Hydraulic devices that include a moveable component configured to contact a functional fluid during movement of the hydraulic device are described. The hydraulic device can include a coating on a surface. The coating can include a metal or metal alloy such as, for example, a molybdenum or tungsten in combination with one or more other materials.

Reciprocating devices that include a moveable component configured to contact a functional fluid during movement of the moveable component are described. The moveable component can include a coating on a surface of the moveable component that contacts the functional fluid. The coating can include a metal or metal alloy such as, for example, a molybdenum in combination with one or more other materials. Pneumatic and hydraulic devices and devices are also described.

The invention relates to a method for producing a wire, having at least the following steps: (i) providing a wire precursor; (ii) pressing depressions on the wire precursor and optionally reshaping the wire precursor in the process, and (iii) annealing the wire precursor provided with depressions in order to form the wire; wherein the wire has a content of at least 95 wt. % of copper based on the total weight of the wire. The invention additionally relates to a wire which can be obtained according to the aforementioned method and to the use of a roller in order to produce the wire and/or in order to set the roughness at at least one location of the wire.

A method for simply producing components suitable for use under high loads and risks of wear and which have a core portion which consists of a metal material and a wear-resistant layer on a peripheral surface of the core portion is disclosed. A core portion blank is provided and consists of the metal material whose dimension in a first spatial direction is greater than the desired finished dimension of the core and whose second dimension is smaller than the desired finished dimension is provided. A material that forms a wear-resistant layer in the component is applied to a peripheral surface of the core portion blank. The composite body is shaped to form the component. The component may then be optionally finished.

A centrifugally cast composite roll for rolling comprising an outer layer and an inner layer, which are integrally fused to each other, the outer layer being made of an Fe-based alloy comprising by mass 1.70-2.70% of C, 0.3-3% of Si, 0.1-3% of Mn, 1.1-3.0% of Ni, 4.0-10% of Cr, 2.0-7.5% of Mo, 3-6.0% of V, 0.1-2% of W, 0.2-2% of Nb, 0.01-0.2% of B, and 0.01-0.1% of N, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and the inner layer being made of ductile cast iron.

A folding roller for folding signatures in a folding apparatus comprises a cylindrical folding rolling element comprising a jacket surface at least partially having an elastic coating that is compressible. As such, different folded products and/or folded products of different thicknesses can be produced without a change of the nip between the folding roller pair with consistent folding quality, and an adjustment of the nip is also not required during a production run printing or an ongoing production.

A folding roller for folding signatures in a folding apparatus comprises a cylindrical folding rolling element comprising a jacket surface at least partially having an elastic coating that is compressible. As such, different folded products and/or folded products of different thicknesses can be produced without a change of the nip between the folding roller pair with consistent folding quality, and an adjustment of the nip is also not required during a production run printing or an ongoing production.

A composite roll for rolling comprising an outer layer and an inner layer integrally fused to each other; the outer layer being made of an Fe-based alloy comprising by mass 1-3% of C, 0.3-3% of Si, 0.1-3% of Mn, 0.1-5% of Ni, 1-7% of Cr, 1-8% of Mo, 4-7% of V, 0.005-0.15% of N, and 0.05-0.2% of B; the inner layer being made of graphite cast iron comprising by mass 2.4-3.6% of C, 1.5-3.5% of Si, 0.1-2% of Mn, 0.1-2% of Ni, less than 0.7% of Cr, less than 0.7% of Mo, 0.05-1% of V, and 0.01-0.1% of Mg; the inner layer comprising a core portion fused to the outer layer, and shaft portions integrally extending from both ends of the core portion; at least one of the shaft portions containing 200/cm.sup.2 or more of hard MC carbides having circle-equivalent diameters of 5 μm or more.

A composite roll for rolling comprising an outer layer and an inner layer integrally fused to each other; the outer layer being made of an Fe-based alloy comprising by mass 1-3% of C, 0.3-3% of Si, 0.1-3% of Mn, 0.1-5% of Ni, 1-7% of Cr, 1-8% of Mo, 4-7% of V, 0.005-0.15% of N, and 0.05-0.2% of B; the inner layer being made of graphite cast iron comprising by mass 2.4-3.6% of C, 1.5-3.5% of Si, 0.1-2% of Mn, 0.1-2% of Ni, less than 0.7% of Cr, less than 0.7% of Mo, 0.05-1% of V, and 0.01-0.1% of Mg; the inner layer comprising a core portion fused to the outer layer, and shaft portions integrally extending from both ends of the core portion; at least one of the shaft portions containing 200/cm.sup.2 or more of hard MC carbides having circle-equivalent diameters of 5 μm or more.

A cemented carbide comprising 55-90 parts by mass of WC particles and 10-45 parts by mass of a Fe-based binder phase; the binder phase having a composition comprising 0.5-10% by mass of Ni, 0.2-2% by mass of C, 0.5-5% by mass of Cr, 0.2-2.0% by mass of Si, and 0.1-5% by mass of W, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and containing 0.05-2.0% by area of Fe—Si—O-based particles.