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20080296269 | TIG WELDING EQUIPMENT AND TIG WELDING METHODS - The TIG welding methods of the present invention include generating an electric arc between an electrode and an object to weld the object, wherein a first shielding gas including an inert gas flows toward the welded object surrounding the electrode, a second shielding gas containing an oxidative gas flows toward the welded object along a periphery of the first shielding gas, and the concentration of the oxidative gas in the second shielding gas is set such that the oxygen concentration in the welded metal portion of the welded object is within a range of 70 to 220 wt. ppm. | 12-04-2008 |
20090056404 | TRANSFORMABLE METAL SURFACE HARDENING METHOD - A method of metal surface hardening treatment inducing transformation, in which transformation is induced in a surface interior of material as hardening treatment object by simple, rapid treatment utilizing a frictional heat under pressure without the occurrence of melt loss, quench crack, soft spot, deformation, etc. to thereby reform the structure of surface interior of material as hardening treatment object into a miniaturized martensitic structure. The method of surface hardening treatment comprised the steps of while rotating nearly cylindrical pressurization tool ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090068492 | PROCESS FOR WORKING METAL MATERIAL AND STRUCTURES - In a first step, friction stir welding is performed, while supplying a filler into a joining portion, in order to prevent the coarsening of crystal grains of metal materials in a subsequent fusion processing. Then, a fusion processing such as MIG welding is performed. The filler to be added to the joining portion includes a substance that does not chemically react with the metal materials and has a melting point higher than a melting point of the metal materials and a substance in which a misfit with the metal materials is within ±15%. As a result, the coarsening of crystal grains by the fusion processing is inhibited and the joint strength can be increased. | 03-12-2009 |
20090090700 | JOINING METHOD - A joining method of the present invention includes conducting friction-stir-welding of members to be joined, to form a joint; and then conducting melt-welding or resistance-welding of the joint, wherein the friction-stir-welding of members to be joined is conducted while flowing an inert shielding gas, or the melt-welding or resistance-welding of the joint is conducted while applying an ultrasonic wave. | 04-09-2009 |
20090166395 | METHOD OF JOINING METAL MATERIAL - Metal materials made of iron (Fe) or the like are butted together at a joint, and a probe of a rotary tool is inserted into the joint. The rotary tool is rotated while being moved in the lengthwise direction of the joint, whereby the metallographic structure of the joint is stirred, and the metal materials are joined. While the rotary tool is being rotated and moved, liquid CO | 07-02-2009 |
20100178526 | PROCESS FOR WORKING METAL MEMBERS AND STRUCTURES - Carbon steel materials having a carbon content of at least 0.15 mass % are caused to abut against each other in a welding part. The rear face side of the welding part is covered by a stainless-steel backing member, and then a tubular probe of a rotary tool is inserted into the front face side of the welding part to weld the metallic materials together. To perform the welding, the maximum attained temperature of the welding part is controlled so as not to exceed 723° C. or 737° C., or the cooling rate of the welding part is controlled to 75° C./s or lower. In this manner, the formation of a martensite phase in the metallic structure of the welding part can be prevented and hard-carbon steel can be welded together at a high intensity. | 07-15-2010 |
20100252614 | METHOD FOR WELDING METAL MATERIAL - Metallic materials having a melting point of at least 2000° C. are caused to abut against each other in a welding part. The rear face side of the welding part is covered by a backing member having a thermal conductivity of 30 W/mK or lower, and then a columnar probe of a rotary tool comprising an Ir alloy is inserted into the front face side of the welding part to weld the metallic materials together. On the front face side of the welding part, inactive gas is supplied into a shield cover. The rotary tool is moved along a longitudinal direction of the welding part while rotating the rotary tool, whereby the metallic materials are welded together. By using the rotary tool comprising an Ir alloy, the refractory metals can be welded to each other by means of friction stir welding. | 10-07-2010 |
20110274943 | METAL MATERIAL PROCESSING METHOD, STRUCTURE PROCESSED USING METAL MATERIAL PROCESSING METHOD AND ROTARY TOOL - In a metal material processing method, two metal materials are arranged to face each other in a processing portion, and a distal end of a rod-shaped rotary tool is inserted into the processing portion while rotating the rotary tool, thereby the two metal materials are processed. The distal end of the rotary tool has a probe protruding in a central portion and a shoulder in a peripheral portion. The probe and the shoulder are constituted by different materials in at least surface portions that are in contact with the metal materials. | 11-10-2011 |
