Provided is a novel sintered oil-impregnated bearing superior in wear resistance and cost performance under a severe use condition where the bearing collides with a shaft due to a high load and vibration, such as a condition associated with an output shaft of an electric motor installed in a vehicle and a wiper motor installed therein. The sintered oil-impregnated bearing contains: 15 to 30% by mass of Cu; 1 to 4% by mass of C; and a remainder consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a metal structure with copper being melted therein is provided at least on a bearing surface; pearlite or a pearlite with ferrite being partially scattered therein is provided in a matrix; a copper-rich phase arranged in a mesh-like manner is also provided in the matrix; and a free graphite is dispersed and distributed in the matrix as well.

The present invention provides a conductive bonded assembly utilizing particles of Ni or an Ni alloy as conductive particles so as to enable firing under non-pressing conditions and further realize an excellent bonding strength, electron migration characteristic, and ion migration characteristic. The conductive bonded assembly of the present invention is a conductive bonded assembly of an electronic component which has a first bondable member (for example, electrode material), a second bondable member (for example, a semiconductor device on an Si or SiC substrate), and a conductive bonding layer bonding these bondable members together, where the bonding layer is an Ni sintered body formed by a sintered body of Ni particles which has a porosity of 30% or less, and, further, can be obtained by heating and sintering the Ni particles at the time of firing where the Ni sintered bonding layer is formed.

The present invention provides a conductive bonded assembly utilizing particles of Ni or an Ni alloy as conductive particles so as to enable firing under non-pressing conditions and further realize an excellent bonding strength, electron migration characteristic, and ion migration characteristic. The conductive bonded assembly of the present invention is a conductive bonded assembly of an electronic component which has a first bondable member (for example, electrode material), a second bondable member (for example, a semiconductor device on an Si or SiC substrate), and a conductive bonding layer bonding these bondable members together, where the bonding layer is an Ni sintered body formed by a sintered body of Ni particles which has a porosity of 30% or less, and, further, can be obtained by heating and sintering the Ni particles at the time of firing where the Ni sintered bonding layer is formed.

There is provided a compact for a magnet which can produce a magnetic member having high coercive force. The compact for a magnet is produced by compression-molding a rare earth-iron-based alloy powder containing a plurality of particles of a rare earth-iron-based alloy containing a rare earth element and iron, wherein the rare earth-iron-based alloy satisfies configurations (a) to (c) below and has 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less of voids formed therein. (a) Having a structure containing 10% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Sm, 10% by mass or less of Mn, and the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities. (b) A composition, Sm.sub.2MN.sub.xFe.sub.17-x (x=0.1 or more and 2.5 or less). (c) An average crystal grain diameter of 700 nm or less.

A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer comprising a metallic matrix and a solid lubricant; and the metallic matrix comprises, by weight, ≧35% nickel, 12.0-20.0% cobalt, 5.0-15.0% aluminum, and 5.0-15.0% chromium.

A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer comprising a metallic matrix and a solid lubricant; and the metallic matrix comprises, by weight, ≧35% nickel, 12.0-20.0% cobalt, 5.0-15.0% aluminum, and 5.0-15.0% chromium.

A method of pressure forming a brown part from metal and/or ceramic particle feedstocks includes: introducing into a mold cavity or extruder a first feedstock and one or more additional feedstocks or a green or brown state insert made from a feedstock, wherein the different feedstocks correspond to the different portions of the part; pressurizing the mold cavity or extruder to produce a preform having a plurality of portions corresponding to the first and one or more additional feedstocks, and debinding the preform. Micro voids and interstitial paths from the interior of the preform part to the exterior allow the escape of decomposing or subliming backbone component substantially without creating macro voids due to internal pressure. The large brown preform may then be sintered and subsequently thermomechanically processed to produce a net wrought microstructure and properties that are substantially free the interstitial spaces.

A method of making a light weight component is provided. The method including the steps of: forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration; applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core after it has been formed into the desired configuration; forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening.

A method of making a light weight housing for an internal component is provided. The method including the steps of: forming a first metallic foam core into a desired configuration; forming a second metallic foam core into a desired configuration; inserting an internal component into the first metallic foam core; placing the second metallic foam adjacent to the first metallic core in order to secure the internal component between the first metallic foam core and the second metallic foam core; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the first metallic foam core and the second metallic foam core.

A method of making a light weight component is provided. The method including the steps of: forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core after it has been formed into the desired configuration.