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20080199720 | POROUS METAL FOAM STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Porous metal foam structures and methods of making the same are described. Preferred methods include the steps of combining a liquid-extractable, pore-forming agent with a metal powder in the presence of a liquid in which the pore-forming agent is soluble, thereby forming a mixture, compacting the mixture to form a green body, and dissolving the pore-forming agent from the green body to produce a metal skeleton. | 08-21-2008 |
20080213618 | Anodising Aluminum Alloy - An anodic oxide film is formed on an aluminium or aluminium alloy work piece by forming an anodic oxide film on the work piece by AC electrolysis followed by subjecting the work piece to DC electrolysis. The AC anodizing step may be conducted at a voltage of 5 to 30V for 30 seconds to 10 minutes and the DC anodizing step may be conducted at a voltage of 5 to 30V for a period of 1 to 20 minutes. The anodic oxide coating is suitable for adhesive bonding of aluminium alloy work pieces. | 09-04-2008 |
20080241573 | SELF CLEANING ALUMINUM ALLOY SUBSTRATES - Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants. | 10-02-2008 |
20080254311 | PALLADIUM-CONTAINING PLATING SOLUTION AND ITS USES - A palladium-containing electroplating solution and method for providing a palladium or palladium alloy membrane on a porous metal support are provided. The subject invention uses electroplating to manufacture a palladium or palladium alloy membrane on a porous metal with a decreased preparation time and simplified preparation procedure. Moreover, the palladium or palladium alloy membrane prepared by the subject invention exhibits excellent compactness and good resistance to the hydrogen embrittlement, as well as a high applicability. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254312 | Coated Porous Metal Medium - The invention relates to a coated porous medium comprising metal particles. The metal particles define a free area surface S. The free area surface S is substantially completely coated with a coating layer. The coating layer is substantially conformal, substantially uniform in composition and has substantially the same thickness over the whole free area surface. The invention further relates to the use of a coated medium as filter medium and to a method of manufacturing a coated medium. | 10-16-2008 |
20080292900 | Metal-resin composite and method for producing the same - A method for producing a metal-resin composite includes a coating step, an assembling step, and a heating step. The coating step coats at least part of the outer periphery of a solid metal first member with a foaming resin and a non-foaming resin. The assembling step disposes the first member within a hollow metal second member. The heating step heats an assembly of the second member within which the first member coated with the foaming resin and the non-foaming resin with the axes of the first member and the second member extending in the horizontal direction, and thus foams the foaming resin between the first member and the second member. | 11-27-2008 |
20080311418 | Metal-Molding System and Process for Making Foamed Alloy - Disclosed is: (i) a metal injection-molding system, (ii) a metal injection-molding system including a combining chamber, (iii) a metal injection-molding system including a first injection mechanism and a second injection mechanism, (iv) a metal injection-molding system including a first injection mechanism being co-operable with a second injection mechanism, (v) a mold of a metal injection-molding system, and (vi) a method of a metal injection-molding system. | 12-18-2008 |
20090004502 | Multilayer getter structures and methods for making same - Getter multilayer structures are disclosed, embodiments of which include at least a layer of a non-evaporable getter alloy having a low activation temperature over a layer of a different non-evaporable getter material having high specific surface area, both preferably obtained by cathodic deposition. The multilayer NEG structures exhibit better gas sorbing characteristics and lower activation temperature lower than those of deposits made up of a single material. A process for manufacturing such structures includes depositing a first, high surface area NEG film on a support, and then depositing a thin over layer of low activation NEG film. | 01-01-2009 |
20090011272 | METAL BODIES CONTAINING MICROCAVITIES AND APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - 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. | 01-08-2009 |
20090042053 | DIELECTRIC LAYER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating a dielectric layer structure includes providing a substrate, forming at least a low-k dielectric layer on the substrate, forming a single tensile layer on the low-k dielectric layer, and performing a moisture preventing treatment on the single tensile film. The single tensile layer possesses a stress comparative to a stress of the low-k dielectric layer and a hydrophobic characteristic that prevents itself from absorbing moisture. | 02-12-2009 |
20090061250 | Polyether-Based Film Material - The invention pertains to high-molecular compound-based composite materials using carbon and can be used for anodes of electrolytic capacitors made on the elastic dielectric film base with current-carrying coating. | 03-05-2009 |
20090130477 | Metal palladium composite membrane or alloy palladium composite membrane and their preparation methods - The present invention relates to a metal palladium composite membrane or an alloy palladium composite membrane in which essentially the metal palladium membrane or alloy palladium membrane exists substantially on the outer surface of the porous substrate support, with little or no presence in the pore channels of the support, and to process for its preparation. The process comprises the steps of treating the porous substrate with a pore filler before plating it with a palladium solution to form the composite membrane. | 05-21-2009 |
20090208774 | DIELECTRIC DEVICE - The dielectric device includes a substrate, a lower electrode, a dielectric layer, and an upper electrode. The lower electrode is bonded onto the substrate. The dielectric layer is bonded onto the lower electrode. The dielectric layer is obtained through thermal treatment of a film layer formed by spraying of a powdery dielectric material and a fine-particulate metal. In the thus-formed film layer, the metal is dispersed in the matrix of the dielectric material. Thermal treatment of the film layer causes migration of the metal in the film layer. This metal migration causes a lower-electrode-adjacent portion and upper-surface-adjacent portion of the dielectric layer to have different metal contents. | 08-20-2009 |
20090252985 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM AND COATING METHODS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE SHROUD - A CMAS resistant coating system and method for a gas turbine engine component includes a thermally insulating coating having a dense vertically microcracked ceramic inner layer and a columnar-grained ceramic top layer. The inner layer may be applied by an air plasma spray technique. The top layer may be deposited by a physical vapor deposition technique. In an exemplary coating, a ratio of the thickness of the top layer to the thickness of the inner layer is greater than about 2 to 1. The layered coating may be particularly useful for the relatively thick coatings in gas turbine engine shroud applications. | 10-08-2009 |
