A molten metal processing device including an assembly mounted on the casting wheel, including at least one vibrational energy source which supplies vibrational energy to molten metal cast in the casting wheel while the molten metal in the casting wheel is cooled, and a support device holding the vibrational energy source. An associated method for forming a metal product which provides molten metal into a containment structure included as a part of a casting mill, cools the molten metal in the containment structure, and couples vibrational energy into the molten metal in the containment structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collectors having superior rolling properties, high conductivity, and high strength after the drying step following the application of the active material. According to the present invention, an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.03 to 0.1% of Fe, 0.005 to 0.02% of Ti, 0 to 0.1% of Si, 0 to 0.01% of Cu, 99.85% or more of Al, with the rest being unavoidable impurities, wherein tensile strength of the aluminum alloy foil is 175 MPa or higher, and electrical conductivity of the aluminum alloy foil is 60% IACS or higher, is provided.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an InCu alloy sputtering target member having high compositional homogeneity in the thickness direction. The present invention provides a sputtering target member having a composition containing from 1 to 70 at. % of Cu relative to a total number of atoms of In and Cu, the balance being In and inevitable impurities, wherein the target member fulfills 0.95A/B1, where A represents a Cu atomic concentration relative to the total number of atoms of In and Cu in one half of a thickness direction; B represents a Cu atomic concentration relative to the total number of atoms of In and Cu in the other half of the thickness direction; and BA; and wherein a number of pores having a size of 100 m or more is less than 10/cm.sup.2 on average.

A manufacturing method of an inexpensive aluminum alloy that allows fine crystallization of the AlFeSi compound and primary Si by employing a convenient and efficient means. To a molten aluminum alloy including 8 to 20% by mass of Si; 0.5 to 4% by mass of Fe; and, as necessary, at least any one of Mn and Cr; at least any one of Ni, Cu, and Mg; P; and the balance being Al and impurities, AlB.sub.2, which is present as a solid phase in molten metal upon crystallization of the AlFeSi compound, is added in such an amount that B is in a range of 0.01 to 0.5% by mass with respect to entire molten aluminum alloy. As the AlB.sub.2, an AlB alloy which includes B as the AlB.sub.2 may be used.

A manufacturing method of an inexpensive aluminum alloy that allows fine crystallization of the AlFeSi compound and primary Si by employing a convenient and efficient means. To a molten aluminum alloy including 8 to 20% by mass of Si; 0.5 to 4% by mass of Fe; and, as necessary, at least any one of Mn and Cr; at least any one of Ni, Cu, and Mg; P; and the balance being Al and impurities, AlB.sub.2, which is present as a solid phase in molten metal upon crystallization of the AlFeSi compound, is added in such an amount that B is in a range of 0.01 to 0.5% by mass with respect to entire molten aluminum alloy. As the AlB.sub.2, an AlB alloy which includes B as the AlB.sub.2 may be used.

The invention relates to a modification body for the production of spheroidal graphite cast iron and to the method for producing a cast part using the modification body according to the invention, and to the cast part itself. The modification body serves for the production of spheroidal graphite cast iron, in particular with a predominantly ferritic structure, containing a carrier material, preferably an iron-silicon alloy, wherein the modification body contains 7-16 weight percent of boron.

The invention relates to a modification body for the production of spheroidal graphite cast iron and to the method for producing a cast part using the modification body according to the invention, and to the cast part itself. The modification body serves for the production of spheroidal graphite cast iron, in particular with a predominantly ferritic structure, containing a carrier material, preferably an iron-silicon alloy, wherein the modification body contains 7-16 weight percent of boron.

A nodular graphite cast iron, a method for fabricating a vane for a rotary compressor using nodular graphite cast iron, and a vane for a rotary compressor using the same are provided. The nodular graphite cast iron includes 3.4 wt % to 3.9 wt % of carbon (C), 2.0 wt % to 3.0 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.3 wt % to 1.0 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.1 wt % to 1.0 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.04 wt % to 0.15 wt % of titanium (Ti), less than 0.08 w % of phosphorus (P), less than 0.025 wt % of sulphur (S), 0.03 wt % to 0.05 wt % of magnesium (Mg), 0.02 wt % to 0.04 wt % of rare earth resource, iron (Fe) and impurities as the remnants, and includes a bainite matrix structure, nodular graphite, and 15 vol % to 35 vol % of carbide.

A nodular graphite cast iron, a method for fabricating a vane for a rotary compressor using nodular graphite cast iron, and a vane for a rotary compressor using the same are provided. The nodular graphite cast iron includes 3.4 wt % to 3.9 wt % of carbon (C), 2.0 wt % to 3.0 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.3 wt % to 1.0 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.1 wt % to 1.0 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.04 wt % to 0.15 wt % of titanium (Ti), less than 0.08 w % of phosphorus (P), less than 0.025 wt % of sulphur (S), 0.03 wt % to 0.05 wt % of magnesium (Mg), 0.02 wt % to 0.04 wt % of rare earth resource, iron (Fe) and impurities as the remnants, and includes a bainite matrix structure, nodular graphite, and 15 vol % to 35 vol % of carbide.

The present invention provides an integrally cast excavator bucket and a manufacturing method thereof. The integrally cast excavator bucket comprises a lifting lug, a top plate, two side plates and a bottom plate connected with the two side plates. A method for manufacturing the integrally cast excavator bucket by adopting the cast steel comprises the following steps: putting cast steel components into a melting furnace, and carrying out modification treatment before furnace after melting is finished; manufacturing models and a template, coating, heating, vacuumizing, placing sandboxes, adding sand, molding, carrying out mold closing, casting, quenching, tempering and cooling to room temperature to finish casting of the excavator bucket. The integrally cast excavator bucket is formed by once casting from a low-alloy steel material by adopting a vacuum sealing technology, and is high in product strength, resistant to wear and corrosion, high in impact resistance and long in service life.