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| 7267890 | High-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet having fatigue resistance corrosion resistance ductility and plating adhesion after servere deformation and a method of producing the same The present invention provides: a high-strength high-ductility hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet having high fatigue resistance and corrosion resistance; a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet excellent in ductility, which i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7238430 | Composition for controlling spangle size, a coated steel product, and a coating method A method of coating of steel products such as plate and sheet using an aluminum-zinc coating alloy includes modifying the coating bath with a particulate compound constituent in effective amounts to control the spangle facet size of the coated product, improve tensi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7147933 | Tin-silver coatings The present invention relates to improved coatings for electrical or electronic connectors such as contacts or terminals used in automotive applications. Coatings in accordance with the present invention preferably comprise binary tin-silver coatings consisting of m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7074497 | Coated steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same A coated steel sheet having a coated layer on surfaces of a steel sheet of a composition containing not less than 0.1 mass % and under 3 mass % of Al, wherein a following condition A or B is met: A: An AlN precipitate layer exists on a matr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045221 | Corrosion-resistant coated copper and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated base metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy includes tin and zinc. The corrosion resistant coated base metal includes a heat created intermetallic layer primarily including copper and zinc. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7041386 | Composition for controlling spangle size, a coated steel product, and a coating method A method of coating of steel products such as plate and sheet using an aluminum-zinc coating alloy includes modifying the coating bath with a particulate compound constituent in effective amounts to control the spangle facet size of the coated product, improve tensi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026060 | Layered structure providing shielding characteristics The invention relates to a layered structure comprising a plastic substrate, at least one intermediate metallic layer on top of this plastic substrate and a metal or metal alloy layer on top of this intermediate metallic layer. The metal or metal alloy layer is appl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014923 | Method of growing a MCrAlY-coating and an article coated with the MCrAlY-coating A gas turbine component consists of a superalloy base material with a single crystal structure and a protective MCrAlY-coating. The MCrAlY-coating the MCrAlY has a γ/β-phase and single crystal structure, which is epitaxial with the base material. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6984457 | Titanium material, production thereof, and exhaust pipe (1) A titanium material composed of a substrate of pure titanium or titanium alloy and an aluminum-containing layer formed thereon having a thickness no smaller than 1 μm and containing no less than 90 mass % aluminum or aluminum plus silicon. (2) A titanium materi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982012 | Method of manufacturing steel sheet having excellent workability and shape accuracy A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet containing, in mass %, C: 0.02 to 0.04%, Si: at most 0.4%, Mn: 0.5-3.0%, P: at most 0.15%, S: at most 0.03%, Al: at most 0.50%, N: at most 0.01%, and Mo: 0.01-1.0%. The method includes performing hot rough rollin... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6939623 | High strength steel plate having superior electromagnetic shielding and hot-dip galvanizing properties The steel plate is manufactured from a composition comprising C, N and S in an amount of 0.0150% by weight or less in total; Mn in an amount of 0.2 to 0.8% by weight; Al inan amount of 0.6% by weight or less; Si in an amount of 0.4% by weight or less; Cu and/or Sn i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6924044 | Tin-silver coatings The present invention relates to improved coatings for electrical or electronic connectors such as contacts or terminals used in automotive applications. Coatings in accordance with the present invention preferably comprise binary tin-silver coatings consisting of m... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6911268 | High strength hot-dip galvanized or galvannealed steel sheet having improved plating adhesion and press formability and process for producing the same Disclosed are a high strength hot-dip galvanized or galvannealed steel sheet, which has improved press formability and plating adhesion and is useful as a member for automobile, building, electric or other members, and a process for producing the same. This h... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908693 | Sn-based metal-coated steel strip excellent in appearance and process for producing same A Sn-based metal-coated steel strip excellent in appearance comprises a Ni-based metal (such as Ni, a Ni—Sn alloy, a Ni—Zn alloy, a Ni—Fe alloy and a Ni—Co alloy) preplating layer and a Sn-based metal (such as a Sn—Zn alloy) coating formed thereon, and is ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902829 | Coated steel alloy product A high strength dual phase cold rolled steel having controlled amounts of carbon, manganese, and molybdenum is used as a starting material in a hot-dip zinc coating process to manufacture a high strength dual phase cold rolled steel having a conventional galvanized ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887590 | Galvannealed metal sheet and method for manufacture of such metal sheet The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of galvannealed metal sheet, wherein a hot strip is produced from an IF steel containing 0.01 to 0.1 wt. % silicon, wherein the hot strip is coiled at a coiler temperature no lower than 700° C. and no hi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6861159 | Corrosion-resistant coated copper and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated base metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy includes tin and zinc. The corrosion resistant coated base metal includes a heat created intermetallic layer primarily including copper and zinc. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858322 | Corrosion-resistant fuel tank A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coatin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6815087 | Aluminum-coated structural member and production method An aluminum-coated structural member includes an Al—Si—Fe alloy layer formed on a steel substrate layer. The alloy layer includes a softer region having a hardness smaller than or equal to a hardness of the steel substrate layer, extends from the surface of the ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811891 | Corrosion-resistant coated metal and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coatin... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6794060 | Corrosion-resistant coated metal and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coatin... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6709770 | Steel sheet hot dip coated with Zn-Al-Mg having high Al content A high Al hot-dip Zn—Al—Mg plated steel sheet is obtained by forming on a steel sheet surface a hot-dip plating layer comprising, in mass %, Al: more than 10 to 22% and Mg: 1-5%, and, optionally, Ti: 0.002-0.1%, B: 0.001-0.045% and Si: 0.005-0.5%. The plating la... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706419 | Cold-rolled steel sheet or hot-rolled steel sheet excellent in painting bake hardenability and anti aging property at room temperature, and method of producing the same To provide a steel sheet excellent in painting bake hardenability and anti aging property at room temperature: containing, in mass, 0.0001 to 0.20% of C, 2.0% or less of Si, 3.0% or less of Mn, 0.15% or less of P, 0.015% or less of S, and, in addition, 010% or less ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699590 | Hot-dip galvanized steel sheet An object of the present invention is to provide a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet which is excellent in adhesion with a hot-dip galvanized zinc layer, and has high tensile strength and good formability even when a steel sheet containing Si and Mn in relat... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6689489 | Composition for controlling spangle size, a coated steel product, and a coating method A method of coating of steel products such as plate and sheet using an aluminum-zinc coating alloy includes modifying the coating bath with a particulate compound constituent in effective amounts to control the spangle facet size of the coated product, im... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677058 | Hot-dip Zn plated steel sheet excellent in luster-retaining property and method of producing the same Degradation of the surface luster of a hot-dip Zn--Al--Mg plated steel sheet is inhibited by controlling the contact temperature between the plating layer and a water stream in a water cooling step after plating layer solidification, thereby suitably cont... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6652990 | Corrosion-resistant coated metal and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649282 | Surface treated steel product prepared by tin-based plating or aluminum-based plating A tin-plating or aluminum-plating surface treated steel material with excellent corrosion resistance containing an intermetallic compound composed of one or more Group IIa (alkaline earth metal) elements and one or more Group IVb elements in a tin-based p... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641931 | Method of production of cold-rolled metal coated steel products, and the products obtained, having a low yield ratio The present invention aims to produce a cold rolled metal coated multi-phase steel, characterized by a tensile strength of at least 500 MPa, a yield ratio (Re/Rm) lower than 0.65 in skinned conditions, lower than 0.60 in unskinned conditions, and with goo... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635359 | Zn-Al-Mg-Si-alloy plated steel product having excellent corrosion resistance and method for preparing the same A Zn--Al--Mg--Si alloy-plated steel material with excellent corrosion resistance, characterized by comprising, in terms of wt %, Al: at least 45% and no greater than 70%, Mg: at least 3% and less than 10%, Si: at least 3% and less than 10%, with the remai... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635313 | Method for coating a steel alloy A method of coating dual phase high strength cold rolled steel having controlled amounts of carbon, manganese, and molybdenum is used as a starting material in a galvanizing/galvannealing process. Conditions in a multi-zone furnace of the galvanizing line... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6610422 | Coated steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same The method for manufacturing coated steel sheet has the steps of: immersing a steel sheet in a hot-dip coating bath to form an Al--Zn base coating layer containing 20 to 95 mass % Al on the steel sheet, forming a passivated layer on the coating layer; and... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6610423 | Plated steel product having high corrosion resistance and excellent formability and method for production thereof The object of the present invention relates to a plated steel material and a method of production the same, having enhanced corrosion resistance and workability required for outdoor and exposed uses such as structures, revetments, fishing nets, fences, et... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6582835 | Coated ferrite stainless steel sheet usable in the automobile exhaust sector Dip-coated ferrite stainless steel sheet usable in the automobile exhaust sector, characterized in that it comprises a steel core with the following composition by weight: 10.5%ࣘchromiumࣘ20% 0%ࣘaluminumࣘ0.6% 0.003%ࣘcarbonࣘ0.06% 0.003%ࣘnitrogenࣘ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579615 | Plated steel wire with corrosion resistance and excellent workability, and process for its manufacture This invention provides a plated steel wire with high corrosion resistance and excellent workability, wherein the average composition of the plating alloy in the plated steel wire comprises, in terms of weight percentage, Al: 4-20%, Mg: 0.8-5%, and if nec... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6558815 | Hot dip Galvanized steel plate excellent in balance of strength and ductility and in adhesiveness between steel and plating layer The hot dip Zn galvanized steel sheet has excellent balance between tensile strength and ductility and excellent coating adhesion, an average composition of a base steel thereof includes: 0.05-0.25 mass % of C; not more than 2.0 mass % of Si; 1.0-2.5 mass... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544668 | Ductile filler metal alloys for welding nickel aluminide alloys Nickel aluminum alloys are welded utilizing a nickel based alloy containing zirconium but substantially free of titanium and niobium which reduces the tendency to crack.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6517955 | High strength galvanized steel plate excellent in adhesion of plated metal and formability in press working and high strength alloy galvanized steel plate and method for production thereof The invention relates to a high strength hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed steel sheets with excellent drawability for press forming and excellent plating adhesion that is useful as a member for automobiles, construction, electric devices and the like, ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517954 | Aluminium alloy, notably for a layer The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, in particular for a layer of a friction bearing, for example, which, apart from aluminium and smelt-related impurities, additionally contains soft-phase formers, e.g. Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb or similar. The alloy contai... | 02/11/2003 |