20090280351 | ALUMINUM/SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE AND HEAT RADIATION PART MAKING USE OF THE SAME - An aluminum-silicon carbide composite suitable for a base plate for power module is provided. A base plate for power module, comprising an aluminum-silicon carbide composite that is a flat plate-shaped silicon carbide porous body impregnated with a metal containing aluminum as the main component, and an aluminum layer made of a metal containing aluminum as the main component formed only on one of the principal planes of the composite, wherein a rear surface being the other one of principal planes of the aluminum-silicon carbide composite is exposed to the outside, and the shape of the exposed aluminum-silicon carbide composite is a rectangle or a rectangle from which portions encompassing holes in the peripheral portion are removed. Plating property is imparted to the composite by providing an aluminum layer on one principal plane of the composite, and the flatness of the composite was improved by grinding its rear surface so that the aluminum-silicon carbide composite is exposed to the outside, and further, the warpage shape after the rear surface is ground is controlled by controlling the thickness of the aluminum layer. | 11-12-2009 |
20090286101 | SHAPE-CHANGING STRUCTURE WITH SUPERELASTIC FOAM MATERIAL - A shape-changing structure has a superelastic metal foam structural member that changes shape (morphs) to change configuration of the structure. The superelastic metal foam structural member changes shape while maintaining a continuous outer surface, with the continuous metal foam material inside the outer surface expanding, contracting, or otherwise changing shape. The superelastic metal foam material may be heated above a transition temperature to allow it to change shape, and then cooled to cause it to increase in strength, more easily maintaining its new shape. The superelastic metal foam material may be a suitable alloy, for example a nickel titanium alloy, that exhibits superelastic (pseudoelastic) behavior. The superelastic metal foam material may be a shape memory alloy material that returns to a set shape upon moderate heating. The superelastic metal elastic foam structural member may be heated either by an internal heat source or by external heating. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286102 | INDUCED CAPILLARY ACTION BRAZING USING METALLIC FOAM MATRIX - A method of repairing a metal component includes affixing a metallic foam matrix to a portion of the component to be repaired, applying a braze alloy over the metallic foam matrix, and heating the component in a substantially oxygen-free atmosphere. Affixing the metallic foam matrix facilitates inducing a capillary action of the braze alloy. | 11-19-2009 |
20090324989 | MULTILAYER THERMAL BARRIER COATING - Components ( | 12-31-2009 |
20100021757 | BRIGHT COATINGS FOR ALUMINUM OR STEEL MOTOR VEHICLE WHEELS AND THEIR PRODUCTION - Surface coating having a bright appearance on motor vehicle wheels made of light metal alloy castings or steel, which can comprise a plurality of layers, wherein it has at least one first layer composed of aluminum or aluminum alloy which is applied directly to the wheel surface, which has metallic brightness, and a method for producing a resistant bright coating on aluminum alloy or steel surfaces, which comprises the steps
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20100021758 | POROUS METAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A POROUS METALLIC ARTICLE - A process for producing a metal article containing at least 10% interconnected porosity, using a preform ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100028710 | OPEN CELL POROUS MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An open cell porous material and a method for producing it is provided. The porous material of the present invention is generally composed of particles of at least one inorganic material bonded together by a brazing agent, generally provided as inorganic brazing alloy particles. The porous material is produced by heating a mixture comprising inorganic brazing alloy particles having a first melting temperature, inorganic particles having a second melting temperature higher than the first melting temperature, a binding agent having a decomposition temperature lower than the first melting temperature and preferably a foaming agent. In practice, the mixture is heated to induce foaming thereof via the foaming agent. The solid foamed structure is then heated at the decomposition temperature to substantially eliminate the binder. The resulting foamed structure is then heated again at about the first melting temperature to melt the inorganic brazing alloy particles in order to bond together the remaining three-dimensional network of inorganic particles into a rigid structure having interconnected porosity. | 02-04-2010 |
20100047611 | NANOPOROUS TITANIUM OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method of preparing a nanoporous titanium film includes depositing a film of a mixture including titanium and one or more metals that are immiscible with the titanium on a substrate; and eliminating the one or more metals that are immiscible with the titanium selectively from the mixture by an electrochemical method. A method of preparing a nanoporous TiO | 02-25-2010 |
20100047612 | MULTI-LAYERED SLIDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - [Problem] As a multi-layered sliding member aimed at applications in high temperature regions, there has been proposed slide sheet components each having a metal mesh component such as an expanded metal or wire mesh and an expanded graphite integrated therewith, but a problem remains in the strength when applied to sliding members such as bearings, allowing only a limited range of applications. It is therefore a subject of the present invention to provide a multi-layered sliding member suitable for applications under high temperatures under which lubricating oils or synthetic resins are not adoptable, and to provide a method of manufacturing the same. | 02-25-2010 |
20100055492 | MAX-BASED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES - Disclosed are compositions comprising a MAX phase material having the formula M | 03-04-2010 |
20100098968 | COMPOSITE METAL FOAM AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to density ratio. The composite metal foams can be prepared by various techniques, such as powder metallurgy and casting. | 04-22-2010 |
20100183894 | METHOD FOR COATING A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WITH A FUNCTIONAL METAL AND THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - A method for coating a construction material made of metal alloy with a functional metal. The functional metal is deposited electrolytically on the surface of the construction material selectively so that the deposition occurs on the grain boundaries of the construction material and other points of discontinuity. The invention also relates to a construction material product, which is selectively coated with a functional metal. | 07-22-2010 |
20100190028 | METAL MOULDING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A metal molding ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100221570 | Porous Metal Bodies Used for Attenuating Aviation Turbine Noise - A structural element used for attenuating aviation turbine noise is provided with pores ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100233505 | Method for Production of Thin Sheet Metal - A composite component comprising at least one first and one second sheet metal plate with at least one layer of a polymer arranged between the first and the second sheet metal plates provides for a component optimized with respect to the weight thereof, and which is at the same time simple to manufacture. The polymer layer of the composite component according to the invention comprises at least one foamed polymer layer of a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the foamed polymer layer comprises gas bubbles with a volume percentage of 1% to 80%, in particular 5% to 70%. | 09-16-2010 |
