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| 20120021246 | WELD METAL AND WELDED STRUCTURE HAVING WELD JOINTS USING THE SAME To provide weld metal that has a high strength and toughness in the as-welded condition or in the annealed condition. The weld metal of the present invention contains by weight %, C: 0.04-0.15%, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 1.0-1.9%, Ni: 1.0-4.0%, Cr: 0.10-1.0%, Mo: 0.20 to 1... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110177358 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR METAL SURFACES A coating for a metal surface that provides excellent resistance to both electrochemical corrosion and mechanical insult is provided. The coating involves at least an inner coating that is a sacrificial anodic layer and an outer coating that is a protective dielectric m... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110008645 | PROCESS FOR COATING METALLIC SURFACES WITH A PASSIVATING AGENT, THE PASSIVATING AGENT AND ITS USE The invention relates to a process for coating metal surfaces with an aqueous composition in the form of a solution or in the form of a dispersion, the composition comprising at least one phosphate, at least 3 g/l of at least one titanium or/and zirconium compound and a... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100159270 | DURABLE THERMAL BARRIER COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATED ARTICLES, AND COATING METHODS A composition useful as a thermal barrier coating on a superalloy substrate intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating comprises zirconia stabilized in a predominately tetragonal phase. The composition includes a ceramic component consisting essential... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20090324989 | MULTILAYER THERMAL BARRIER COATING Components (1) have a thermal barrier coating (2-6) on the surface thereof, wherein the thermal barrier coating includes at least one layer (3) having chemically stabilized zirconia, and wherein at least indirectly adjacent to the layer (3... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090297878 | Extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light and method for maufacturing the same An extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light. The coating structure includes a substrate and a coating module. The coating module is formed on a front surface of the substrate and compose... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090297885 | Composite Comprising An Inorganic Substrate With A Coating Comprising Activated Carbon And Metal Sulfide A composite comprising an inorganic substrate with a coating comprising activated carbon and a metal sulfide. The composite may be used, for example, for the removal of a contaminant, such as mercury, from a fluid stream.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090229865 | CONDUCTOR FOR FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD OF SAME, AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE USING SAME A conductor for a flexible substrate, used for a flexible flat cable or disposed inside a flexible printed-circuit board, according to the present invention comprises: a base conductor made of Cu or Cu-alloy; a plating film made of Sn or Sn-alloy formed on a surface of ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090186237 | CMAS-Resistant Thermal Barrier Coatings A coating including a CMAS-resistant layer with a rare earth oxide. The CMAS-resistant layer is essentially free of zirconia and hafnia, and may further include at least one of alumina, silica, and combinations thereof.... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090169914 | Thermal Barrier Coating Systems Including a Rare Earth Aluminate Layer for Improved Resistance to CMAS Infiltration and Coated Articles Thermal barrier coating systems for use with hot section components of a gas turbine engine include an inner layer overlying a bond coated substrate and a top layer overlying at least a portion of the inner layer. The inner layer includes a thermal barrier material such... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090061254 | Polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels Polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels are disclosed. The polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels have small grain sizes and may be deposited on substrates as thick one-piece deposits. The polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spi... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080318081 | Malleable, High Mechanical Strength Aluminum Alloy Which Can be Anodized in a Decorative Manner, Method for Producing the Same and Aluminum Product Based on Said Alloy The invention relates to a malleable, high mechanical strength aluminum alloy of the AlMgSi type which can be anodized in a decorative manner, to a semifinished product produced from said alloy, in the shape of strips, sheets or extruded profiles, and to a structural co... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080305356 | Diffusion barriers in modified air brazes A method for joining two ceramic parts, or a ceramic part and a metal part, and the joint formed thereby. The method provides two or more parts, a braze consisting of a mixture of copper oxide and silver, a diffusion barrier, and then heats the braze for a time and at a... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080261070 | AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTING AND CONDUCTING TRANSPARENT METAL OXIDE THIN FILMS AND PRODUCTION THEREOF Metal oxide thin films and production thereof are disclosed. An exemplary method of producing a metal oxide thin film may comprise introducing at least two metallic elements and oxygen into a process chamber to form a metal oxide. The method may also comprise depositing... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080254314 | METHODS FOR FORMING AN ENRICHED METAL OXIDE SURFACE Methods of forming a metal oxide surface that is enriched with metal oxide in its higher oxidation state are provided. A metal oxide surface that is enriched with metal oxide in its higher oxidation state is also provided.... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080241581 | Epitaxial Layer Structures and Precursors for Topotactic Anion Exchange Oxide Films This invention disclosure describes methods for the fabrication of metal oxide films on surfaces by topotactic anion exchange, and laminate structures enabled by the method. A precursor metal-nonmetal film is deposited on the surface, and is subsequently oxidized via to... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080217382 | Metal-ceramic composite air braze with ceramic particulate A method for joining together two or more ceramic and/or metal parts by providing a braze consisting of a mixture of copper oxide, silver, and ceramic particulate. The braze is placed upon the surfaces of the parts, which are then held together for sufficient time and a... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080193791 | Zirconium-doped zinc oxide structures and methods Methods of forming transparent conducting oxides and devices formed by these methods are shown. Monolayers that contain zinc and monolayers that contain zirconium are deposited onto a substrate and subsequently processed to form zirconium-doped zinc oxide. The resulting... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080118770 | Method for Manufacturing Ultra-Hydrophilic Thin Film Coated Metal Product, and Ultra-Hydrophilic Thin Film Coated Metal Product The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing an ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product, and an ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product. In order to easily produce an air conditioning metal material having excellent hydrophilic and aging ... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080102307 | Multi-layered bearing The invention describes a multi-layered bearing with a supporting metal layer, optionally a bearing metal layer disposed on top of it, an anti-friction layer on top of the latter as well as a wearing layer on top of it. The wearing layer is made from bismuth or a bismut... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080048569 | DIELECTRIC ELEMENT AND ELECTRON EMITTER Provided are a dielectric element and an electron emitter exhibiting suppressed deterioration of element characteristics, which deterioration would otherwise occur with repeated use thereof. An electron emitter (i.e., a dielectric element) of the present invention is co... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080038579 | Metal Product, Method of Manufacturing a Metal Product and Use Thereof A metal product having a metallic substrate in the form of a tube, strip, foil wire, fibre or bar has a decorative coating consisting of at least two different layers. One layer is based on a metal or metal alloy and one layer is based on a transparent oxide. The produc... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070298278 | SURFACE-POLISHABLE IRIDIUM OXIDE COMPOSITE HYDROGEN ION ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a surface-polishable iridium oxide composite hydrogen ion electrode and a method of manufacturing the same, and, more particularly, a surface-polishable iridium oxide composite hydrogen ion electrode, which has a long life due to its excellent physic... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070287025 | Transparent Conductor, Transparent Electrode, Solar Cell, Light Emitting Device And Display Panel With regard to a substrate for a transparent electrode and transparent conductive thin film each having transparency and conductivity, a transparent metal material and transparent electrode are provided which are capable of being stably supplied and are composed of raw ... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070042216 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a zinc oxide thin film at low temperatures The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a zinc oxide thin film with high transparency and high conductivity on a surface of a flexible substrate such as plastic without the indispensable requirement of doping impurities. In the method of formin... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070015002 | Oxygen-donor and catalytic coatings of metal oxides and metals A method to fabricate thin, penetrating coatings of metal oxides with oxygen storage capability is disclosed. The application of these coating in diesel exhaust particulate oxidation, carbonization prevention in ethylene cracking pipes etc. is also disclosed. In this me... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070009756 | Bearing material coated slide member and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a bearing material coated slide member manufactured by coating a bearing material on a sliding surface of a slide member, and a method for manufacturing the same, in which the bearing material is composed of an Sn containing alloy powder, ... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060182989 | Thin cast strip with protective layer, and method for making the same A steel strip made with protective layer of less than 100 nanometers with Fe203 adjacent the base metal of the strip. The steel strip may be made by assembling two casting rolls in lateral relationship to form a nip there between through which stri... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060166016 | Thermal/environmental barrier coating for silicon-comprising materials An article comprising a substrate formed of a silicon-comprising material, such as an article exposed to the hostile thermal environment of a gas turbine engine. The article further comprises an environmental barrier layer, e.g., an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate,... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060166019 | Thermal/environmental barrier coating for silicon-comprising materials An article comprising a substrate formed of a silicon-comprising material, such as an article exposed to the hostile thermal environment of a gas turbine engine. The article further comprises an environmental barrier layer formed by chemical vapor deposition and compris... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060166018 | Environmental barrier coating with physical barrier layer for silicon-comprising materials An article comprising a substrate formed of a silicon-comprising material, such as an article exposed to the hostile thermal environment of a gas turbine engine. The article further comprises an environmental barrier layer, e.g., an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate,... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060166017 | THERMAL/ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING WITH TRANSITION LAYER FOR SILICON-COMPRISING MATERIALS An article comprising a substrate formed of a silicon-comprising material, such as an article exposed to the hostile thermal environment of a gas turbine engine. The article further comprises an environmental barrier layer, e.g., an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate,... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060166015 | THERMAL/ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING WITH TRANSITION LAYER FOR SILICON-COMPRISING MATERIALS An article comprising a substrate formed of a silicon-comprising material, such as an article exposed to the hostile thermal environment of a gas turbine engine. The article further comprises an environmental barrier layer, e.g., an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate,... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060099442 | Protective coating for substrates that are subjected to high temperatures and method for producing said coating As a rule, chromium-oxide forming materials for high temperatures, in particular chromium-based alloys or chromium-rich alloys based on iron (ferritic steel), are used as interconnector materials that are subjected to high temperatures. At SOFC operating temperatures, s... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060099444 | Ceramic sprayed member-cleaning method, program for implementing the method, storage medium storing the program, and ceramic sprayed member A ceramic sprayed member-cleaning method which is capable of reliably suppressing desorption and attachment of water. The surface of a ceramic sprayed member and water are chemically bonded to each other, whereby the water is stabilized. Water physically adsorbed on the... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20050282034 | Corrosion resistant member and method for manufacturing the same A corrosion resistant member comprising a base material made of ceramics or a metal and at least one layer of corrosion resistant film formed on the surface of the former. At least one layer of the corrosion resistant film is a corrosion resistant film formed from a com... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050196631 | Layered deposition braze material The invention is a method of bonding a ceramic part (6) to a metal part (4) by heating a component assembly (2) comprised of the metal part (4), the ceramic part (6), and a thin laminated interlayer material (8) placed between t... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050175853 | Composite body made of ceramic layers and method for the production thereof A composite body made of at least two ceramic layers, in which the ceramic layers are permanently bonded to one another at defined bonding points by a contact layer made of a bonding material. To achieve a permanent, thermally stable bond of ceramic layers having differ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050058850 | Multilayered film having excellent wear resistance, heat resistance and adhesion to substrate and method for producing the same A multilayered film of the present invention includes a hard film provided on a substrate and including a compound of essential metal components, Al and Ti, with C, N, B, or O, and an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the hard film, the intermediate la... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050031856 | MAGNESIUM CONTAINING ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND ANODIZING PROCESS An anodized aluminum alloy comprises an aluminum alloy comprising magnesium in an amount greater than 3 weight percent based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy; and a clear porous oxide layer having a thickness greater than about 5 micrometers disposed on and int... | 02/10/2005 |
