A method of processing a glass laminate substrate includes carrying a glass laminate substrate including a glass substrate on a metal substrate to a processing location; radiating a laser onto the metal substrate through the glass substrate; and cooling a portion of the glass substrate, through which the laser is radiated, such that the glass substrate is cut at the portion through which the laser is radiated. When methods of processing and cutting a glass laminate substrate and an apparatus for processing a glass laminate substrate, according to embodiments, are used, a glass laminate substrate having high edge strength after cutting may be produced.

A novel battery container that can be obtained by welding plated steel sheets, has sufficient sealing ability over a long period of time, and is able to keep the base material of the plated steel sheets from being exposed and eluting into the electrolyte solution is provided. That is, a battery case comprised of a container body and a container lid, wherein the container body and the container lid are each comprised of a plated steel sheet, a joint part between the container and the container lid is comprised of a plating welded part containing a main constituent component of the plating of the plated steel sheet in 60 mass% or more and a steel sheet welded part containing the main constituent component of the plating in less than 60 mass%, and the plating welded part has a length of 0.5 .Math.m or more and less than 1.0 mm in a joint longitudinal direction.

A laser-based method of removing a coating from a surface comprises directing a laser pulse to a first position on the surface, removing the coating from the first position by rapidly elevating a surface temperature of the first position using the laser pulse and thereby disassociating the coating from the surface and collecting the disassociated coating. In some embodiments, the coating comprises an environmentally harmful substance such as Hexavalent Chromium. In some embodiments, the coating comprises Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC), Vitrified Contaminant Material (CMAS). The disassociated coating is collected by a waste collector.

A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a duplex steel layer that provides a cost-effective coating for the brake disk and enables improved corrosion resistance. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.

A multi-material component joined by a high entropy alloy is provided, as well as methods of making a multi-material component by joining materials with high entropy alloys to reduce or eliminate liquid metal embrittlement (LME) cracks.

A multi-tubular beam for a vehicle, such as a vehicle structure or a bumper reinforcement, includes an elongated beam formed with a metal sheet. The metal sheet has a central section and outer sections extending along a length of the metal sheet. The outer sections are disposed in opposing directions from the outer edges of the central section to provide adjacent first and second tubular portions. The central section forms a common center wall between the adjacent first and second tubular portions. A first edge portion of the metal sheet is disposed along and in parallel alignment with the center wall. The first edge portion is attached to the center wall at a first weld joint to form the first tubular portion. The first weld joint includes a weld material that extends through a thickness of the center wall and into a thickness of the first edge portion.

A method to produce a wear and corrosion resistant coating system onto a surface of a substrate, preferably a brake disc, comprising the following steps: (1) providing the substrate having the surface made of an iron-based material or a steel material, (2) selecting a dedicated material for producing one or more coating layers of the coating system, (3) producing onto the substrate surface one or more coating layers of the coating system by using a laser cladding process, wherein the dedicated material selected in step (2) is used as source material for the production of the coating layers, and positioning a laser beam with respect to the substrate surface in such a manner that a coating angle is formed between the laser beam and the substrate surface, and maintaining this coating angle during the production of the one or more coating layers at a value between 10° and 30°.

A method for manufacturing a dissimilar material joint structure by joining a steel material and an aluminum or aluminum alloy material having a low-temperature spray coating made of a metal powder capable of being joined to the steel material on at least a part of a surface of the aluminum or aluminum alloy material. The method includes overlapping the aluminum or aluminum alloy material and the steel material such that the low-temperature spray coating and the steel material face each other and emitting a laser beam from a steel material side. Where a region to be irradiated with the laser beam includes a first region where at least the steel material and the low-temperature spray coating are melted, and a second region where the steel material and the low-temperature spray coating are not melted in a peripheral portion of the first region.

Provided is a resistance spot welding method suitable for manufacturing a weld joint exhibiting excellent delayed fracture resistance. The resistance spot welding method includes sandwiching two or more overlapped steel sheets between a pair of welding electrodes, applying current to the steel sheets while pressing the steel sheets, forming a nugget on overlapping surfaces of the steel sheets to join the steel sheets, and after the joining, directly or indirectly irradiating the nugget with sound waves having a frequency of 10 Hz or more and 100000 Hz or less so that a sound pressure level on a surface of the steel sheet is 30 dB or more.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a joined member by joining a first metal member and a second metal member, the method including: melting an end portion on a joining side of the first metal member, while the first metal member is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the second metal member, by irradiating the heat source while scanning, the heat source irradiated to the end portion on the joining side of the first metal member has a central portion and a peripheral portion located at a periphery of the central portion and having energy intensity lower than that of the central portion, and in the peripheral portion, a length in a scanning direction of the heat source is longer than a length in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the scanning direction of the heat source.