20100239880 | METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES AND METALLIC COMPOSITE FOAMS WITH IN-SITU GENERATED CARBONACEOUS FIBROUS REINFORCEMENTS - An exemplary embodiment discloses a thermoformed composite powder metallurgy based material including a matrix of sintered metal particles including at least one of a metal and metal alloy; and carbon fibers within said matrix having an orientation and shape derived from a precursor fibrous matte. | 09-23-2010 |
20100304178 | CARRIER MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING WORKPIECES - A carrier material to be used as a placeholder for structuring workpieces having at least one vacuity is disclosed, said carrier material comprising at least two metal powders Mel and Mell, the standard electrode potentials of which are different at room temperature, which can be produced by a method compacting the powders, as well as a method for producing same. | 12-02-2010 |
20100330391 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE RESISTANT COMPONENT AND GAS TURBINE HOT PART - A high-temperature resistant component for a gas turbine hot part and so on is provided, which has durability and reliability enough to withstand a corrosive environment with use of the low-grade oil. The high-temperature resistant component includes an alloy substrate containing Ni, Co, or Fe as the principal component, and a thermal barrier coating formed over the surface of the substrate via a bond coat. The thermal barrier coating includes a porous thermal-barrier layer made of ceramic and an environmental barrier layer with corrosion resistance. An impregnated layer is provided between the environmental barrier layer and the thermal barrier layer. In the impregnated layer, the thermal barrier layer is impregnated with a part of the environmental barrier layer. The thermal barrier layer is made of a porous zirconia layer, and the environmental barrier layer includes silica as the principal component. The porous zirconia layer has pores impregnated with the part of the environmental barrier layer. As a result, the high-temperature resistant component has excellent corrosion resistance and excellent heat resistance. | 12-30-2010 |
20110014490 | Methods for Brazing Powder Metal Parts - A method is provided for brazing porous metal parts. By heating a filler metal such as a brazing alloy containing composition to a temperature between the solidus and liquidus temperature, the brazing alloy can be caused to partially infiltrate the pores of a porous metal part. After being infiltrated, the brazing alloy containing composition may be cooled and thereby able to form a strong adhesion between the porous metal parts and another material. The other material may, for example, be a solid material or another porous metal part. | 01-20-2011 |
20110064965 | POLYCRYSTALLINE FOAMS EXHIBITING GIANT MAGNETIC-FIELD-INDUCED DEFORMATION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Magnetic materials and methods exhibit large magnetic-field-induced deformation/strain (MFIS) through the magnetic-field-induced motion of crystallographic interfaces. The preferred materials are porous, polycrystalline composite structures of nodes connected by struts wherein the struts may be monocrystalline or polycrystalline. The materials are preferably made from magnetic shape memory alloy, including polycrystalline Ni—Mn—Ga, formed into an open-pore foam, for example, by space-holder technique. Removal of constraints that interfere with MFIS has been accomplished by introducing pores with sizes similar to grains, resulting in MFIS values of 0.12% in polycrystalline Ni—Mn—Ga foams, close to the best commercial magnetostrictive materials. Further removal of constraints has been accomplished by introducing pores smaller than the grain size, dramatically increasing MFIS to 2.0-8.7%. These strains, which remain stable over >200,000 cycles, are much larger than those of any polycrystalline, active material. | 03-17-2011 |
20110111250 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FOAMED METAL ARTICLE - A process for producing a foamed metal article comprises the steps of combining together at least one metal powder, silicon powder a gas-producing blowing agent including hydrated magnesium silicate powder, and graphite to form a mixture; compacting the mixture into a foamable metal precursor; placing the foamable metal precursor in a carrier; and heating the foamable metal precursor in the carrier to at least a predetermined temperature for at least a predetermined amount of time, to thereby cause the foamable metal precursor to foam, thus producing a foamed metal article. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111251 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FOAMED METAL ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FOAMABLE METAL PRECURSOR - A process for producing a foamed metal article comprises the steps of combining together at least one metal powder, silicon powder a gas-producing blowing agent to form a mixture; including graphite along with said mixture; compacting the mixture into a foamable metal precursor; placing the foamable metal precursor in a carrier; and heating the foamable metal precursor in the carrier to at least a predetermined temperature for at least a predetermined amount of time, to thereby cause the foamable metal precursor to foam, thus producing a foamed metal article. | 05-12-2011 |
20110183155 | MOLD, SOLIDIFIED BODY, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A mold includes: a base; and a contact surface which is provided on the base and which comes into contact with a molten material. The contact surface is provided with a first surface portion that includes a first fiber layer in which first carbon fibers are raised, and a second surface portion having different surface characteristics from the first surface portion. | 07-28-2011 |
20110206944 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SHAPED REFRACTORY METAL BODIES - The present invention relates to a process for producing shaped articles composed of refractory metals. | 08-25-2011 |
20110244264 | Mould for soldering, arrangement of moulds, a method and a component - The use of pre-sintered soldering plates, referred to as PSPs, frequently proceeds without a continuous, cohesive soldering connection between individual grains in the sinter material and between the sinter and base material. A process soldering of prefabricated, perforated, porous or drilled plates or porous, spongy, laminar material that, can be laid full-surfaced on a base element as a plurality of tiles or as individual porous, drilled or perforated inlay elements designed contour-close on a recess in the base material is provided. To this end, the selected plate materials can be mechanically equal to the base material or otherwise set off for the particular requirements of the component insert. The solder can be offset by specific diffusible, melting-point-lowering components. A mould that has an open, continuous porosity so that melted or fluid solder can flow through from the one surface to the other surface is also provided. | 10-06-2011 |