20120186160 | METHOD FOR MODIFICATION OF CEMENTED CARBIDES AND CEMENTED CARBIDES MODIFIED BY THE METHOD - Provided are a method of modifying a cemented carbide and a cemented carbide modified by the method. Particularly provided is an advantageous method of modifying a cemented carbide layer formed by a thermal spraying method on a surface of a metal substrate. The method of modifying a cemented carbide includes applying a friction stir process to a cemented carbide, thereby allowing crystal grains in a binder phase included in the cemented carbide to become finer. It is possible to achieve modification effectively by applying the friction stir process particularly to a cemented carbide layer formed on a surface of a metal substrate by using the thermal spraying method. | 07-26-2012 |
20120237788 | METAL MATERIAL PROCESSING METHOD, STRUCTURE PROCESSED USING METAL MATERIAL PROCESSING METHOD AND ROTARY TOOL - A metal material processing method includes arranging two metal materials to face each other in a processing portion and inserting a distal end of a rod-shaped rotary tool into the processing portion while rotating the rotary tool, the two metal materials are processed. The distal end of the rotary tool has a probe protruding in a central portion and a shoulder in a peripheral portion, and the probe and the shoulder are constituted by different materials in at least surface portions that are in contact with the metal materials. | 09-20-2012 |
20130068735 | METHOD FOR FORMING METAL MEMBRANE - The present invention provides a method of forming a metal coating having a microstructure as well as a structural member having a metal coating formed by the method. In particular, the invention provides an advantageous method of forming a metal coating in which minute carbides are uniformly dispersed. The method of forming the metal coating of the present invention includes the steps of cladding a surface of the substrate with metal powder by a laser cladding method and forming the metal coating having a microstructure by applying a friction stir processing to the cladded region. | 03-21-2013 |
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20120031249 | Method for refining texture of ferrous material, and ferrous material and blade having microscopic texture - A method for refining the texture of a ferrous material. The method includes a first step and a second step. The first step includes a step of making carbide particles in a portion of a base material smaller. The second step includes a step of nitriding at least a part of said portion. | 02-09-2012 |
20130264373 | ROTARY TOOL - There is provided a tool for friction stir welding having excellent wear resistance and chipping resistance. The tool for friction stir welding according to the present invention includes a base material, the base material includes a first hard phase, a second hard phase and a binder phase, the first hard phase is formed by WC particles, the second hard phase is formed by a compound of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon, boron, and oxygen, or a solid solution of the compound (except for WC), the binder phase is formed by an iron group metal, and the second hard phase is higher than or identical to the first hard phase in terms of volume ratio. | 10-10-2013 |
20130284793 | ROTARY TOOL - There is provided a tool for friction stir welding, in which a coating layer is less likely to peel off from a base material and excellent wear resistance is achieved. The tool for friction stir welding according to the present invention includes a base material (BM) and a coating layer. The BM includes a first hard phase (FP) formed by WC particles, a second hard phase (SP) and a binder phase (BP). The SP is formed by a compound of one or more metals selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W and one or more elements selected from nitrogen, carbon, boron, and oxygen, and is included in the BM at a volume ratio of 3% to 30%. The BP is included in the BM at a volume ratio of 8% to 28%. The FP is higher than the SP in terms of volume ratio. | 10-31-2013 |
20130341376 | Rotary Tool - There is provided a tool for friction stir welding having excellent wear resistance and chipping resistance. The tool for friction stir welding according to the present invention is a tool for friction stir welding used in friction stir welding processing, wherein the tool for friction stir welding includes a base material, the base material includes a first hard phase and a binder phase, and has a thermal conductivity of 45 W/m·K or less, the first hard phase is formed by WC particles, and the binder phase is formed by an iron group metal and is included in the base material at a volume ratio of 8% by volume or more and 28% by volume or less. | 12-26-2013 |
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20120320137 | INKJET TREATMENT LIQUID AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet treatment liquid including: a water-soluble coagulating agent; a water-soluble organic solvent; a fluoro-chemical surfactant; a foam inhibitor; and water, wherein the foam inhibitor is a compound represented by General Formula (I), and the fluorochemical surfactant contains a compound represented by General Formula (II): HOR | 12-20-2012 |
