A self-healing alloy contains 5 to 11% by weight of molybdenum (Mo), iron (Fe) as a remainder, and unavoidable impurities. A method for manufacturing the self-healing alloy includes heat treating the alloy or preparing an alloy raw material powder and sintering, homogenizing, and cooling the alloy raw material powder.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a crystalline aluminum-iron-silicon alloy, and optionally an automotive component comprising the same, comprising forming a composite ingot including a plurality of crystalline phases by melting aluminum, iron, and silicon raw materials in an inert environment to form a substantially homogenous melt, subsequently solidifying the melt, and annealing the ingot under vacuum by heating at a temperature in the range of 850 C. to 1000 C. yield an annealed crystalline ingot wherein the predominant crystalline phase is FCC Al.sub.3Fe.sub.2Si. The raw materials can further include one or more additives such as zinc, zirconium, tin, and chromium. Melting can occur above the FCC Al.sub.3Fe.sub.2Si crystalline phase melting point, or at a temperature of about 1100 C. to about 1400 C. Annealing can occur under vacuum conditions.

A method of manufacturing a magnetically graded material, including depositing a steel filler material to a substrate, and applying a directed energy source to first and second regions of the filler material to thereby join the filler material to form a joined material. The energy source is directed to the first region while the first region is provided with an inert shield gas such that the material of the first regions includes a magnetic phase, and the energy source is directed to the second region while the second region is provided with a nitrogen containing shield gas to thereby impart an non-magnetic phase to the joined material.

A method of manufacturing a magnetically graded material, including depositing a steel filler material to a substrate, and applying a directed energy source to first and second regions of the filler material to thereby join the filler material to form a joined material. The energy source is directed to the first region while the first region is provided with an inert shield gas such that the material of the first regions includes a magnetic phase, and the energy source is directed to the second region while the second region is provided with a nitrogen containing shield gas to thereby impart an non-magnetic phase to the joined material.

A method for effectively removing minute impurities of 1 ?m or less in size that are present on a surface of an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate without etching the surface includes scrubbing a surface of an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate using a polymer compound material having lower hardness than an aluminum nitride single crystal, and an alkali aqueous solution having 0.01-1 mass % concentration of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, the alkali aqueous solution being absorbed in the polymer compound material.

A cemented carbide including tungsten carbide grains and a binder phase, in which a total content of the tungsten carbide grains and the binder phase in the cemented carbide is no less than 80 vol %, a content of the binder phase in the cemented carbide is no less than 0.1 vol % and no more than 20 vol %, in a histogram showing distribution of orientation differences between adjacent pairs each consisting of two of the tungsten carbide grains adjacent to each other in the cemented carbide, a first peak is present in a class of the orientation differences of no less than 29.5? and less than 30.5?.

A method of modifying the physical characteristics of a base titanium alloy article previously manufactured through a selective melting process is disclosed. The method includes introducing hydrogen through a thermohydrogen process to the base titanium alloy article, the resulting titanium alloy article exhibiting an isotropic and fine grained equiaxed microstructure. The thermohydrogen process may include introducing hydrogen into the base titanium alloy article to lower the beta transus temperature, heating the base titanium article above the lowered beta transus temperature to form hydrided beta, lowering the temperature of the base titanium alloy article to affect a eutectoid transformation, and dehydriding the base titanium alloy article via vacuum heating. The base titanium alloy article may have an elevated oxygen content and/or hydrogen may be introduced at 0.4 weight percent or greater.

A method of modifying the physical characteristics of a base titanium alloy article previously manufactured through a selective melting process is disclosed. The method includes introducing hydrogen through a thermohydrogen process to the base titanium alloy article, the resulting titanium alloy article exhibiting an isotropic and fine grained equiaxed microstructure. The thermohydrogen process may include introducing hydrogen into the base titanium alloy article to lower the beta transus temperature, heating the base titanium article above the lowered beta transus temperature to form hydrided beta, lowering the temperature of the base titanium alloy article to affect a eutectoid transformation, and dehydriding the base titanium alloy article via vacuum heating. The base titanium alloy article may have an elevated oxygen content and/or hydrogen may be introduced at 0.4 weight percent or greater.

Provided is an aluminum alloy forging material having an alloy composition including Cu: 0.30 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Mg: 0.80 mass % to 1.8 mass %, Si: 0.90 mass % to 1.9 mass %, Mn: 0.30 mass % to 1.2 mass %, Fe: 0.20 mass % to 0.65 mass %, Zn: 0.25 mass % or less, Cr: 0.050 mass % to 0.30 mass %, Ti: 0.01 mass % to 0.1 mass %, B: 0.0010 mass % to 0.030 mass %, and Zr: 0.0010 mass % to 0.050 mass %, and having a ratio Fe/Mn of less than 1.4, and with the remainder being made up of Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein an average crystal particle size of an alloy structure after forging is 50 ?m to 120 ?m, and an average crystal particle size of an AlFeSi(Mn)-based compound present at crystal grain boundaries is 3.0 ?m or less.

An aluminum alloy foil having a composition, including Fe: 1.2% by mass or more and 1.8% by mass or less, Si: 0.05% by mass or more and 0.15% by mass or less, Cu: 0.005% by mass or more and 0.10% by mass or less, and Mn: 0.01% by mass or less, with a remainder being Al and inevitable impurities. An average crystal grain size of the aluminum alloy foil is 20 to 30 ?m, a maximum crystal grain size/the average crystal grain size is ?3.0, a Cube orientation density is 5 or more, a Cu orientation density is 20 or less, and an R orientation density is 15 or less.