An insulated electric wire is provided with a metal conductor, and an insulation coating layer covering an outer periphery of the metal conductor. The insulation coating layer includes a lubricant layer including fluorine-based fine particles as a lubricant as an outermost layer, and an enamel insulation layer including fluorine-based fine particles as an inner layer with respect to the lubricant layer.

Coatings for medical devices having selectable levels of durability and lubricity are disclosed. The coatings include polymeric material components, the characteristics and relative amounts of which can be selected to provide target levels of durability and lubricity. Methods of making the coatings for medical devices are also disclosed.

The present invention is directed to compositions with solvent, wax and graphene. These compositions offer surprising benefits in reducing bicycle or motorbike chain lengthening, particularly in off road environments with high dirt and water levels such as during mountain biking or off-road biking. The invention is further directed to a method of preparing such compositions and to the use of such compositions on bicycle or motorbike chains.

A spring part, in particular for a driving device, includes a spring body extending around a central axis. The spring body comprises several spring windings which run radially around a spring axis and are made of at least a base material. The base material is surrounded at least by a first protective layer, and the spring body is at least partially covered on the outside by a lubricant. A method for manufacturing a spring part includes the steps of providing a spring body with several spring windings made of a base material and coating the base material at least with a first protective layer. The method includes the step of applying a lubricant formed as a silicone-based lubricant to the outside of the coated spring body.

A magnetic disk of is provided, the magnetic disk having at least a magnetic layer, a carbon protective layer, and a lubrication layer sequentially provided on a substrate. In an embodiment, the lubrication layer a film formed by a lubricant having a perfluoropolyether compound A having a perfluoropolyether main chain in the structure and also having a hydroxyl group at the end and a compound C obtained from a reaction between a compound B expressed by: [Chemical formula 1] CF.sub.3(OC.sub.2F.sub.4)m-(OCF.sub.2)n-OCF.sub.3 [m and n in the formula are natural numbers.] and aluminum oxide.

A magnetic recording medium includes a nonmagnetic substrate and at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer provided on the nonmagnetic substrate. The magnetic recording medium is characterized in that the lubricating layer is formed of a lubricating agent represented by general formulas (1), (2) or (3), in which substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 in the lubricating agent represent organic groups, at least one of the substituents R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 at the end part of the lubricating agent and the substituents R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 contain a plurality of functional groups, and the shortest distance between the functional groups is a distance of three or more atoms, preferably five atoms. The magnetic recording medium may be used for a heat assisted recording method in which the temperature of the magnetic layer reaches 150 C. to 200 C. The magnetic recording medium is characterized in that the amount of the lubricating agent volatilized in the lubricating layer is less than 10% of the initial layer thickness.

An oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure includes: a pipe main body that includes a pin which includes a pin contact surface including an external thread part and which is formed at a first end portion, and a box which includes a box contact surface including an internal thread part and which is formed at a second end portion; and a ZnNi alloy plating layer which is formed on at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface. The X-ray diffraction intensities of the ZnNi alloy plating layer satisfy Formula (1).

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}{I}_{18}/\left(I_{18}+I_{36}+I_{54}\right)0.6& \left(1\right)\end{array}$

Here, in Formula (1), in units of cps, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {411} and {330} is substituted for I.sub.18, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {442} and {600} is substituted for I.sub.36, and an X-ray diffraction intensity of {552} is substituted for I.sub.54.

A tubular threaded joint has a pin and a box. Each having a contact surface comprising a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion including a seal portion and a shoulder portion. A solid lubricating coating having a relatively high Knoop hardness is formed on a portion including the shoulder portion of the contact surface, such as the unthreaded metal contact portion including the shoulder portion and the seal portion, of at least one of the pin and the box. A solid lubricating coating having a relatively low Knoop hardness is formed at least on the remaining portion of the contact surface, such as the threaded portion. The threaded joint has excellent galling resistance, gas tightness, and rust preventing properties. The joint does not readily undergo yielding of shoulder portions even when made up with a high torque, thereby making it possible to perform makeup in a stable manner.

A carbon fiber surface oiling agent changing method includes providing a raw material step; performing a desizing step; performing a plasma surface treatment step; and performing a sizing step. In the plasma surface treatment step, the impurities that originally adhere to the surface of the carbon fiber can be broken to form small molecules and blown away through the physical and chemical reaction of the plasma gas flow, enabling the surface of the carbon fiber to be roughened and provided with functional groups, which is beneficial to achieve high-quality interface bonding of the carbon fiber and the matrix resin in the subsequent sizing step, thereby enhancing the characteristics of carbon fiber composite materials.

The invention concerns a threaded portion of a tubular element for a threaded tubular connection hiving an axis of revolution, the portion comprising a threading extending over its outer or inner peripheral surface, and a first sealing surface on the peripheral surface, the first sealing surface being capable of producing metal-metal interference with a corresponding second sealing surface belonging to a complementary threaded portion of a tube. The threading and the first sealing surface are coated with a metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layer wherein zinc (Zn) is tie major element by weight.