20130065028 | INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND INK RECORDING MATERIAL - An ink for inkjet recording includes water; a hydrosoluble organic solvent; a surface active agent; a coloring agent; and at least one of a hydrosoluble resin, a resin emulsion, and a resin-coated pigment. The ratio of the hydrosoluble organic solvent in the ink to the ink is from 40% to less than 50% by weight. The hydrosoluble organic solvent comprises components A, B, and C. The content ratio of component A relative to the ink is from 5% to less than 10% by weight; the content ratio of the component B is from 5% to less than 30% by weight; and the content ratio of a hydrosoluble organic solvent having an equilibrium moisture content of 20% by weight or less at 23° C. and 80% RH as the component C is from 10% to less than 30% by weight. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070017 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An image forming method including applying a processing fluid for inkjet recording to both sides of a recording medium and, after applying the processing fluid, discharging ink onto at least one side of the recording medium to form an image thereon. The processing fluid for inkjet recording comprises water and a hydrosoluble organic solvent. | 03-21-2013 |
20130101814 | LIQUID COMPOSITION, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATTER - A liquid composition for agglutinating particles having a negative charge which are dispersed in a dispersion liquid, the liquid composition including: an organic acid ammonium salt represented by Formula (1), and water, Formula (1) where R | 04-25-2013 |
20130113860 | INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND INKJET RECORDED MATTER - To provide an inkjet ink, which contains: water; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the wetting agent contains at least an amide compound represented by the following structural formula (I): | 05-09-2013 |
20130143008 | LIQUID COMPOSITION, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATTER - A liquid composition containing: a water-soluble cationic polymer obtained by polymerizing monomers containing epihalohydrin and at least one of amine and amide; and water, wherein the liquid composition is for agglutinating negatively charged particles which are dispersed in a dispersion liquid. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155145 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method applying a pretreatment liquid on the surface of a recording medium; and applying an inkjet ink including a colorant, a hydrosoluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water on the surface applied with the pretreatment liquid, wherein the hydrosoluble organic solvent includes at least one polyol including an equilibrium water content in an amount not less than 30% by weight at 23° C. and 80% RH; an amide compound having the following formula (I); and at least one of compounds having the following formulae (II) to (IV), and wherein a pure water transfers to the recording medium in an amount of from 1 to 15 mL/m | 06-20-2013 |
20130176369 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method including adhering a pretreatment liquid to a surface of a recording medium bearing a coat layer thereon; adhering an ink including a colorant, an organic solvent, a surfactant and water to the surface of the recording medium to form an image of the ink; and adhering an aftertreatment liquid to the image-bearing surface of the recording medium to form a protective layer on at least the image on the recording medium. The organic solvent of the ink includes a polyalcohol having an equilibrium moisture content of not less than 30% by weight at 23° C. and 80% RH; a β-alkoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide compound, and at least one compound selected from 1,3-dioxane-4-methanol compounds, oxetane compounds, and sebacic acid dialkylester compounds. | 07-11-2013 |
20130194343 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The inkjet recording method includes ejecting an inkjet ink toward a recording medium to form an ink image on the recording medium. The inkjet ink includes a pigment, water, a surfactant, and at least one of 3-methoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide and 3-n-butoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide. When Dp represents the diameter of a pigment portion in a dot image formed by dropping a droplet of the inkjet ink with a volume of 0.5 μl on the recording medium, and Dv represent the diameter of a vehicle portion in the dot image, the ratio Dv/Dp is from 1.4 to 1.7. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194344 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The inkjet recording method includes ejecting an inkjet ink toward a recording medium to form an ink image on the recording medium. The inkjet ink includes a pigment, water, a surfactant, and a compound having a formula (1) CH | 08-01-2013 |
