A method for producing metal-based thin foils is provided, which includes the steps of extruding a metal through an extruder to form a preliminary foil, cooling the preliminary foil in a coolant bath, and rolling the preliminary foil in a rolling system containing at least two rollers to form a metal-based thin foil.

A method for producing metal-based thin foils is provided, which includes the steps of extruding a metal through an extruder to form a preliminary foil, cooling the preliminary foil in a coolant bath, and rolling the preliminary foil in a rolling system containing at least two rollers to form a metal-based thin foil.

The present invention refers to a zinc strip comprising zinc as main component, wherein titanium and aluminium are alloyed together with the zinc. The obtained zinc strip is highly malleable and at the same time ductile. The zinc strip is free of lead.

A method of making an article includes depositing a plurality of layers to form a three-dimensional preform, sintering the preform to form a sintered preform, and infiltrating the preform with at least one metal to form the article. At least one layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a beryllium-containing composition including beryllium powder. The infiltrating metal can be selected from aluminum and magnesium.

A method of making an article includes depositing a plurality of layers to form a three-dimensional preform, sintering the preform to form a sintered preform, and infiltrating the preform with at least one metal to form the article. At least one layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a beryllium-containing composition including beryllium powder. The infiltrating metal can be selected from aluminum and magnesium.

A lead-free solder preform includes a core layer and adhesion layer coated over surfaces of the core layer, where the preform delivers the combined merits from constituent solder alloys of the core and adhesion layers to provide both high temperature performance and improved wetting in high-temperature solder applications such as die attach. The core layer may be formed of a Bi Alloy having a solidus temperature above 260 C., and the adhesion layer may be formed of Sn, a Sn alloy, a Bi alloy, In, or an In alloy having a solidus temperature below 245 C. The solder preform may be formed using techniques such as: (1) electroplating a core ribbon with an adhesion material, (2) cladding an adhesion material foil onto a core ribbon, and/or (3) dipping a core ribbon in a molten adhesion alloy bath to allow thin layers of adhesion material to adhere to a core ribbon.

Provided is an FeNiCr alloy that has excellent surface characteristics and enables formation of a blackened coating having excellent blackening characteristics and peeling resistance. The FeNiCr alloy has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Ni, Mo, Co, Cu, N, Ti, Al, O, and H, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying formulae (1) to (4): (1) T1=11[% N]+0.1; (2) T2=39[% N]1.0; (3) A1=7.5[% N]+0.1; (4) A2=42.5[% N]+1.0, where [% M] represents content (mass %) of element M in the alloy, and T1, T2, A1, and A2 satisfy relationships T1<[% Ti]<T2 and A1<[% A1]<A2.

Provided is an FeNiCr alloy that has excellent surface characteristics and enables formation of a blackened coating having excellent blackening characteristics and peeling resistance. The FeNiCr alloy has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Ni, Mo, Co, Cu, N, Ti, Al, O, and H, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying formulae (1) to (4): (1) T1=11[% N]+0.1; (2) T2=39[% N]1.0; (3) A1=7.5[% N]+0.1; (4) A2=42.5[% N]+1.0, where [% M] represents content (mass %) of element M in the alloy, and T1, T2, A1, and A2 satisfy relationships T1<[% Ti]<T2 and A1<[% A1]<A2.

This invention relates to magnetocaloric materials comprising ternary alloys useful for magnetic refrigeration applications. The disclosed ternary alloys are Cerium, Neodymium, and/or Gadolinium based compositions that are fairly inexpensive, and in some cases exhibit only 2.sup.nd order magnetic phase transitions near their curie temperature, thus there are no thermal and structural hysteresis losses. This makes these compositions attractive candidates for use in magnetic refrigeration applications. The performance of the disclosed materials is similar or better to many of the known expensive rare-earth based magnetocaloric materials.

This invention relates to magnetocaloric materials comprising ternary alloys useful for magnetic refrigeration applications. The disclosed ternary alloys are Cerium, Neodymium, and/or Gadolinium based compositions that are fairly inexpensive, and in some cases exhibit only 2.sup.nd order magnetic phase transitions near their curie temperature, thus there are no thermal and structural hysteresis losses. This makes these compositions attractive candidates for use in magnetic refrigeration applications. The performance of the disclosed materials is similar or better to many of the known expensive rare-earth based magnetocaloric materials.