A superalloy target wherein the superalloy target has a polycrystalline structure of random grain orientation, the average grain size in the structure is smaller than 20 ?m, and the porosity in the structure is smaller than 10%. Furthermore, the invention includes a method of producing a superalloy target by powder metallurgical production, wherein the powder-metallurgical production starts from alloyed powder (s) of a superalloy and includes the step of spark plasma sintering (SPS) of the alloyed powder (s).

The ferritic stainless steel foil has a composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.050% or less, Si: 0.20% or less, Mn: 0.20% or less, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, Cr: 10.5% or more and 20.0% or less, Ni: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less, Al: more than 1.5% and less than 3.0%, Cu: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less, N: 0.10% or less, and further contains one or more elements selected from Ti: 0.01% or more and 1.00% or less, Zr: 0.01% or more and 0.20% or less, and Hf: 0.01% or more and 0.20% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. This enables a composite layer of an Al oxide layer and a Cr oxide layer to be formed on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel foil in a high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere at 800 C. or more.

An aluminum alloy sheet which is high in strength and excellent in heat conductivity, and which can be given an anodic oxide coating with a white color and a suitable yellowishness is provided. An aluminum alloy ingot containing Mg: 0.80 to 1.8 mass %, Fe: 0.05 to 0.30 mass %, Si: 0.20 mass % or less, Cu: 0.03 to 0.15 mass %, Mn: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %, and Cr: 0.05 to 0.15 mass %, restricts Zn to less than 0.15 mass %, and balance of Al and unavoidable impurities is treated by holding it at 560 to 620 C. for 1 to 5 hours, then hot rolled and, either through or not through process annealing, and cold rolled by a final cold rolling reduction of 15 to 95% to obtain an aluminum alloy sheet which has a 0.2% yield strength of 180 MPa or more and a conductivity of 40 (IACS %) or more.

An article comprises a body having a coating. The coating comprises a YOF coating or other yttrium-based oxy-fluoride coating generated either by performing a fluorination process on a yttrium-based oxide coating or an oxidation process on a yttrium-based fluorine coating.

An article comprises a body having a coating. The coating comprises a YOF coating or other yttrium-based oxy-fluoride coating generated either by performing a fluorination process on a yttrium-based oxide coating or an oxidation process on a yttrium-based fluorine coating.

An article comprises a body having a coating. The coating comprises a Y-O-F coating or other yttrium-based oxy-fluoride coating generated either by performing a fluorination process on a yttrium-based oxide coating or an oxidation process on a yttrium-based fluorine coating.

A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer, a ferrite phase is, by volume fraction, 50% or less in a range of ? thickness to ? thickness centered at a position of ? thickness from the surface of the base steel sheet, a hard structure is 50% or more, wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has the hot-dip galvanized layer in which Fe is 5.0% or less and Al is 1.0% or less, and columnar grains formed of a ? phase is 20% or more in an entire interface between the plated layer and the base steel sheet. On the surface of the base steel sheet, a volume fraction of a residual austenite is 3% or less.

A steel sheet for a container includes a steel sheet, a Sn coated layer which is provided as an upper layer of the steel sheet and contains Sn in an amount of 560 to 5600 mg/m.sup.2 in terms of Sn metal, and a chemical treatment layer which is provided as an upper layer of the Sn coated layer and contains a Zr compound in an amount of 3.0 to 30.0 mg/m.sup.2 in terms of Zr metal and a Mg compound in an amount of 0.50 to 5.00 mg/m.sup.2 in terms of Mg metal.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metallized plastic product with a gold or silver hue, comprising the steps: galvanization of a surface of the plastic body for forming a galvanized chromium layer; deposition by evaporation of a metal layer directly on the galvanized chromium layer, the metal being copper, a mixture of metals comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, a copper alloy comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, or aluminum. The invention also relates to a metallized plastic product (1) with a gold or silver hue, comprising a plastic body (2), a galvanized chromium layer (3, 4, 5, 6), and a metal layer (7), the metal being copper, a mixture of metals comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, an alloy containing copper in an amount of at least 70% by weight, or aluminum.

An article includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix, diffusive particles dispersed in the matrix, and gettering particles dispersed in the matrix. The gettering particles include at least one alloyed metal silicide. A composite material and a method of fabricating an article are also disclosed.