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| 7513961 | High strength alloys and methods for making same A family of extremely fine-grained alloys are used to make coatings or free-standing bodies having desirable properties for use as a heat-resistant and wear-resistant material. In an illustrative embodiment, the alloys are comprised of a multiplicity of alternate, m... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7361237 | High-strength isotropic steel, method for making steel plates and resulting plates A steel having a composition, expressed in wt. %, of: 0.03≦C≦0.06; 0.50≦Mn≦1.10; 0.08≦Si≦0.20; 0.015≦Al≦0.070; N≦0.007; Ni≦0.040; Cu≦0.040; P≦0.035; S≦0.015; Mo≦0.008; Ti≦0.005; and boron in an amount such that: 0.65≦B/N≦1.60, the r... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344608 | Method and apparatus for heat-treating an article and a fixture for use in the same A substrate (33) is clamped into a fixture (32) and material is deposited thereon to form a complex article (40). The article (40) produced is packed, using ceramic inserts (42) and a coating (41). The packing (42) en... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316844 | Spin-on protective coatings for wet-etch processing of microelectronic substrates New protective coating layers for use in wet etch processes during the production of semiconductor and MEMS devices are provided. The layers include a primer layer, a first protective layer, and an optional second protective layer. The primer layer preferably compri... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294411 | Brazing product and method of its manufacture The invention relates to a brazing sheet product comprising a core sheet, a clad layer on said core sheet made of an aluminum alloy containing silicon in an amount in the range of 4 to 14% by weight, an optional layer comprising nickel on the outersurface of said cl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7244320 | Methods for repairing gas turbine engine components Systems and methods for repairing Thermo-Span® gas turbine engine components are described herein. Embodiments of these methods minimize post-weld residual stresses in a weld repaired Thermo-Span® component by solution heat treating the component by heating the co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238420 | Alpha ALONanotemplates A method for preparing an α-Al2O3 nanotemplate of fully crystalline α-Al2O3 directly on the surface of a metal alloy is provided. Also provided is a related apparatus. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235745 | Resistor material with metal component for use in circuitized substrates, circuitized substrate utilizing same, method of making said ciruitized substrate, and information handling system utilizing said ciruitized substrate A material for use as part of an internal resistor within a circuitized substrate includes a polymer resin and a quantity of nano-powders including a mixture of at least one metal component and at least one ceramic component. The ceramic component may be a ferroelec... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219442 | Drying method The vacuum contact drying takes place in a device with a horizontally-arranged heated cylinder (1), a stirrer circulating with a very small wall separation, a blade (4) arranged on the stirrer and optionally an injection line (6), also arranged ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204494 | Split stabilizer and process for establishing a toothed connection of the outer rotary part to one of the two stabilizer parts A connection of the stabilizer parts of a two-part stabilizer to an actuator is usually performed in a positive-locking manner, as a result of which an additional axial securing and hydraulic sealing toward the outside become necessary. To simplify the design and th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179541 | Heat treatment method for a cold-rolled strip with an Ni and/or Co surface coating, sheet metal producible by said method and battery can producible by said method A method for heat treatment of a cold rolled strip with a surface coating of Ni and/or Co and incorporated non-metallic elements C and/or S, if need be with the addition of Fe, In, Pd, Au and/or Bi, whereby the cold rolled strip has a low carbon content. Since the c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172930 | Strained silicon-on-insulator by anodization of a buried p+ silicon germanium layer A cost efficient and manufacturable method of fabricating strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrates is provided that avoids wafer bonding. The method includes growing various epitaxial semiconductor layers on a substrate, wherein at least one of the semi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172663 | Palladium-containing particles, method and apparatus of manufacture, palladium-containing devices made therefrom Provided are palladium-containing powders and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the palladium-containing particles of high quality, of a small size and narrow size distribution. An aerosol is generated from liquid feed and sent to a furnace, where liquid in d... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163754 | Sprocket wheel having a metallurgically bonded coating and method for producing same A sprocket has a base steel member including an outer toothed profile surface, at least a portion of the outer toothed profile surface having a wear and corrosion resistant coating disposed thereon; the coating comprising an alloy, the alloy comprising at least 60 w... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147726 | Mechanical method for generating nanostructures and mechanical device for generating nanostructures The present invention concerns a mechanical method for generating nanostructures in order to obtain on a surface of a metal piece a nanostructured layer of defined thickness. A quantity of perfectly spherical balls (22) are disposed in a chamber that is close... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128949 | Surface pre-treatment method for pre-coated precipitation-hardenable stainless-steel ferrous-alloy components and components pre-coated thereby The present invention relates to the use of a pre-coating process, which utilizes metallic plating as a surface pre-treatment for a ferrous-alloy precursor prior to applying a corrosion-inhibiting coating to improve the overall corrosion protection of the pre-treate... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101448 | Process for producing a cladding for a metallic component The invention relates to a process for producing a cladding for a metallic component, such as for example a tip of a turbine blade, which cladding is provided on that surface of the component which is to be clad, the process being simple and inexpensive to carry out... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063896 | Metallic surface of a body, method for producing a structured metallic surface of a body and the use thereof A method is proposed for preparing a structured metallic surface of a body or for the structuring close to the surface or the generation of metallic structures, first of all on a first metal layer or on a first intermetallic layer a second metal layer or a second in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060140 | Self-healing tribological surfaces A self-healing tribological surface comprises a shape memory material. The self-healing tribological surface can be used for recovering a scratches and/or indentations in the surface. Processes for recovering scratches or indentations generally comprises forming a s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041181 | Coated steel part with regions of different ductility A hardenable steel workpiece having two regions is first hardened so that both regions are of generally the same low ductility. Then only one of the regions is hot coated so as to increase the ductility of the one region while not heating and changing the ductility ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025838 | Ferritic stainless steel sheet with excellent workability and method for making the same A ferritic stainless steel sheet for use in automobile fuel tanks and fuel pipes having smooth surface and resistance to organic acid is provided. The sheet contains, by mass, not more than about 0.1% C, not more than about 1.0 Si, not more than about 1.5% Mn, not m... