A coil component including: a magnetic core that contains an Fe-based magnetic powder and a binding agent, the Fe-based magnetic powder having an insulator film and having a volume resistivity of 10.sup.7 Ω.Math.cm or more; and a coil conductor. The average particle size D50 of the Fe-based magnetic powder is 5 μm or smaller and the magnetic permeability of the magnetic core is 5 or more.

In an example of a method for three-dimensional (3D) printing, build material layers are patterned to form an intermediate structure. During patterning, a binding agent is selectively applied to define a patterned intermediate part. Also during patterning, i) the binding agent and a separate agent including a gas precursor are, or ii) a combined agent including a binder and the gas precursor is, selectively applied to define a build material support structure adjacent to at least a portion of the patterned intermediate part. The intermediate structure is heated to a temperature that activates the gas precursor to create gas pockets in the build material support structure.

In at least one embodiment, a single sintered magnet is provided having a concentration profile of heavy rare-earth (HRE) elements within a continuously sintered rare-earth (RE) magnet bulk. The concentration profile may include at least one local maximum of HRE element concentration within the bulk such that a coercivity profile of the magnet has at least one local maximum within the bulk. The magnet may be formed by introducing alternating layers of an HRE containing material and a magnetic powder into a mold, pressing the layers into a green compact, and sintering the green compact to form a single, unitary magnet.

In at least one embodiment, a single sintered magnet is provided having a concentration profile of heavy rare-earth (HRE) elements within a continuously sintered rare-earth (RE) magnet bulk. The concentration profile may include at least one local maximum of HRE element concentration within the bulk such that a coercivity profile of the magnet has at least one local maximum within the bulk. The magnet may be formed by introducing alternating layers of an HRE containing material and a magnetic powder into a mold, pressing the layers into a green compact, and sintering the green compact to form a single, unitary magnet.

Described herein are methods of synthesizing metal nanoparticles and the metal nanoparticles synthesized therefrom. Further described in the present disclosure are methods of modifying the surfaces of metal nanoparticles and the metal nanoparticles modified thereby. Also described herein are uses of such metal nanoparticles.

A method for connecting components involves providing an arrangement of at least two components each containing at least one metallic contact surface and a metallic sintering agent in the form of a metallic solid body having metal oxide surfaces arranged between the components and pressuring sintering the arrangement whereby metal oxide surfaces of the metallic sintering agent and the metallic contact surfaces of the components each form a joint contact surface. The pressure sintering is carried out in an atmosphere containing at least one oxidizable compound and/or the metal oxide surfaces are provided with at least one oxidizable organic compound before formation of the corresponding joint contact surface.

A structural spacecraft component comprising internal microstructure; wherein said microstructure comprises a plurality of parallel layers and a plurality of spacers that connect adjacent parallel layers; wherein said structural spacecraft component is a product of an additive manufacturing process.

A metal powder for powder metallurgy according to the invention contains Co as a principal component, Cr in a proportion of 25 to 32 mass %, Ni in a proportion of 5 to 15 mass %, Fe in a proportion of 0.5 to 2 mass %, W in a proportion of 4 to 10 mass %, Si in a proportion of 0.3 mass % to 1.5 mass %, and C in a proportion of 0.05 mass % to 0.8 mass %, wherein when one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta is defined as a first element, and one element selected from the group and having a higher group number in the periodic table than that of the first element or having the same group number as that of the first element and a higher period number than that of the first element is defined as a second element, the first element is contained in a proportion of 0.01 to 0.5 mass %, and the second element is contained in a proportion of 0.01 to 0.5 mass %.

There is provided a silver-coated copper powder, which has excellent storage stability (reliability), and a method for producing the same. A silver-coated copper powder obtained by coating the surface of a copper powder, which is obtained by the atomizing method or the like, with 5 wt % or more (with respect to the silver-coated copper powder) of a silver containing layer of silver or a silver compound, is added to a gold plating solution, which is a potassium gold cyanide solution (to which at least one of tripotassium citrate monohydrate, anhydrous citric acid and L-aspartic acid is preferably added), to cause 0.01 wt % or more (with respect to the silver-coated copper powder) of gold to be supported on the surface of the copper powder coated with the silver containing layer.

The present invention relates to a mould powder for coating cast moulds for reducing surface defects, such as pinholes, in ductile cast iron products. The mould powder comprises 10-99.5% by weight of a ferrosilicon alloy, 0.5-50% by weight of iron sulphide, and optionally 1-30% by weight of CaSi, and/or 1-10% by weight of CaF.sub.2. The invention further relates to a mould coating on and internal surface of a casting mould comprising 10-99.5% by weight of a ferrosilicon alloy, 0.5-50% by weight of iron sulphide, and optionally 1-30% by weight of CaSi, and/or 1-10% by weight of CaF.sub.2.