20130321525 | INKJET TREATMENT LIQUID AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING TREATMENT LIQUID - To provide an inkjet treatment liquid, containing: a water-soluble coagulant; a water-soluble organic solvent; water; and an amide compound represented by the following general formula: where R is a C1-C6 alkyl group. | 12-05-2013 |
20140002539 | INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140240391 | INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet ink of the present invention including: water; an organic solvent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the organic solvent comprises the following (1), (2) and (3): (1) at least one polyhydric alcohol having an equilibrium moisture content of 30% by mass or higher at a temperature of 23° C. and humidity of 80% RH; (2) an amide compound expressed by the Structural Formula (I); (3) a compound expressed by the Structural Formula (II); a compound expressed by the Structural Formula (III), or a compound represented by the General Formula (I), or any combination thereof. | 08-28-2014 |
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20130323474 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INKJET PRINTED MATTER - An inkjet recording method includes using ink for inkjet recording containing a hydrodispersible colorant, a surfactant, water, and an organic solvent containing a polyol, an amide compound represented by the following Formula I, and an oxetane compound represented by the following Formula II; using a recording medium having a particular transfer amount of highly deionized water as measured by an automatic scanning absorptometer; and forming an image on the recording medium with the ink, wherein the ink has a particular wettability, where γ′ represents dynamic surface tension as measured by maximum bubble pressure technique and θ represents a contact angle, | 12-05-2013 |
20140069295 | INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE CONTAINING THE INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS USING THE INK CARTRIDGE, AND PRINT FORMED BY THE INKJET INK - An inkjet ink is provided. The inkjet ink includes water; a water-soluble organic material in an amount of from 40 to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the inkjet ink; and a colorant. The water-soluble organic material includes at least one of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, β-methoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide, and 2-pyrrolidone in an amount of from 5 to 35% by weight based on the total weight of the inkjet ink, and further includes a compound having the following formula (1) in an amount of from 10 to 40% by weight based on the total weight of the inkjet ink. | 03-13-2014 |
20140198160 | COPOLYMER, AQUEOUS INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE - A copolymer contains repeating units represented by the following chemical formulae 1 and 2: | 07-17-2014 |
20140272327 | INK FOR INKJET, INK CARTRIDGE USING THE INK, INKJET RECORDER AND INK RECORDED MATTER - An ink for inkjet includes water, and a mixture of hydrosoluble organic materials in an amount of from 40 to 70% by weight. The mixture of hydrosoluble organic materials includes N,N-dimethylacrylamide and/or N,N-diethylacrylamide, the total content of which is from 10 to 70% by weight based on total weight of the ink. | 09-18-2014 |
20150030818 | INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND INK PRINTED MATTER - Inkjet ink contains water, hydrosoluble organic materials; and a colorant, wherein the hydrosoluble organic materials account for 30% by weight to 50% by weight of the inkjet ink, wherein the hydrosoluble organic materials contain 3-methoxy-1-butanol, herein the hydrosoluble organic materials contain at least one of 1,3-butane diol, 3-methyl-1,3-butane diol, 1,2-butane diol, 2,3-butane diol, 1,2-pentane diol, 3-methyl-3-hydroxymethyl oxetane, 1,2-propane diol, or 1,3-propane diol in an amount of 1% of the inkjet ink. | 01-29-2015 |
20150035896 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording method including applying stimuli to inkjet recording ink to make the ink jet onto recording medium, wherein the recording medium includes support, and surface layer provided on at least one surface of the support, where transfer amount of pure water with contact time of 100 ms determined by measuring the surface of the recording medium to which the surface layer is provided by dynamic scanning absorptometer is 1 to 10 mL/m | 02-05-2015 |
20150077480 | INK FOR INKJET, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDER AND INK RECORDED MATTER - An ink for inkjet includes water, a hydrosoluble organic material and a hydrodispersible colorant. The ink satisfies the following requirements (A) to (C):
| 03-19-2015 |
20150079358 | INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMED MATERIAL - An ink for inkjet recording includes a colorant; an organic solvent; a surfactant; and water. The organic solvent includes a polyol having a solubility parameter (SP value) of from 11.8 to 14.0 (components A) or an oxetane compound having the following formula (I) (components B): | 03-19-2015 |