The invention relates to a battery electrode foil comprising an aluminium alloy, wherein the aluminium alloy has the following composition in % by weight: Si: 0.01-0.15% by weight, Fe: 0.02-0.4% by weight, Cu: 0.08% by weight, Mn: 0.03% by weight, Mg: 0.03% by weight, Cr: 0.01% by weight, Ti: 0.005-0, 03% by weight, wherein the aluminium alloy can contain impurities up to a maximum of 0.05% in each case, in total up to a maximum of 0.15%, the remaining % by weight being aluminium, the proportion of aluminium however being at least 99.35% by weight; wherein the battery electrode foil has intermetallic phases with a diameter length of 0.1 to 1.0 m with a density of9500 particles/mm.sup.2. The invention further relates to a method for the production of a battery electrode foil, its use for the production of accumulators, and accumulators containing the battery electrode foil.

A copper alloy sputtering target is formed by a copper alloy including the content of Ca being 0.3 to 1.7% by mass, the total content of Mg and Al being 5 ppm or less by mass, the content of oxygen being 20 ppm or less by mass, and the remainder is Cu and inevitable impurities. A manufacturing method of a copper alloy sputtering target comprises steps of: preparing a copper having purity of 99.99% or more by mass; melting the copper so as to obtain a molten copper; controlling components so as to obtain a molten metal having a predetermined component composition by the addition of Ca having a purity of 98.5% or more by mass into the molten copper and by melting the Ca; casting the molten metal so as to obtain an ingot; and performing stress relieving annealing after performing hot rolling to the ingot.

Provided herein are novel, high-forming multi-layer aluminum alloy packages that include a core layer and one or more cladding layers. The alloy packages have excellent bake-hardening properties and are highly recyclable. The packages also display exceptional bendability and elongation properties. Also provided herein are novel aluminum alloy compositions for use as cladding layers. The compositions contain up to 0.6 wt. % Fe and one or more of Mn, Ni, Ti, Co, Nb, Cr, V, Zr, Hf and Ta.

The manufacture of a metal turbomachine part, comprising steps consisting of melting a titanium-aluminium intermetallic compound by plasma torch in a ring mould, extracting therefrom an ingot, as cast, in a state cooled from molten, cutting the ingot into at least one blank with an external shape that is simpler than the more complex one of said part to be manufactured, and machining the blank in order to obtain the part with said more complex external shape.

The invention provides magnesium alloys for high temperature applications that combine excellent castability with superior corrosion resistance, and with good creep resistance, ductility, impact strength, and thermal conductivity. The alloys contain mainly Al, La, Ce, and Mn, and are particularly useful for high-pressure die casting process.

The invention relates to a battery electrode foil comprising an aluminium alloy, wherein the aluminium alloy has the following composition in weight percent: Si: 0.07-0.12% by weight, Fe: 0.18-0.24% by weight, Cu: 0.03-0.08% by weight, Mn: 0.015-0.025% by weight, Zn: 0.01% by weight, Ti: 0.015-0.025% by weight, Zn: 0.01% by weight, Ti: 0.015-0.025% by weight, Mn: 0.015-0.025% by weight, Zn: 0.01% by weight, Ti: 0.015-0.025% by weight, wherein the aluminium alloy can contain impurities up to a maximum of 0.01% in each case, up to a maximum of 0.03% in total, but the proportion of aluminium must be at least 99.5% by weight; wherein the battery electrode foil has intermetallic phases of a diameter length of 0.1 to 1.0 m with a density of 9500 particles/mm.sup.2. The invention further relates to a process for the production of a battery electrode foil, its use for the production of accumulators, and accumulators containing the battery electrode foil.

In various embodiments, wire composed at least partially of arc-melted refractory metal material is utilized to fabricate three-dimensional parts by additive manufacturing.

A furnace for electromagnetic casting a tubular-shaped silicon ingot is provided. The furnace includes a mold, outer and inner induction coils and a support member. The mold includes an outer crucible and an inner crucible. The outer crucible is annular-shaped. The inner crucible is disposed in the outer crucible and spaced away from the outer crucible to provide a gap between the inner crucible and the outer crucible. The mold is configured to receive granular silicon in the gap. The outer induction coil disposed around the outer crucible. The inner induction coil disposed in the inner crucible. The outer induction coil and the inner induction coil are configured to heat and melt the granular silicon in the mold to form a tubular-shaped silicon ingot. The support member is configured to hold and move a seed relative to the mold during formation of the tubular-shaped silicon ingot on the seed.

The present invention relates to a precipitation hardened high Ni heat-resistant alloy having a component composition including, in terms of mass %: Cr: 14 to 25%; Mo: 15% or less; Co: 15% or less; Cu: 5% or less; Al: 4% or less; Ti: 4% or less; Nb: 6% or less; provided that Al+Ti+Nb is 1.0% or more; and inevitable impurities including at least C and N, with the balance being Ni, in which C is contained in an amount of 0.01% or less, and N fixed as carbonitride is contained in such an amount that Michelin point determined from inclusions extracted by an evaluation method according to ASTM-E45 is 100 or less.

An apparatus for producing metal bars and ingots with quality monitoring, includes at least one mold essentially constituted by a body that forms at least one cavity for forming an ingot or a bar and by at least one cover that is detachably associated with the body in order to upwardly close the cavity. The apparatus has at least one passage, provided on the body of the mold, on the cover or on both, for connecting the inside of the cavity to the outside even when the cover is associated with the body in order to upwardly close the cavity. The apparatus according to the invention also has the particularity that it includes a means for taking a sample of the melted material contained in a mold, constituted essentially by a body that forms at least one cavity for forming an ingot or a bar and by at least one cover that is detachably associated with the body in order to upwardly close the cavity. The present invention also relates to a plant and a method for producing metal bars and ingots with quality monitoring.