An object of the invention is to provide a compressor that includes a corrosion-resistant film formed on the surface of a casing having a complicated shape. A compressor pumps gas in a compression chamber formed by a casing, the casing is made of cast iron, and a layer made of a mixture of iron nitride and a compound of iron, nitrogen, and carbon and an oxide layer made of triiron tetraoxide are formed on the surface of the casing. Accordingly, since the corrosion resistance of the casing, which includes a film formed by a gas soft-nitriding treatment and an oxidation treatment, is improved, the generation of rust is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compressor in which galling or sticking caused by rust occurs less.

A method for the production of a piston made of steel, for an internal combustion engine, in which the upper piston part is produced using the forging method, and the lower piston part is produced using the forging or casting method, and they are subsequently welded to one another. To simplify the production method and make it cheaper, the upper piston part is forged using the method of hot forming and of cold calibration, to finish it to such an extent that further processing of the combustion bowl and of the upper cooling channel regions can be eliminated.

A piston for a heavy duty diesel engine including a composite layer forming at least a portion of a combustion surface is provided. The composite layer has a thickness greater than 500 microns and includes a mixture of components typically used to form brake pads, such as a thermoset resin, an insulating component, strengthening fibers, and an impact toughening additive. According to one example, the thermoset resin is a phenolic resin, the insulating component is a ceramic, the strengthening fibers are graphite, and the impact toughening additive is an aramid pulp of fibrillated chopped synthetic fibers. The composite layer also has a thermal conductivity of 0.8 to 5 W/m.Math.K. The body portion of the piston can include an undercut scroll thread to improve mechanical locking of the composite layer. The piston can also include a ceramic insert between the body portion and the composite layer.

A device may include a base plate and a deformable diaphragm having a first surface, where the first surface includes a textured surface. The device may also include a fluid chamber defined between the base plate and the deformable diaphragm, with the fluid chamber being in fluidic connection with the fluid reservoir and with the inflatable member. The device may also include a piezoelectric element having a second surface, the first surface of the deformable diaphragm and the second surface of the piezoelectric element being adhesively attached, the piezoelectric element being operable to repeatedly change a volume of the fluid chamber by deforming the deformable diaphragm to pump fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member.

A nickel (Ni) based alloy for forging includes: 0.001 to 0.1 wt. % of carbon (C); 12 to 23 wt. % of chromium (Cr); 3.5 to 5.0 wt. % of aluminum (Al); 5 to 12 combined wt. % of tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo) in which the Mo content is 5 wt. % or less; a negligible small amount of titanium (Ti), tantalate (Ta) and niobium (Nb); and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities.

A method for producing a water-hydraulic machine having a first member (1) and a second member (2) in sliding contact with a contact surface (3) of the first member (1), wherein the second member (2) comprises a surface made of a friction reducing plastic material and the contact surface (3) is a metallic surface, is disclosed. The machine should have a low risk of damages. To this end, the method includes the steps of using a first member (1) comprising a first part (4) having the contact surface (3) and a second part (5), using a high temperature hardening process at a temperature of at least 1000 C. to give a deep surface hardening of the contact surface (3) of the first part (4), machining of the first part (4) to the desired geometry, assembling the first part (4) and the second part (5) to form the first member.