20110262766 | Method of Producing a Metal Foam by Oscillations and Thus Obtained Metal Foam Product - The invention relates to a method of producing a bubbled metal foam, wherein adjusting the size of the bubbles takes place simultaneously with forming the bubbles by means of oscillations induced by longitudinal waves within the formation region of the bubbles. In this way, a decrease in bubble size which can be effected in an uncontrolled way after said bubbles had been created can be avoided. | 10-27-2011 |
20110274942 | CORROSION RESISTANT ALUMINUM FOAM PRODUCTS - An aluminum foam product that exhibits superior resistance to corrosion and oxidation in aqueous environments. The invention comprises the incorporation of chemical buffering agents, such as anhydrous borax (Na | 11-10-2011 |
20110287279 | HIGHLY CORROSION-RESISTANT POROUS METAL MEMBER - A porous metal member composed of an alloy at least containing nickel and tungsten is provided. The alloy may contain 50 to 80 wt % of nickel and 20 to 50 wt % of tungsten and may further contain 10 wt % or less of phosphorus and/or 10 wt % or less of boron. Such a porous metal member can be produced by, for example, making a porous base such as a urethane foam be electrically conductive, forming an alloy film containing nickel and tungsten, then removing the porous base from the alloy film, and subsequently reducing the alloy. | 11-24-2011 |
20120009437 | LOW HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT ZINC/NICKEL PLATING FOR HIGH STRENGTH STEELS - The invention provides a method for producing a corrosion-resistant article, where the article is conductive and subject to hydrogen uptake during electroplating of a coating. The method comprises electroplating a zinc/nickel coating on the article in an aqueous, basic plating solution containing zinc and nickel ions. The method uses an electrolyte in the form of a soluble hydroxide salt with the weight ratio of zinc ions to nickel ions in the solution being sufficient to provide the coating comprising from about 85% to about 95% by weight zinc, and about 5% to about 15% by weight nickel. The plating solution is substantially free of brightening agents which retard hydrogen bake-out. | 01-12-2012 |
20120070683 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE - There is provided a manufacturing method of an aluminum structure, including a conductive treatment process of forming an electrically conductive layer on a surface of a resin molded body, the electrically conductive layer being made of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, palladium, nickel, copper, cobalt, iron, and aluminum, and a plating process of plating the resin molded body subjected to the conductive treatment process with aluminum in a molten salt bath. The manufacturing method of an aluminum structure allows aluminum plating on the surface of even a porous resin molded body having a three-dimensional network structure. In particular, there is also provided a manufacturing method of an aluminum structure that can form porous aluminum having a large area. | 03-22-2012 |
20120077057 | Galvanostatic Dealloying for Fabrication of Constrained Blanket Nanoporous Gold Films - A system and method for fabricating a blanket metallic nanoporous film positioned a substrate in an electrochemical cell using a galvanostatic dealloying method where areal current density is directly controlled and the process is terminated when the potential reaches a predetermined cut-off value. A blanket metallic nanoporous film attached to a substrate that is substantially crack free, has a bicontinuous porous structure with the interconnecting ligaments having a length scale from 10 nm to 30 nm, and has a continuous interconnected porous region having a length scale from 10 nm to 30 nm. | 03-29-2012 |
20120094142 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS SINTERED ALUMINUM, AND POROUS SINTERED ALUMINUM - This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing a sintering aid element to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; forming the raw aluminum mixed powder into a formed object prior to sintering having pores; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to produce porous sintered aluminum, wherein the sintering aid element is titanium, and when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), then a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm-10 (° C.)≦T≦685 (° C.). | 04-19-2012 |
20120114966 | CERAMIC/METAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ceramic/metal composite structure includes an aluminum oxide substrate, an interface bonding layer and a copper sheet. The interface bonding layer is disposed on the aluminum oxide substrate. The copper sheet is disposed on the interface bonding layer. The interface bonding layer bonds the aluminum oxide substrate to the copper sheet. Some pores are formed near or in the interface bonding layer. A porosity of the interface bonding layer is substantially smaller than or equal to 25%. A method of manufacturing the ceramic/metal composite structure is also provided. | 05-10-2012 |
20120121925 | COATED ARTICLES, ELECTRODEPOSITION BATHS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS - Coated articles, electrodeposition baths, and related systems are described. The article may include a base material and a coating comprising silver formed thereon. In some embodiments, the coating comprises a silver-based alloy, such as a silver-tungsten alloy. The coating can exhibit desirable properties and characteristics such as durability (e.g., wear), hardness, corrosion resistance, and high conductivity, which may be beneficial, for example, in electrical and/or electronic applications. In some cases, the coating may be applied using an electrodeposition process. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135265 | LASER PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METALLIC OBJECTS, AND OBJECT OBTAINED THEREFROM - Procedure for the manufacture of metal articles with a laser includes the following phases. Prepare at least a metal substrate, deposit on said substrate at least a layer of commercially pure zirconium or its alloys in the form of powder. Said layer is cut with at least a laser beam having a ratio between power and translation speed between 0.12-0.20 W·s/mm. | 05-31-2012 |
20120141819 | POROUS SILICON ARTICLE AND ABOUT METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A porous silicon article includes a substrate; a silicon metal layer formed on the substrate; and about a porous silicon layer formed on the silicon metal layer. The silicon metal layer is a silicon layer doped with M that is at least one element selected from a group consisting of aluminum, magnesium and about calcium, the content of M in the silicon metal layer is between about 30 wt % and about 50 wt %. | 06-07-2012 |
20120141820 | POROUS METAL ARTICLE AND ABOUT METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A porous metal article includes a substrate; a metal layer formed on the substrate; and a porous metal layer formed on the metal layer. The metal layer is a noble metal layer doped with M that is at least one element selected from a group consisting of aluminum, magnesium and calcium, the content of M in the metal layer is between about 30 wt % and about 70 wt %. | 06-07-2012 |
20120177942 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A composite structure for an electronic device includes: a metallic base part made from a metallic material and having at least one bonding region; at least one porous protrusion made from a sintered metal powder and bonded to and protruding from the bonding region; and at least one feature molded over the porous protrusion. | 07-12-2012 |
