio of the (Al, Cr)N layer occupy 20 area % or more of the total droplet area.

Abstract: A multilayer armor is provided that includes a first rigid layer, a second rigid layer, and an interlayer securing the first and second rigid layers to one another. At least one of the first and second rigid layers can include a plurality of regions with a physical or material property that varies between the regions. The interlayer can have a force-extension ratio of 5,600 psi/in or less. The interlayer can have a physical or material property that varies within the interlayer.

Abstract: A dopant host containing, in terms of mole %, 20 to 50% SiO2, 30 to 60% (exclusive of 30%) Al2O3, 10 to 40% B2O3, and 2 to 10% RO, wherein R represents alkaline earth metal, or being a laminate including a boron component volatilization layer containing, in terms of mole %, 30 to 60% SiO2, 10 to 30% Al2O3, 15 to 50% B2O3, and 2 to 10% RO, wherein R represents alkaline earth metal, and a heat resistant layer containing, in terms of mole %, 8 to 30% SiO2, 50 to 85% Al2O3, 5 to 20% B2O3, and 0.5 to 7% RO, wherein R represents alkaline earth metal. A process for producing a boron dopant for a semiconductor including the steps of slurrying a starting material powder containing a boron-containing crystalline glass powder, forming the slurry to prepare a green sheet, and sintering the green sheet.

Abstract: A tempered glass substrate has a compression stress layer on a surface thereof, and has a glass composition comprising, in terms of mass %, 40 to 70% of SiO2, 12 to 21% of Al2O3, 0 to 3.5% of Li2O, 10 to 20% of Na2O, 0 to 15% of K2O, and 0 to 4.5% of TiO2, wherein the tempered glass substrate has a plate thickness of 1.5 mm or less, and an internal tensile stress in the tempered glass substrate is 15 to 150 MPa.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to jewelry articles comprising a substrate and a metallic, external coating.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite material wherein adhesion between a silicon surface and a plating material is enhanced. A method and an apparatus for producing the composite material are also disclosed.

Abstract: CVD coated cutting tools are provided. A coated cutting tool described herein, in some embodiments, comprises a PcBN substrate and a polished coating adhered to the substrate including one or more layers of Al2O3 deposited by chemical vapor deposition, wherein the coating has a surface roughness (Ra) less than about 600 nm in an area of the cutting tool for contacting a workpiece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting tool comprising a main part and a multilayer coating applied thereon. A first layer A made of a hard material is applied on the main part, said hard material being selected from titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), titanium aluminum silicon nitride (TiAlSiN), chromium nitride (CrN), aluminum chromium nitride (AlCrN), aluminum chromium silicon nitride (AlCrSiN), and zirconium nitride (ZrN), and a second layer B made of silicon nitride (Si3N4) is applied directly over the first layer A.

Abstract: A wear resistant coating suitable to be deposited on cutting tool inserts for chip forming metal machining, includes at least two layers with different grain size, but with essentially the same composition. The coating is deposited by Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD).

Abstract: A multiple glazing comprising at least two substrates, one substrate being coated on an inner face in contact with a gas-filled cavity with a thin-film multilayer coating having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, said coating comprising a single metallic functional layer and two dielectric films, said films each comprising at least one dielectric layer, said functional layer being placed between the two dielectric films, characterized in that at least one dielectric film, or both dielectric films, includes an absorbent layer which is placed in the dielectric film between two dielectric layers, the absorbent material of the absorbent layer(s) being predominantly in the dielectric film subjacent to the metallic functional layer or predominantly in the dielectric film superjacent to the metallic functional layer.

Abstract: A coated article includes a coating, such as a low emissivity (low-E) coating, supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate). The coating includes at least one dielectric layer including tin oxide that is doped with another metal(s). The coating may also include one or more infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including material such as silver or the like, for reflecting at least some IR radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coated article may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered, heat bent and/or heat strengthened). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of windows, including monolithic windows for buildings, IG windows for buildings, etc.

Abstract: A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated article and/or allows sheet resistance of the coating to be reduced without degrading glass side reflection. In certain example embodiments the absorber layer is provided between first and second dielectric layers which may be of substantially the same material and/or composition. In certain example embodiments, the coated article is capable of achieving desirable transmission, together with desired color, low reflectivity, and low selectivity, when having only one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver and/or gold. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, monolithic windows, or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shearing die having longer life and a method for manufacturing the same. The shearing die includes a pair of substrates, at least one of which has a hard film formed by an arc ion plating method and located at least on a region of a curved surface and on an adjacent region from the end part of the curved surface on the side facing to the surface of the sheet or plate material to 300 ?m along the surface of the substrate. The hard film comprises Al and one or more of Ti and Cr, and has a thickness of 1 to 5 ?m, such that a number of metal particles having a diameter of 20 ?m or more, which are present on a line segment having a length of 10 mm on a surface of the hard film, is 2 or less.

Abstract: In one aspect, cutting tools are described having coatings adhered thereto. A coated cutting tool, in some embodiments, comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising at least one composite layer deposited by chemical vapor deposition comprising an aluminum oxynitride phase and a metal oxide phase, the metal oxide phase including at least one oxide of a metallic element selected from Group IVB of the Periodic Table.

Abstract: A coated article is provided so as to include a low-E (low emissivity) coating having an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including a material such as silver (Ag), which is provided between a pair of contact layers. The low-E coating includes an overcoat having at least one layer of or including zirconium oxide and/or a substantially metallic layer. The overcoat has been found to improve the durability of the coating without significantly sacrificing desired optical characteristics. Such coated articles may be used in the context of windows.