This disclosure relates to basic inorganic compositions. Methods of providing antifungal/antibacterial resistance and/or hydrophobicity and/or corrosion resistance by coating surfaces with the basic inorganic compositions are provided. In another aspect, a silicate composition comprising at least one alkali earth metal; and a Group IV element of silicon, germanium, tin, or lead having at least one hydrocarbon moiety covalently bonded thereto is provided.

This disclosure relates to basic inorganic compositions. Methods of providing antifungal/antibacterial resistance and/or hydrophobicity and/or corrosion resistance by coating surfaces with the basic inorganic compositions are provided. In another aspect, a silicate composition comprising at least one alkali earth metal; and a Group IV element of silicon, germanium, tin, or lead having at least one hydrocarbon moiety covalently bonded thereto is provided.

A light weight component, the light weight component including: a metallic foam core formed into a desired configuration; an external metallic shell applied to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core after it has been formed into the desired configuration; an inlet opening and an outlet opening formed in the external metallic shell in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and a thermoplastic material injected into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening.

A light weight component, the light weight component including: a metallic foam core formed into a desired configuration; an external metallic shell applied to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core after it has been formed into the desired configuration; an inlet opening and an outlet opening formed in the external metallic shell in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and a thermoplastic material injected into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening.

An electrode, which includes at least one tetragonally crystallized compound containing at least one element selected from the group of Cu and Ag, the crystal lattice of the compound being of the space group I4.sub.1/amd type. An electrolysis cell includes the electrode.

The inventive concept relates to a method for manufacturing a metal based component (100, 200) having a cavity (103, 203). The method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of individual segments (110, 210) corresponding to different portions of the metal based component; arranging the plurality of segments in a stack (120, 220) in such a way that the shape of the stack corresponds to the shape of the metal based component, and that a void (130, 230) is formed in the stack, wherein the shape of at least a portion of the void corresponds to the shape of the cavity; filling at least the first 10 portion of the void with an incompressible filler (140, 240); removing gas from the stack; subjecting the stack to a hot pressing process to form the metal based component comprising the cavity; removing at least a part of the incompressible filler from the metal based component.

[Problem] Provided are a metal material including a passive film on a surface and having corrosion resistance while having a small contact resistance, and a method for producing the metal material. Examples of the metal material include a material that is preferable as a material of a separator and a current collector plate in a fuel cell.

[Solution] Conductive particles 3 are embedded in and caused to adhere to a metal substrate 1 including, on a surface thereof, a passive film 2, in a state where the conductive particles 3 penetrate the passive film 2 in a thickness direction, and the surface of the metal substrate is covered with a coating film having conductivity and corrosion resistance. To cause the conductive particles to adhere in such a manner, the conductive particles 3 may be scattered on the metal substrate 1 on which the passive film 2 is formed, and the conductive particles 3 may be pushed into the surface of the metal substrate 1 by pressing with a roll or the like.

A gas turbine engine article includes a substrate and an environmental barrier coating disposed on the substrate. The environmental barrier coating includes oxygen-scavenging particles. Each oxygen-scavenging particle includes a silicon-containing core particle encased in an oxygen barrier shell.

An electrode, which includes at least one tetragonally crystallized compound containing at least one element selected from the group of Cu and Ag, the crystal lattice of the compound being of the space group I4.sub.1/amd type. An electrolysis cell includes the electrode.

An electrode, which includes at least one tetragonally crystallized compound containing at least one element selected from the group of Cu and Ag, the crystal lattice of the compound being of the space group I4.sub.1/amd type. An electrolysis cell includes the electrode.