20120183804 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE - Provided is a method of producing an aluminum structure using a porous resin molded body having a three-dimensional network structure, with which it is possible to form an aluminum structure having a low oxide content in the surface of aluminum (i.e., having an oxide film with a small thickness), and in particular, it is possible to obtain an aluminum porous body that has a large area. The method includes a step of preparing an aluminum-coated resin molded body in which an aluminum layer is formed, directly or with another layer therebetween, on a surface of a resin molded body composed of urethane, and a heat treatment step in which the aluminum-coated resin molded body is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 270° C. and lower than 660° C. to decompose the resin molded body. | 07-19-2012 |
20120196146 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS INCLUDING CARBON NANOFIBER COMPOSITES - One embodiment is a gas turbine engine component including a metal foam nanofiber composite. Another embodiment is a gas turbine engine component including a ceramic foam nanofiber composite. Other embodiments include unique gas turbine engine components including foam nanofiber composites. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196147 | COMPOSITE METAL FOAM AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to density ratio. The composite metal foams can be prepared by various techniques, such as powder metallurgy and casting. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202089 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING PRECURSOR FOR FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL AND PRODUCING FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL, PRECURSOR FOR FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL, AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL - The present invention provides a qualitatively-stable functionally gradient material precursor having gradient material composition, as well as a production method of the functionally gradient material precursor, at low cost. Further, the present invention provides a functionally gradient material having gradient material composition, or having both gradient material composition and gradient porosity, so as to achieve high-functionality; as well as a production method of the functionally gradient material. A functionally gradient material precursor is formed by the steps of: forming plural kinds of metal foam precursors, each obtained by performing heat treatment on a metal member so that a plurality of pores are generated within the metal member, by making the material composition of the metal member different; and friction stir welding the plural kinds of metal foam precursors. Further, a functionally gradient material is formed by performing heat treatment on the functionally gradient material. | 08-09-2012 |
20120225315 | Porous Light-Emitting Compositions - Light-emitting devices are prepared by coating a porous substrate using a polymer-assisted deposition process. Solutions of metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for metal precursor were coated onto porous substrates. The coated substrates were heated at high temperatures under a suitable atmosphere. The result was a substrate with a conformal coating that did not substantially block the pores of the substrate. | 09-06-2012 |
20120244375 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, a bonding layer formed on the substrate, a plurality of nickel-chromium-nitrogen layers and a plurality of silver-cerium alloy layers formed on the bonding layer. The bonding layer is a nickel-chromium layer. Each nickel-chromium-nitrogen layer interleaves with one silver-cerium alloy layer. One of the nickel-chromium-nitrogen layers is directly formed on the bonding layer. A method for making the coated article is also described. | 09-27-2012 |
20120244376 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, a bonding layer formed on the substrate, a plurality of nickel-chromium-nitrogen layers and a plurality of copper-cerium alloy layers formed on the bonding layer. The bonding layer is a nickel-chromium layer. Each nickel-chromium-nitrogen layer interleaves with one copper-cerium alloy layer. One of the nickel-chromium-nitrogen layers is directly formed on the bonding layer. A method for making the coated article is also described. | 09-27-2012 |
20120244377 | POROUS METAL ARTICLE AND ABOUT METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A porous metal article includes a substrate, a metal layer formed on the substrate, and a porous metal layer formed on the metal layer. The metal layer is a noble metal layer doped with M, M comprising an element selected from a group consisting of aluminum, magnesium and calcium, the content of M in the metal layer is between about 30 wt % and about 70 wt %. The metal layer has a thickness between about 1 micrometer and about 8 micrometers. The porous metal layer has a thickness between about 2 micrometers and about 4 micrometers. | 09-27-2012 |
20120270063 | Thermal Barrier Coating Having Low Thermal Conductivity - A metallic article adapted to be exposed to a gas during operation conditions is provided. The metallic article includes a metallic substrate, and a thermal barrier coating on the metallic substrate for restricting heat transfer from the gas to the metallic substrate. The thermal barrier coating includes a coating of a ceramic material formed by a deposition of powdered particles of said ceramic material defining a porous microstructure, wherein the porous microstructure has an average pore size ‘d’, such that | 10-25-2012 |
20120295129 | METAL MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METAL MEMBER - A metallic material containing both a second constituent and a third constituent having positive and negative heats of mixing relative to a first constituent, respectively, and including a compound, an alloy or a nonequilibrium alloy having a melting point that is higher than the solidifying point of a metal bath made of the first constituent is placed in the metal bath. The metal bath is controlled to a temperature lower than a minimum value of a liquidus temperature within a range of compositional variations in which the amount of the third constituent in the metallic material decreases down to a point where the metallic material becomes substantially the second constituent so that the third constituent is selectively dissolved into the metal bath. | 11-22-2012 |
20120321905 | NANO AND MICRO STRUCTURED CERAMIC THERMAL BARRIER COATING - A layer system is provided. The layer system includes a substrate and a two layered ceramic layer with an inner ceramic layer and an outer ceramic layer. The ductility of the ceramic layer is improved by an inner ceramic layer with a nano structure. The layer system also may include a metallic bond coat. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321906 | METAL-COATED POLYMER ARTICLE OF HIGH DURABILITY AND VACUUM AND/OR PRESSURE INTEGRITY - Metal-coated polymer articles containing structural substantially porosity-free, fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings/layers optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein on polymer substrates, are disclosed. The substantially porosity-free metallic coatings/layers/patches are applied to polymer or polymer composite substrates to provide, enhance or restore vacuum/pressure integrity and fluid sealing functions. Due to the excellent adhesion between the metallic coating and the polymer article satisfactory thermal cycling performance is achieved. The invention can also be employed as a repair/refurbishment technique. The fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight articles, precision molds, sporting goods, aerospace and automotive parts and other components exposed to thermal cycling and stress created by erosion and impact damage. | 12-20-2012 |
