A method of forming tungsten tetraboride, by combining tungsten and boron in a molar ratio of from about 1:6 to about 1:12, respectively, and firing the combined tungsten and boron in the hexagonal boron nitride crucible at a temperature of from about 1600 C to about 2000C, to form tungsten tetraboride.

There is provided a composition and method of deposing an initiatory composition, said composition, comprising a: (i) a nanothermite suspension of a metal(M)oxide and a metal (M′) in a solvent, wherein the average particle size of the metal(M)oxide and a metal (M′) is less than 1000 nm, provided that (M)≠(M′), (ii) wherein said nanothermite suspension comprises a charging reagent comprising a reagent capable of forming a stable complex with each of the metal(M)oxide and the metal (M′), to from a metal(M)oxide complex, and a metal (M′) complex that have the same electrostatic charge, such that said metal(M)oxide complex and a metal (M′) complex repel each other in said suspension, wherein the admixture of the binder, nanothermite suspension charging reagent, has been caused to be mixed under Resonant Acoustic Mixing to provide a stable suspension of a nanothermite complex

There is provided a composition and method of deposing an initiatory composition, said composition, comprising a: (i) a nanothermite suspension of a metal(M)oxide and a metal (M′) in a solvent, wherein the average particle size of the metal(M)oxide and a metal (M′) is less than 1000 nm, provided that (M)≠(M′), (ii) wherein said nanothermite suspension comprises a charging reagent comprising a reagent capable of forming a stable complex with each of the metal(M)oxide and the metal (M′), to from a metal(M)oxide complex, and a metal (M′) complex that have the same electrostatic charge, such that said metal(M)oxide complex and a metal (M′) complex repel each other in said suspension, wherein the admixture of the binder, nanothermite suspension charging reagent, has been caused to be mixed under Resonant Acoustic Mixing to provide a stable suspension of a nanothermite complex

A sintered magnet body (R.sub.aT.sup.1.sub.bM.sub.cB.sub.d) coated with a powder mixture of an intermetallic compound (R.sup.1.sub.iM.sup.1.sub.j, R.sup.1.sub.xT.sup.2.sub.yM.sup.1.sub.z, R.sup.1.sub.iM.sup.1.sub.jH.sub.k), alloy (M.sup.1.sub.dM.sup.2.sub.e) or metal (M.sup.1) powder and a rare earth (R.sup.2) oxide is diffusion treated. The R.sup.2 oxide is partially reduced during the diffusion treatment, so a significant amount of R.sup.2 can be introduced near interfaces of primary phase grains within the magnet through the passages in the form of grain boundaries. The coercive force is increased while minimizing a decline of remanence.

Provided are a thermoelectric material having excellent thermoelectric characteristics at room temperature; a method for producing same; and a thermoelectric power generation element. In an embodiment of the present invention, the thermoelectric material contains an inorganic compound containing magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), antimony (Sb) and copper (Cu), and is represented by the formula Mg.sub.1−aCu.sub.aAg.sub.bSb.sub.c, and the parameters a, b and c satisfy: 0<a≤0.1, 0.95≤b≤1.05 and 0.95≤c≤1.05. The inorganic compound may be an a phase of a half-Heusler structure and have the symmetry of the space group I-4c2.

A high saturation, low loss magnetic material suitable for high frequency electrical devices, including power converters, transformers, solenoids, motors, and other such devices.

A high saturation, low loss magnetic material suitable for high frequency electrical devices, including power converters, transformers, solenoids, motors, and other such devices.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a manufacturing method, process, machine, and/or system for continuously consolidating granular materials, creating new alloys and/or composites, and/or modifying and/or refining material microstructure, by using plastic deformation of feedstock(s) provided in various structural forms. Materials produced during this process can be fabricated directly and/or in forms such as, e.g., wires, rods, tubes, sheets, plate and/or channels, etc.

Provided is a potassium titanate powder that can avoid safety and health concerns and concurrently, during use in a friction material, can give excellent frictional properties. A potassium titanate powder is a powder formed of bar-like potassium titanate particles having an average length of 30 μm or more, an average breadth of 10 μm or more, and an average aspect ratio of 1.5 or more, wherein the bar-like potassium titanate particles are represented by a composition formula K.sub.2Ti.sub.nO.sub.2n+1 (where n=5.5 to 6.5).

A characterization method of an oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) iron-based alloy powder is provided. The characterization method comprises separating the strengthening phases from the powder matrix through electrolysis, and analyzing and characterizing the strengthening phases using an electron microscope.