The magnetic tape includes a magnetic layer having ferromagnetic powder and a binder on a non-magnetic support, in which the magnetic layer includes a timing-based servo pattern, the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder having an activation volume equal to or smaller than 1,600 nm.sup.3, and an edge shape of the timing-based servo pattern specified by a magnetic force microscope observation is a shape in which a difference (l.sub.99.9l.sub.0.1) between a value l.sub.99.9 of a cumulative frequency function of 99.9% of a position deviation width from an ideal shape in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape and a value l.sub.0.1 of the cumulative frequency function of 0.1% thereof is equal to or smaller than 180 nm.

A joint structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided which can improve heat dissipation properties and which can inhibit damages. A joint structure includes: an insulating substrate and a heat dissipation substrate; a first silver particle layer that is joined to the insulating substrate and that includes a plurality of first silver nanoparticles which are joined; a second silver particle layer that is joined to the heat dissipation substrate and that includes a plurality of second silver nanoparticles which are joined; and a copper particle layer that interposes the first silver particle layer and the second silver particle layer, that is joined to the first silver particle layer and the second silver particle layer, and that includes a plurality of copper nanoparticles which are joined. A particle size of the copper nanoparticles is larger than particle size of both the first silver nanoparticles and the second silver nanoparticles.

An electronic device includes a component, an electronic component, and a joining material arranged between a surface of the component and a surface of the electronic component. Spacer elements are embedded in the joining material. Interconnects are arranged between the spacer elements and the surface of the component, and between the spacer elements and the surface of the electronic component.

A conductive paste for an external electrode that includes a conductive metal powder; a glass frit having an average particle diameter D50 of not more than 0.8 m and having a flat shape with an average flatness of 1.5 to 5.5; and a binder resin. A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes preparing an electronic component element; applying the conductive paste for an external electrode onto an outer surface of the electronic component element; and baking the applied conductive paste to form an external electrode.

A hybrid preform component including a plurality of elongated metallic cores and a coating paste is provided. The coating paste envelops the plurality of elongated metallic cores. The coating paste includes a first material having a first melting point, a second material having a second melting point, and a binder. A method for treating a component is also provided. The method includes the step of mixing a second material, a first material, and a binder to make coating paste. The method further includes the step of coating the plurality of cores using the coating paste to form a coated rod assembly. The method further includes the step of compressing the coated rod assembly to envelop the coating paste to the plurality of cores and form a preform component having a near net shape. The method further includes the step of sintering the preform component to form a pre-sintered preform.

A hybrid article is disclosed including a sintered coating disposed on and circumscribing the lateral surface of a core having a core material and a greater density than the sintered coating. The sintered coating includes more than about 95% up to about 99.5% of a first metallic particulate material including a first melting point, and from about 0.5% up to about 5% of a second metallic particulate material having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. A method for forming the hybrid article is disclosed including disposing the core in a die, introducing a slurry having the metallic particulate materials into a gap between the lateral surface and the die, and sintering the slurry. A method for welding a workpiece is disclosed including the hybrid article serving as a weld filler.

A hybrid article is disclosed including a sintered coating disposed on and circumscribing the lateral surface of a core having a core material and a greater density than the sintered coating. The sintered coating includes more than about 95% up to about 99.5% of a first metallic particulate material including a first melting point, and from about 0.5% up to about 5% of a second metallic particulate material having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. A method for forming the hybrid article is disclosed including disposing the core in a die, introducing a slurry having the metallic particulate materials into a gap between the lateral surface and the die, and sintering the slurry. A method for welding a workpiece is disclosed including the hybrid article serving as a weld filler.

A hybrid article is disclosed including a coating disposed on and circumscribing the lateral surface of a core having a core material. The coating includes about 35% to about 95% of a first metallic material having a first melting point, and about 5% to about 65% of a second metallic material having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. A method for forming the hybrid article is disclosed including disposing the core in a die, forming a gap between the lateral surface and the die, introducing a slurry having the metallic materials into the gap, and sintering the slurry, forming the coating. A method for closing an aperture of an article is disclosed including inserting the hybrid article into the aperture. Closing the aperture includes brazing the hybrid article to the article, welding the aperture with the hybrid article serving as weld filler, or a combination thereof.

Methods for preparing a metal foam are provided. The methods may include forming a metal foam precursor using a slurry that includes metal powder, a dispersant, and a binder and sintering the metal foam precursor.

A sintering powder comprising: a first type of metal particles having a mean longest dimension of from 100 nm to 50 ?m.