20130022834 | Method For Manufacturing A Metal Assembly - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aluminum/metal assembly consisting of a metal layer made of a first metal on the surface of a metal object made of a second metal, the first or second metal being aluminum, wherein said method includes the following steps: placing a metal foam having an open porosity on a surface of the metal object, and applying mechanical sress to the metal foam in such a manner that said foam becomes embedded in the surface of the object. | 01-24-2013 |
20130040163 | STAINLESS STEEL-AND-AMORPHOUS ALLOY COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - A stainless steel-and-amorphous alloy composite includes a stainless steel part and an amorphous alloy part. The stainless steel part has nano-pores defined in a surface thereof. The amorphous alloy part is integrally bonded to the surface having the nano-pores. A method for manufacturing the composite is also described. | 02-14-2013 |
20130115479 | POROUS CERAMIC COATING SYSTEM - A coating system having two layers of porous coatings is provided. The layers include a tightly controlled and matched porosity. The layer system also includes a substrate with a bonding layer. The inner ceramic layer and the outer ceramic layer are formed on the bonding layer. The bonding layer may comprise a MCrAlX alloy. | 05-09-2013 |
20130130052 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMAL-BARRIER PROTECTION AND MULTILAYER COATING SUITABLE FOR FORMING A THERMAL BARRIER - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a thermal barrier protection covering a superalloy metal substrate and comprising at least one metal sublayer ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130149549 | METALLIC STRUCTURES BY METALLOTHERMAL REDUCTION - Compositions made by metallothermal reduction from aerogels and phase separated glasses and glass ceramics formed and methods of producing such compositions are provided. The compositions have novel structures that incorporate nanoporous silicon and other metal, metalloid, or metal-oxide nanowires in form of three-dimensional scaffolds. Additional compositions possess unusual photoluminescence properties that indicate possible applications in lighting and electronics. | 06-13-2013 |
20130171466 | POROUS METALLIC STRUCTURES - In one aspect, there are provided methods for producing porous metallic structures, wherein the methods involve the use of collagen fibrils on the nanometer scale as a “sacrificial” scaffold upon which metal particles are deposited. Also disclosed are structures comprising a porous metallic matrix having favorable strength, porosity, and density characteristics. Structures produced in accordance with the present disclosure are useful for, inter alia, the fabrication of devices such as filters, heat exchangers, sound absorbers, electrochemical cathodes, fuel cells, catalyst supports, fluid treatment units, lightweight structures and biomaterials. | 07-04-2013 |
20130230738 | POROUS IMPLANT MATERIAL - Providing porous implant material having a strength property approximate to human bone, without arising stress shielding, and which is possible to maintain sufficient bound strength with human bone. Porous implant material according to the present invention has a plurality of porous metal bodies | 09-05-2013 |
20130295408 | POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON ROD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention provides a polycrystalline silicon rod having a total diameter of at least 150 mm, including a core A having a porosity of 0 to less than 0.01 around a thin rod, and at least two subsequent regions B and C which differ in porosity by a factor of 1.7 to 23, the outer region C being less porous than region B. | 11-07-2013 |
20130302636 | POROUS METAL ARTICLE AND ABOUT METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A porous metal article includes a substrate, a metal layer formed on the substrate, and a porous metal layer formed on the metal layer. The metal layer is a noble metal layer doped with M, M comprising an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium and calcium, the content of M in the metal layer is between about 30 wt % and about 70 wt %. | 11-14-2013 |
20130323528 | BEARING PART AND THERMAL SPRAY METHOD - The invention relates to a bearing part as well as to a spray method for manufacturing a layer system on a bearing part, in particular a connecting rod eye of a connecting rod for a reciprocating piston combustion engine, with a layer system containing at least tin being provided on a surface of the bearing part. In accordance with the invention, an outer, thermally sprayed top layer of the layer system is composed only of tin with the exception of contaminants. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323529 | BONDING MATERIAL AND BONDING BODY, AND BONDING METHOD - There is provided a bonding material capable of forming a bonding body under an inert gas atmosphere such as a nitrogen atmosphere, and capable of exhibiting a bonding strength that endures a practical use even if not a heat treatment is applied thereto at a high temperature, which is the bonding material containing silver nanoparticles coated with a fatty acid having a carbon number of 8 or less and having an average primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 200 nm or less, and silver particles having an average particle size of 0.5 μm or more and 10 μm or less, and an organic material having two or more carboxyl groups. | 12-05-2013 |
20130330569 | THERMALLY INSULATIVE ATTACHMENT - A thermally insulative component is a thermal barrier panel attached to a rigid structural member with means for attaching the insulative component to an external structure. The connection between the structural member and the thermal barrier panel is mechanically compliant to minimize intercomponent stress build up during operation. The thermal barrier panel is a fiber wrapped ceramic oxide foam insulating structure. | 12-12-2013 |
20140011045 | Brazed mechanical components and related methods - Power generation and transmission components and methods of manufacture are described in which a component is custom designed and produced in discrete layers using computer numerical controlled machining. The design is separated into layers, and the layers are individually machined to impart design features. The layers are then prepared for, and undergo a brazing process in order to build a functionally unitary mechanical component. Components according to the invention include, but are not limited to, engine blocks, cylinder heads, transmission housings, centrifugal pump housings, cylinder blocks, monoblocs (engines in which the cylinder block and cylinder head are formed as one unit), engine crank cases, automotive power train housings and many other large unit or unitary structure components. A commercial method of producing custom components is also described. | 01-09-2014 |
20140023880 | CORROSION RESISTANT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - An electrical conductor has a metal substrate. A seal layer is provided exterior of the metal substrate. A nickel layer is provided exterior of the seal layer. The seal layer is a non-nickel based metal. Optionally, the seal layer may be tin based. Optionally, the seal layer may create intermetallic interface layers with the nickel layer and the metal substrate. Optionally, the electrical conductor may constitute a contact configured for mating with at least one of a printed circuit board or another mating contact. | 01-23-2014 |