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6977016 | Surface modified stainless steel A method has been developed for surface modifications of high temperature resistant alloys, such as FeCrAl alloys, in order to increase their resistance to corrosion at high temperatures. Coating it with a Ca-containing compound before heat-treating builds a continu... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974637 | Ni-base superalloy having a thermal barrier coating system An article and TBC coating system thereon that in combination exhibit significantly improved spallation resistance. The article comprises a substrate formed of a metal alloy containing ruthenium and one or more refractory elements (e.g., tantalum, tungsten, molybden... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6958443 | Low power thermoelectric generator Disclosed is a foil segment for a thermoelectric generator comprising a top plate disposed in spaced relation above a bottom plate. An array of the foil segments is perpendicularly disposed in side-by-side arrangement between and in thermal contact with the bottom a... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953509 | Method for preparing pre-coated, metallic components and components prepared thereby A high-strength, corrosion- and heat-resistant aircraft structural component such as a fastener is prepared by providing a corrosion-resistant stainless steel or heat-resistant superalloy metallic component precursor that is not in its final heat-treated state, and ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932875 | Golf club head and method for manufacturing the same A golf club head has a metal base, face and tubular neck and a carbon-fiber cover. The face extends up vertically from one edge of the base. The tubular neck is integrally connected to the base and the face. The cover is made of a carbon-fiber material and is secure... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905783 | Steel sheet for porcelain enameling and method for production thereof, and enameled product and method for production thereof Steel sheet for porcelain enameling having excellent workability yet capable of providing an enamel layer having excellent adhesion with the steel sheet on direct-on enameling once and still free of black specks defects, a method for producing the same, as well as a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905560 | Retarding agglomeration of Ni monosilicide using Ni alloys A method for providing a low resistance non-agglomerated Ni monosilicide contact that is useful in semiconductor devices. Where the inventive method of fabricating a substantially non-agglomerated Ni alloy monosilicide comprises the steps of: forming a metal alloy l... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893727 | Metal gasket and a material for its manufacture and a method for their manufacture This invention relates to a stainless steel gasket having markedly improved strength and fatigue properties due to precipitation strengthening. Its composition comprises C: at most 0.03%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 2%, Cr: 16.0%-18.0%, Ni: 6.0%-8.0%, N: at most 0... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890665 | Martensitic stainless steel and method for manufacturing the same Martensitic stainless steel whose steel composition is restricted within a specific range for each element is provided. The scale layer formed on the surface of the base material consists of an inner layer scale mainly including FeCr2O4 and an ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881498 | Surface process involving isotropic superfinishing A surface processing method and power transmission component includes refining a surface region of a metal from a first roughness to a second roughness less than the first roughness. A solid lubricous coating or a hard coating is then deposited on the surface region... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6869690 | Zinc-diffused alloy coating for corrosion/heat protection The present invention relates to a zinc-diffused nickel alloy coating for corrosion and heat protection and to a method for forming such a coating. The coating method broadly comprises the steps of forming a plain nickel or nickel alloy coating layer on a substrate,... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866730 | Metallic-based adhesion materials A material and method for adhering at least two materials that includes the step of interposing at least one intermediate layer between the two materials and associated adhesion material. The materials to be adhered exhibit at least one characteristic dissimilarity ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6773827 | Electronic component, method for producing electronic component, and circuit board An electronic component includes external electrodes formed on a base member, each external electrode including a plurality of layers of which the outermost layer is a tin plating layer. The tin plating layer has a polycrystalline structure, and atoms of a metal oth... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767419 | Methods of forming hardened surfaces The invention encompasses a method of forming a metallic coating. A metallic glass coating is formed over a metallic substrate. After formation of the coating, at least a portion of the metallic glass can be converted into a crystalline material having a nanocrystal... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6756134 | Zinc-diffused alloy coating for corrosion/heat protection The present invention relates to a zinc-diffused nickel alloy coating for corrosion and heat protection and to a method for forming such a coating. The coating method broadly comprises the steps of forming a plain nickel or nickel alloy coating layer on a substrate,... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6749894 | Corrosion-resistant coatings for steel tubes A method of providing a protective, corrosion-resistant thin coating of a MCrX alloy on a carbon or low-alloy steel pipe or tube where M is one of nickel, cobalt or iron or combination thereof and X is one of molybdenum, silicon, tungsten or combination thereof, and... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740421 | Rolling process for producing biaxially textured substrates A method of preparing a biaxially textured article includes the steps of: rolling a metal preform while applying shear force thereto to form as-rolled biaxially textured substrate having an a rotated cube texture wherein a (100) cube face thereof is parallel to a su... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723186 | Method of manufacturing metallic film consisting of giant single crystal grains A method of manufacturing a metallic film consisting of giant single crystal grains is disclosed. The method includes depositing the metallic film on a substrate under an atmosphere of an inert gas and a specified additive gas to change a surface energy, grain bound... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723350 | Lubricious coatings for substrates The invention provides methods and kits to form water swellable gel coatings, preferably lubricious coatings, on substrates, and coated substrates thus formed. The coatings contain one or more antimicrobial metals formed with atomic disorder, together with one or mo... | 04/20/2004 |
