An Ag alloy sputtering target of the present invention includes, as a composition, 0.1 at % to 3.0 at % of Sn, 1.0 at % to 10.0 at % of Cu, and a balance of Ag and inevitable impurities. In addition, an Ag alloy film of the present invention includes, as a composition, 0.1 at % to 3.0 at % of Sn, 1.0 at % to 10.0 at % of Cu, and a balance of Ag and inevitable impurities.

A sputtering target material contains one kind or two or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Ag, As, Pb, Sb, Bi, Cd, Sn, Ni, and Fe in a range of 5 massppm or more and 50 massppm or less, in terms of a total content; and a balance consisting of Cu and an inevitable impurity. In the sputtering target material, in a case in which an average crystal grain size calculated as an area average without twins is denoted by X1 (μm), and a maximum intensity of pole figure is denoted by X2, upon an observation with an electron backscatter diffraction method, Expression (1): 2500>19×X1+290×X2 is satisfied, a kernel average misorientation (KAM) of a crystal orientation measured by an electron backscatter diffraction method is 2.0° or less, and a relative density is 95% or more.

The present disclosure provides a welding electrode and methods of manufacturing the same. The welding electrode can include a composite body having a tip portion and an end portion. The composite body can include a shell defining a cavity through the end portion, the shell comprising a first metal that includes one or more of the following: a precipitation hardened copper alloy, copper alloy, and carbon steel. The composite body can also include a core within the shell, the core extending through the shell from the tip portion to the cavity, the core comprising a second metal that includes dispersion strengthened copper. The core and the shell have a metallurgical bond formed from co-extrusion.

A method of treating rare earth metal-bearing permanent magnet scrap, waste or other material in a manner to recover the heavy rare earth metal content separately from the light rare earth metal content. The heavy rare earth metal content can be recovered either as a heavy rare earth metal-enriched iron based alloy or as a heavy rare earth metal based alloy.

A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.

The tool according to the invention comprises a connecting head (22) support (70) extending along a longitudinal axis (B-B′); a mold base (72), supported by the support (70), the mold base (72) defining an axial orifice for passage of the connecting head (22); an end-piece (74) for mounting the support (70) on a movement member for moving the tool in the mold; and a mechanism (76) for longitudinal immobilization of the connecting head (22) on the support (70). The mechanism (76) for longitudinal immobilization is longitudinally adjustable relative to the support (70) in order to immobilize the connecting head (22) relative to the support (70) in at least two different longitudinal positions along the longitudinal axis (B-B′).

Provided is a heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, with at least one exchanger tube of an aluminium alloy and with at least one component connected fluidically to the exchanger tube, wherein the exchanger tube and the component (14, 16) are connected to one another by way of a common soldered connection and wherein the component connected to the exchanger tube has a core layer of an aluminium alloy with the following composition: Si: max. 0.7% by weight, Fe: max. 0.70% by weight, Cu: max. 0.10% by weight, Mn: 0.9-1.5% by weight, Mg: max. 0.3% by weight, Cr: max. 0.25% by weight, Zn: max. 0.50% by weight, Ti: max. 0.25% by weight, Zr: max. 0.25% by weight, unavoidable impurities individually max. 0.05% by weight, altogether max. 0.15% by weight, the remainder aluminium.

A device for fixing biological soft tissue is endowed with strength and deformation performance for being used as a device for coupling biological soft tissue that has been cut or separated due to an incision or the like during a surgical procedure, and is completely degraded in vivo and discharged after adhesion of the soft tissue or after healing of the incision tissue. The device is composed of a ternary Mg alloy material of Mg—Ca—Zn. In the Mg alloy material, the Ca and Zn are contained within the solid-solubility limit with respect to the Mg. The remainder is composed of Mg and unavoidable impurities. The Zn content is 0.5 at % or less. The Ca and Zn content has a relationship of Ca:Zn=1:x (where x is 1 to 3) by atom ratio. The crystal grain structure is equiaxed, the crystal grain size according to linear intercept being 30 to 250 μm.

The invention relates to a method of casting a metal alloy ingot. The method includes providing an on one side open-ended mould having a mould cavity, positioning the open-ended mould such that the mould opening points side-wards or down-wards, providing a casting container with an upwardly positioned aperture, and filling said casting container with molten metal for one casting operation. The method also includes locating the casting container below the mould while the mould opening points side-wards or down-wards, and rotating the mould together with the casting container to a position whereby the mould opening points upwards such that the molten metal is conveyed into the open-ended mould until a desired thickness. Molten metal in the open-ended mould is cooled directionally through its thickness where the solidification front remains substantially monoaxial.

The manufacturing cost of a sputtering target is reduced and the impurity concentration of the manufactured sputtering target is also reduced. A method of manufacturing a sputtering target includes: surface-treating at least one of a used sputtering target and a scrap material; melting at least one of the used sputtering target and the scrap material after the surface treatment to form an ingot; and manufacturing a sputtering target by subjecting the ingot to forging, rolling, heat treating, and machining.