20140087206 | POROUS METAL BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a porous metal body containing at least nickel, tin, and chromium. An example of a method of producing such a porous metal body is a method including a conductive-coating-layer formation step of forming a conductive coating layer containing chromium on a surface of a porous base formed of a resin material; a metal-layer formation step of forming a nickel layer and a tin layer in any order on a surface of the conductive coating layer; a removal step of removing the porous base; and a diffusion step of, by a heat treatment, causing interdiffusion of metal atoms between the nickel layer and the tin layer and diffusing chromium contained in the conductive coating layer into the nickel layer and the tin layer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140106179 | PLATING DESIGN AND PROCESS FOR IMPROVED HERMETICITY AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GOLD-GERMANIUM SOLDER JOINTS - A solder joint and method of soldering are disclosed. Formation is controlled of atomic vacancies in a surface layer of a component to be soldered. Diffusion of the atomic vacancies during soldering is controlled. Vacancy formation may be controlled using a low current density during surface layer creation. Diffusion may be controlled by controlling layer thickness and soldering temperature. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106180 | PREFORM FOR MANUFACTURING A METAL FOAM - The invention relates to a preform intended for the manufacture of a metal foam having a porosity of between 62% and 85%, wherein it includes a set of precursors in the form of balls formed of a mixture of 12% to 25% of organic binder, 72% to 87% of sodium chloride and 1 to 3% of kalinite, the precursors have a diameter of around 1 to 10 mm and preferably of 4 mm and said precursors are obtained by granulating the mixture using the fluidized bed process. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106181 | FOAM MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a foam material, comprising the steps: a) providing a powder material, comprising at least one metal powder and optionally at least one ceramic powder; b) providing a perform comprising a particulate material; c) mixing the powder material in the preform; and d) removing the particulate material by exposing the mixture obtained in step c) to the solvent, wherein the particulate material is soluble in the solvent and to a foam material obtainable by said method. | 04-17-2014 |
20140170435 | HOLLOW AIRFOIL WITH COMPOSITE COVER AND FOAM FILLER - A hollow article includes a metallic hollow article formed from a having a first major surface, an internal cavity with an opening in the first major surface, and a socket around the opening; a cover of composite material received in the socket and covering the opening; and a filler material of foam in the internal cavity. | 06-19-2014 |
20140186652 | PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE A METAL FOAM PROVIDED WITH CHANNELS AND METAL FOAM THUS PRODUCED - A manufacturing process for a metal foam provided with at least one channel and intended namely for the manufacture of heat exchangers using a preform of balls. A foundry core constituted by a central core and a coating of a material fusible at low temperature are arranged in a foundry mould, the preform is then tightly arranged around the core, the fusible material is then eliminated by heating at a low temperature, then the molten metal mass is cast in the mould in order to fill the free spaces between the balls and between the balls and the central core, and lastly the balls are eliminated. | 07-03-2014 |
20140193661 | Sinter Bonded Porous Metallic Coatings - A composite structure includes a substrate with pores of a first mean pore size and a coating on at least one surface of that substrate. This coating has pores of a second mean pore size where the first mean pore size is equal to or greater than said second mean pore size. When the pore size of the coating is effective to capture particulate greater than 0.2 micron, the composite may be formed into a filter effective to remove microbes from a fluid medium. One method to form the porous coating on the substrate includes the steps of: (a) forming a suspension of sinterable particles in a carrier fluid and containing the suspension in a reservoir; (b) maintaining the suspension by agitation in the reservoir; (c) immersing the substrate in the reservoir; (c) applying a first coating of the suspension to the substrate; (d) removing the substrate with the applied first coating from the reservoir; and (e) sintering the sinterable particles to the substrate thereby forming a coated substrate. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193662 | STAINLESS STEEL-AND-AMORPHOUS ALLOY COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - A stainless steel-and-amorphous alloy composite includes a stainless steel part and an amorphous alloy part. The stainless steel part has nano-pores defined in a surface thereof. The amorphous alloy part is integrally bonded to the surface having the nano-pores. A method for manufacturing the composite is also described. | 07-10-2014 |
20140295209 | Material having pores on surface, and method for manufacturing same - This invention makes it possible to impart bioactivity to a variety of materials by sandblasting to form pores in the surface thereof. | 10-02-2014 |
20140342179 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHAPING SHEET MATERIALS THAT INCLUDE METALLIC GLASS-BASED MATERIALS - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention advantageously shape sheet materials that include metallic glass-based materials. In one embodiment, a method of shaping a sheet of material including a metallic glass-based material includes: heating a metallic glass-based material within a first region within a sheet of material to a temperature greater than the glass transition temperature of the metallic glass-based material; where the sheet of material has a thickness of between 0.1 mm and 10 mm; where at least some portion of the sheet of material does not include metallic glass-based material that is heated above its respective glass transition temperature when the metallic glass-based material within the first region is heated above its respective glass transition temperature; and deforming the metallic glass-based material within the first region while the temperature of the metallic glass-based material within the first region is greater than its respective glass transition temperature. | 11-20-2014 |
20140370326 | NANOPOROUS STRUCTURES BY REACTIVE ION ETCHING - A method for forming porous metal structures and the resulting structure may include forming a metal structure above a substrate. A masking layer may be formed above the metal structure, and then etched using a reactive ion etching process with a mask etchant and a metal etchant. Etching the masking layer may result in the formation of a plurality of pores in the metal structure. In some embodiments, the metal structure may include a first end region, a second end region, and an intermediate region. Before etching the masking layer, a protective layer may be formed above the first end region and the second end region, so that the plurality of pores is contained within the intermediate region. In some embodiments, the intermediate metal region may be a nanostructure such as a nanowire. | 12-18-2014 |
