| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 428636000 | Adjacent, identical composition, components | 24 |
| 20130052479 | LASER SHOCK PEENING OF AIRFOILS - Disclosed is a method of laser shock peening an aluminum alloy fan airfoil to improve its resistance to failure by notched fatigue. In one example, the airfoil is made from 7255 aluminum alloy. The laser has a power density of at least 10 GW/cm | 02-28-2013 |
| 20100003539 | Plated article having metal thin film formed by electroless plating, and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention provides a plated article that has a thin seed layer having uniform thickness, formed by electroless plating and allowing formation of ultrafine wiring, and that avoids the complicated formation of a bilayer of a barrier layer and a catalytic metal layer prior to forming the seed layer. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the plated article. The plated article has an alloy thin film formed on a substrate and having a catalytically active metal (A) for electroless plating and a metal (B) capable of undergoing displacement plating with a metal ion contained in an electroless plating solution, and a metal thin film formed on the alloy thin film by electroless displacement and reduction plating. The alloy thin film of the catalytically active metal (A) and the metal (B) capable of displacement plating has a composition comprising 5 at % to 40 at % of the metal (A). The metal thin film formed by electroless displacement and reduction plating is a metal thin film having a thickness no greater than 10 nm and a resistivity no greater than 10 μΩ·cm. Preferably, the metal (B) has a barrier function with respect to a metal of the metal thin film. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100143746 | METHODS OF REDUCING CORROSION BETWEEN MAGNESIUM AND ANOTHER METAL - Methods of reducing corrosion between magnesium and another metal are disclosed herein. In one method, a corrosion protection material is cold sprayed at an interface formed between the magnesium and the other metal, the corrosion protection material including magnesium. In another method, a cladding layer is applied to heat affected areas of the magnesium and/or the other metal, at a welded joint, or combinations thereof. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110129687 | METHODS OF JOINING A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT TO FORM A BOND JOINT AND ASSEMBLIES HAVING BOND JOINTS - A method is included for joining two components to form a bond joint, where the first component includes a first alloy having a first composition and a first microstructure, and the second component includes a second alloy having a second composition. A sputter material is sputtered onto a bond surface of the first component to form an interlayer, the sputter material of the interlayer having a third composition, the interlayer having an initial microstructure, the initial microstructure is a nanocrystalline microstructure or an amorphous microstructure. The interlayer is contacted with a joint surface of the second component to form an assembly, which is subjected to a first pressure, heated to a first temperature to thereby form the bond joint, and heated to a second temperature to transform the initial microstructure into the first microstructure. The first microstructure is different from the nanocrystalline microstructure and the amorphous microstructure. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20100285330 | Vapor Deposition of Dissimilar Materials - A method for depositing a first material on a substrate includes providing the substrate in a deposition chamber. A molten body is formed between the substrate and a source of the first material by melting one or more second materials. A flow of the first material is passed through the molten body and from the molten body to the substrate as a vapor flow. An essentially non-expending portion of the molten body comprises an alloy having a melting temperature below a melting temperature of the first material. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100247954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTI-LAYERED ALLOY PRODUCTS - System and method of producing multi-layered aluminum alloy products are disclosed. A multi-layered aluminum alloy product may be formed by first heating a first aluminum alloy to a first temperature where the first temperature is at least about 5° C. lower than the eutectic temperature of the first aluminum alloy, second heating a second aluminum alloy to a second temperature where the second temperature is at least about 5° C. higher than the liquidus temperature of the second aluminum alloy, and coupling the second aluminum alloy to the first aluminum alloy to produce a multi-layered aluminum alloy product. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20130011692 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING YTTRIUM-CONTAINING COATINGS APPLIED BY PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article has a substrate and a coating scheme, which has a PVD coating region. The PVD coating region contains aluminum, yttrium, nitrogen and at least one element selected from the group of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and silicon. The sum of the aluminum and yttrium contents is between about 3 atomic percent and about 55 atomic percent of the sum of aluminum, yttrium and the other elements. The yttrium content is between about 0.5 atomic percent and about 5 atomic percent of the sum of aluminum, yttrium and the other elements. There is also a method of making the coated article that includes steps of providing the substrate and depositing the above coating scheme with the PVD coating region. | 01-10-2013 |
