A method for forming a connection such as an electrical connection, to a fibre material electrode element comprises moving a length of the fibre material relative to a pressure injection stage and pressure impregnating by a series of pressure injection pulses a lug material into a lug zone part of the fibre material to surround and/or penetrate fibres of the fibre material and form a lug strip in the lug zone. The fibre material may be a carbon fibre material and the lug material a metal such as Pb or a Pb alloy. Apparatus for forming an electrical connection to a fibre material electrode element is also disclosed.

Provided in one embodiment is a method, comprising: sintering a plurality of nanocrystalline particulates to form a nanocrystalline alloy, wherein at least some of the nanocrystalline particulates may include a non-equilibrium phase comprising a first metal material and a second metal material, and the first metal material may be soluble in the second metal material. The sintered nanocrystalline alloy may comprise a bulk nanocrystalline alloy.

A medical device and a method and process for at least partially forming a medical device, which medical device has improved physical properties.

Disclosed is a method for producing a high-entropy alloy superconductor bulk materials and wire materials, the method including a first step of mixing 4 to 10 types of metals selected from a group consisting of niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), titanium (Ti), hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), and rhenium (Re) with each other to prepare a mixture and then milling the mixture to prepare mixed metal powders; and a second step of sintering the mixed metal powders prepared in the first step.

A heat dissipation substrate having the maximum value of the coefficient of linear expansion of 10 ppm/K or less in any direction in a plane parallel to the surface within a temperature range from room temperature to 800° C. as well as a thermal conductivity of 250 W/m.Math.K or higher at 200° C. is produced by densifying an alloy composite of CuMo or CuW composed of Cu and coarse powder of Mo or W and subsequently cross-rolling the same alloy composite.

The present disclosure provides a metal-ceramic composite structure and a fabrication method thereof. The metal-ceramic composite structure includes a ceramic substrate having a groove on a surface thereof; a metal member filled in the groove, including a main body made of zirconium base alloy, and a reinforcing material dispersed in the main body and selected from at least one of W, Mo, Ni, Cr, stainless steel, WC, TiC, SiC, ZrC, ZrO.sub.2, BN, Si.sub.3N.sub.4, TiN and Al.sub.2O.sub.3; a luminance value L of the metal member surface is in a range of 36.92-44.07 under a LAB Chroma system.

The present disclosure provides a metal-ceramic composite structure and a fabrication method thereof. The metal-ceramic composite structure includes a ceramic substrate having a groove on a surface thereof; a metal member filled in the groove, including a main body made of zirconium base alloy, and a reinforcing material dispersed in the main body and selected from at least one of W, Mo, Ni, Cr, stainless steel, WC, TiC, SiC, ZrC, ZrO.sub.2, BN, Si.sub.3N.sub.4, TiN and Al.sub.2O.sub.3; a luminance value L of the metal member surface is in a range of 36.92-44.07 under a LAB Chroma system.

Nanocrystalline metal powders comprising tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium and/or niobium can be synthesized using a combustion reaction. Methods for synthesizing the nanocrystalline metal powders are characterized by forming a combustion synthesis solution by dissolving in water an oxidizer, a fuel, and a base-soluble, ammonium precursor of tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, or niobium in amounts that yield a stoichiometric burn when combusted. The combustion synthesis solution is then heated to a temperature sufficient to substantially remove water and to initiate a self-sustaining combustion reaction. The resulting powder can be subsequently reduced to metal form by heating in a reducing gas environment.

Disclosed herein are compounds, methods, and tools which comprise tungsten borides and mixed transition metal borides.

Disclosed herein are compounds, methods, and tools which comprise tungsten borides and mixed transition metal borides.