20150099138 | POROUS ALUMINUM BODY, HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL, AND HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE - Provided is a porous aluminum body capable of being used as a heat transfer material having a very large specific surface area, a good heat-exchange efficiency, and a low pressure drop of a gas. The porous aluminum body contains aluminum as a main component. The porous aluminum body has a three-dimensional network structure and has a specific surface area (Y) represented by a (Formula) below. | 04-09-2015 |
20150322586 | BONDING WIRE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A BONDING WIRE - A bonding wire comprises a core wire generally made of silver or a silver alloy, and the coating material is selected from one or more of: gold, palladium, platinum, rhodium. Alternatively, the core wire is generally made of copper or a copper alloy, and the coating material is selected from one or more of: palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium. For both core wires, the coating material can be selected from a group of materials with the following characteristics: (1) the materials' melting temperature is higher than the melting temperature of the core wire material, respectively; (2) the materials' molten surface tension is higher than that of the core wire material, respectively; (3) the materials show a high resistance to oxide formation between the melting temperature of the core wire material and the melting temperature of the respective material itself; and (4) the coating material has the additional characteristic that the material's melting temperature is lower than the boiling temperature of the core wire material. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327364 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE FORMED WITH COPPER THIN LAYER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURED THEREBY - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for producing a substrate formed with a copper thin layer. The method includes providing a carrier, forming a separation-inducing layer on the surface of the carrier, forming a copper thin layer on the separation-inducing layer, and bonding a core to the copper thin layer. | 11-12-2015 |
20150368821 | Fabricating Porous Metallic Coatings Via Electrodeposition and Compositions Thereof - A method is provided for creating a porous coating on a surface of a substrate by electrodeposition. The substrate is a part of the cathode. An anode is also provided. A coating is deposited or disposed on the surface by applying a voltage that creates a plurality of porous structures on the surface to be coated. Continuing to apply a voltage creates additional porosity and causes portions of the attached porous structures to detach. A covering layer is created by applying a voltage that creates a thin layer that covers the attached porous structures and the detached portions which binds the porous structures and detached portions together. | 12-24-2015 |
20150374882 | Porous material - Porous material made with metal or metal alloy, which may be a coating, can be made from a first intermediate and then a second intermediate. For instance, the first intermediate may be provided by providing the metal or metal alloy, and a pore-holding substance; and combining the metal or metal alloy, and the pore-holding substance. The second intermediate can be provided, for instance, by forming from the first intermediate, a matrix of metal or metal alloy, in which is dispersed the pore-holding substance, for example, with thermal spraying. The porous material can be made by contacting the second intermediate with a pore-forming substance under conditions such that pore-holding substance in the matrix contacted with the pore-forming substance is reduced in size or removed to leave pores in remaining metal or metal alloy to provide a constituent of a metal or metal alloy with pores. | 12-31-2015 |
20160000964 | BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - This invention relates to a biodegradable implant including magnesium, wherein the magnesium contains, as impurities, (i) manganese (Mn); and (ii) one selected from the group consisting of iron (Fe), nickel (Ni) and mixtures of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni), wherein the impurities satisfy the following condition: 0(i)≦5, and an amount of the impurities is 1 part by weight or less but exceeding 0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the magnesium, and to a method of manufacturing the same. | 01-07-2016 |
20160025344 | LOW POROSITY AUXETIC SHEET - A low porosity sheet material comprising an arrangement of elongated void structures, each of the elongated void structures including one or more substructures, a first plurality of first elongated void structures and a second plurality of second elongated void structures, each of the first and second elongated void structures having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axes of the first elongated void structures being perpendicular to the major axes of the second elongated void structures, the first and second pluralities of elongated void structures being arranged in an array of rows and columns, each of the rows and each of the columns alternating between the first and the second elongated void structures, wherein a porosity of the elongated void structures is below about 10%. | 01-28-2016 |
20160031011 | SYNTACTIC METAL MATRIX MATERIALS AND METHODS - A syntactic metal foam composite that is substantially fully dense except for syntactic porosity is formed from a mixture of ceramic microballoons and matrix forming metal. The ceramic microballoons have a uniaxial crush strength and a much higher omniaxial crush strength. The mixture is continuously constrained while it is consolidated. The constraining force is less than the omniaxial crush strength. The substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite is then constrained and deformation worked at a substantially constant volume. This deformation causes at least work hardening and grain refinement in the matrix metal. The resulting deformed syntactic metal foam composite has an energy absorption capacity that is at least 1.5 to 2 or 3 times or more the energy absorption capacity of the precursor substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite. | 02-04-2016 |
20160086743 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, ELECTRODE USING THE ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, EACH USING THE ELECTRODE - A three-dimensional network aluminum porous body which enables to produce an electrode continuously, an electrode using the aluminum porous body, and a method for producing the electrode is disclosed. A long sheet-shaped three-dimensional network aluminum porous body is provided to be used as a base material in a method for producing an electrode including at least winding off, a thickness adjustment step, a lead welding step, an active material filling step, a drying step, a compressing step, a cutting step and winding-up, wherein the three-dimensional network aluminum porous body has a tensile strength of 0.2 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less. | 03-24-2016 |
20160107342 | METAL-AND-RESIN COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A metal-resin composite includes a metal member and a resin member, the metal member has a plurality of metal posts formed on a surface of the metal member, the resin member is filled spaces between adjacent metal posts and covers the surface of the metal member to bond with the metal member. | 04-21-2016 |
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