| 428637000 | Group VIII or IB metal-base | 17 |
| 20090155620 | BRASS-PLATED STEEL WIRE FOR REINFORCING RUBBER ARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Problems to be solved by the invention: It is an object of the present invention to provide a brass-plated steel wire for reinforcing rubber articles capable of surely improving adhesiveness between brass-plated steel wire and rubber and a method for manufacturing the same. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20130122324 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOY AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME - A surface treatment method for aluminum or aluminum alloy includes the following steps: An aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate is provided. A metallic nickel layer is formed on the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate by replacement reaction using a water solution. The water solution substantially comprises nickel sulfate, sodium citrate, potassium sodium tartrate, and sodium hydroxide. An electroless nickel layer is then formed on the metallic nickel layer by electroless nickel plating. An article manufactured by the method is also provided. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20110200841 | SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GRAIN FREE METAL PRODUCTS - A new process and technical arrangement has been established for the production of grain free metal products, which can be extruded directly from the melt, by inserting a seed crystal from a seeding chamber into the opening of the extrusion jet of the melting vessel. The seed crystal will break by contact the surface tension of the liquid metal in the extrusion jet channel, which is slightly undercooled. Upon establishing contact, the temperature at the meeting point of the seed crystal and the liquid metal will be raised by RF-heating to permit the extrusion of the seed crystal backwards, ensuring that metal and seed crystal maintain contact and crystal growth will continue. It has been discovered, that single crystals with the orientation of the seed crystal will continue to grow and to establish high hardness. Speed of extrusion is exceeded to reach only grain free structure in the grown metal. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20080241579 | Method for casting a component - A cast component having localized areas of improved physical properties is disclosed. The component may initially be produced having a void portion in a predetermined area requiring improved physical properties. A second molten material may be added to the void portion such that it chemically bonds to the void portion. The component may then be finished such to a final shape with a localized area of improved physical properties. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100233506 | SILVER-COATED COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR MOVABLE CONTACT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A silver-coated composite material for movable contact includes a base material composed of an alloy whose main component is iron or nickel, an under layer which is formed at least on part of the surface of the base material and which is composed of any one of nickel, cobalt, nickel alloy and cobalt alloy, an intermediate layer which is formed on the under layer and which is composed of copper or copper alloy and an outermost layer which is formed on the intermediate layer and which is composed of silver or silver alloy, and wherein a total thickness of the under layer and the intermediate layer falls within a range more than 0.025 μm and less than 0.20 μm. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100167084 | Electrodeposition of Biaxially Textured Layers on a Substrate - Methods of producing one or more biaxially textured layer on a substrate, and articles produced by the methods, are disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise electrodepositing on the substrate a precursor material selected from the group consisting of rare earths, transition metals, actinide, lanthanides, and oxides thereof. An exemplary article ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100233507 | DEVICE WITH AT LEAST TWO INTERCONNECTED METAL PARTS - One aspect is a device including at least two interconnected metal parts. The two interconnected parts are formed from metals with different melting temperature from the group consisting of the elements Pt, Pd, Ag, Au, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, W, V, Hf, Mo, Co, Cr, Ni, Ir, Re, Ru as well as alloys on the basis of at least one of those elements. The metal part with the lower melting temperature is fused onto the metal part with the higher melting temperature and both parts are friction-locked and/or form-locked with each other. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20080311420 | Friction stir welding of oxide dispersion strengthened alloys - A structure and a method of forming the structure in high temperature sections of next generation nuclear and solar power plants where the structure consists of piping, ducting and enclosures fabricated from oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys joined by friction stir welding (FSW) to other ODS alloys or any alloy. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090081477 | MATERIAL FOR ELECTRIC CONTACT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A material for electric contact comprising, on a conductive substrate, a first layer composed of a noble metal or an alloy comprising the noble metal as a major component with an arithmetic average roughness Ra of (A) μm and, as an upper layer of the first layer, a second layer composed of a noble metal or an alloy comprising the noble metal as a major component with a covering thickness of from 0.001×(A) μm or more to (A) μm or less, and
