The invention relates to an encapsulated metal particle comprising a core encapsulated in a shell, wherein the core comprises a metallic substance, and wherein the shell comprises a insulating substance. The invention also relates to a polymer composition comprising a plurality of the encapsulated metal particles, a mixture comprising a plurality of encapsulated metal particles and plurality of polymer particles, and the use of the encapsulated metal particle as an additive for increasing the thermal conductivity and/or radio frequency (RF) conductivity of a matrix substance such as an adhesive.

A coil component includes a body that is made of a composite material containing a resin material and metal powder, a coil conductor which is provided in the body and an end portion of which is exposed on an end face of the body, and a metal film that is provided on an outer surface of the body and that is electrically connected to the coil conductor on the end face in the outer surface. The outer surface of the body has a contact area that is in contact with the metal film. Multiple particles of the metal powder escape from the resin material and are in contact with each other in the contact area of the body.

A hybrid article comprises a disintegrable metal comprising one or more of the following: Mg; Al; Zn; Mn; an alloy thereof; or a composite thereof; and a disintegrable polymer comprising one or more of the following: an epoxy polymer derived from an epoxy base and a curing agent having cleavable bonds; a cured cyanate ester; or a poly(hexahydrotriazine).

One aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an electronic component, the method including: a first step of applying a metal paste containing metal particles onto a polymer compact in a prescribed pattern to form a metal paste layer; a second step of sintering the metal particles to form metal wiring; a third step of applying a solder paste containing solder particles and a resin component onto the metal wiring to form a solder paste layer; a fourth step of disposing an electronic element on the solder paste layer; and a fifth step of heating the solder paste layer so as to form a solder layer bonding the metal wiring and the electronic element, and so as to form a resin layer covering at least a portion of the solder layer.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a carbon-based particle/copper composite material in which carbon-based particles such as graphite and copper are mixed, the method including mixing a solution of a polymer organic compound having a main chain of carbon and a copper precursor in a solvent, with a dispersion solution of carbon-based particles in a first dispersion medium to produce a mixture, adding a first reducing agent to the mixture to form composite particles in which copper (I) oxide particles are attached to the surface of the carbon-based particles, and sintering the composite particles under a non-oxidizing atmosphere. According to the preparing method, a composition material is obtained, in which carbon-based particles and copper are well mixed.

An example three-dimensional printer includes a print agent distributor to provide a printing agent to a print bed of powdered build material, a heat source to apply heat over the print bed to form a printed part where printing agent is applied, a heat sensor to measure a temperature of the printed part after heat has been applied, and a processor coupled to the heat sensor. The processor is to determine a target power to be applied to the heat source heat a part to a target temperature in a subsequent printing process. The processor is to determine the target power based on the target temperature, a measured first temperature of a first printed part formed when a first power is applied to the heat source and a measured second temperature of a second printed part formed when a second, different power is applied to the heat source.

The present disclosure relates to an integrally formed product including a metal and a fiber of biological origin disposed in dispersed state in the metal. A proportion by mass of the fiber of biological origin contained in the integrally formed product is within a range of 0.02 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less.

Provided is an alloy powder capable of obtaining a magnetic member therefrom in which the frequency FR is extremely high. The powder for the magnetic member is composed of a plurality of flaky particles. These flaky particles are composed of an Fe-based alloy including: 6.5% by mass or more and 32.0% by mass or less of Ni; 6.0% by mass or more and 14.0% by mass or less of Al; 0% by mass or more and 17.0% by mass or less of Co; and 0% by mass or more and 7.0% by mass or less of Cu; the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The average thickness Tav of this powder is 3.0 μm or less. The saturation magnetization Ms of this powder is 0.9 T or more. The coercive force iHc of this powder is 16 kA/m or more. This Fe-based alloy has a structure resulting from spinodal decomposition.

The present disclosure is drawn to fluid sets, material sets, and 3-dimensional printing systems. A fluid set can include a pretreat composition that includes a salt of an alkali metal with bromide or iodide. The fluid set can also include a conductive fusing agent composition including a transition metal for fusing thermoplastic powder when exposed to electromagnetic radiation.

A hybrid additive manufacturing system a build chamber, a polymer additive manufacturing system housed within the build chamber and a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system housed within the build chamber. A controller is configured to issue control signals to the polymer additive manufacturing system and PVD system for layered deposition of polymer and PVD layers in a multilayer part.