| 03-26-2009 |
| 20090035601 | ZIRCONIUM MODIFIED PROTECTIVE COATING - A protective coating system includes a nickel-aluminum-zirconium alloy coating having at least one phase selected from gamma phase nickel, gamma prime phase nickel-aluminum, or beta phase nickel-aluminum in combination with the gamma phase nickel or the gamma prime phase nickel-aluminum. For example, the nickel-aluminum-zirconium alloy coating includes about 0.001 wt % to 0.2 wt % zirconium. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20120058362 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING METAL ON A SUBSTRATE; METAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PLATING A METAL ON A SUBSTRATE - Various embodiments provide a method for depositing metal on a substrate. The method may include carrying out a first immersion plating process, thereby forming a first metal portion on the substrate; providing an immersion plating activating substance on the first metal portion; and carrying out a second immersion plating process using the immersion plating activating substance, thereby forming a second metal portion on the first metal portion. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20090202858 | METHOD FOR BONDING WORK PIECES MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, NICKEL OR NICKEL ALLOYS, USING A BONDING LAYER CONSISTING OF NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICRO-STRUCTURED COMPONENT USING SUCH METHOD; MICRO-STRUCTURED COMPONENT OBTAINED BY SUCH METHOD - To form high performance bonding connections suitable for producing micro-structured components made of a plurality of individual layers, bonding by the steps; providing at least two work pieces; forming a metal bonding layer on at least one side of at least one of said at least two work pieces by chemical or electrolytic metal plating method; the metal bonding layer being a nickel/phosphorous alloy having a prescribed phosphorous content and prescribed thickness; forming a bonding arrangement comprising said work pieces so that there is at least one metal bonding layer between said at least two respective work pieces; heating at a prescribed heating rate to a temperature above the melting temperature of the bonding layer; bonding the two work pieces by applying contact pressure within a prescribed range; and cooling at a prescribed rate. | 08-13-2009 |
| 428638000 | Fe, containing 0.01-1.7% carbon (i.e., steel) | 5 |
| 20130065079 | STEEL RAIL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steel rail includes: by mass %, higher than 0.85% to 1.20% of C; 0.05% to 2.00% of Si; 0.05% to 0.50% of Mn; 0.05% to 0.60% of Cr; P≦0.0150%; and the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein 97% or more of a head surface portion which is in a range from a surface of a head corner portion and a head top portion as a starting point to a depth of 10 mm has a pearlite structure, a Vickers hardness of the pearlite structure is Hv320 to 500, and a CMn/FMn value which is a value obtained by dividing CMn [at. %] that is a Mn concentration of a cementite phase in the pearlite structure by FMn [at. %] that is a Mn concentration of a ferrite phase is equal to or higher than 1.0 and equal to or less than 5.0. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20100003540 | MULTILAYER STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER STEEL - Disclosed is a multilayered steel composite which compatibly achieves properties such as strength and ductility that are incompatible in conventional steels and is excellent in strength, ductility, weldability, toughness and fatigue strength. Also, disclosed is a method for producing the multilayered steel which is produced by rolling with least two kinds of steels having different chemical compositions and microstructure or different mechanical properties, in combination. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100227195 | Liner Component for Use in Mining and Quarrying Industries - There is provided a wear and impact resistant liner component ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20090220819 | BIMETALLIC DOCTOR BLADE WITH WORKING EDGE PRODUCED BY POWDER METALLURGY - A bimetallic doctor blade ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20120070686 | FRICTION STIR WELDING AND PROCESSING OF OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED (ODS) ALLOYS - A method of welding including forming a filler material of a first oxide dispersoid metal, the first oxide dispersoid material having first strengthening particles that compensate for decreases in weld strength of friction stir welded oxide dispersoid metals; positioning the filler material between a first metal structure and a second metal structure each being comprised of at least a second oxide dispersoid metal; and friction welding the filler material, the first metal structure and the second metal structure to provide a weld. | 03-22-2012 |
