A method for manufacturing a metal pattern, the method including forming a photosensitive layer pattern on a multilayer metal substrate including titanium and copper; providing an etchant composition on the multilayer metal substrate on which the photosensitive layer pattern is formed to form the source electrode and the drain electrode; and removing the photosensitive layer pattern, wherein the etchant composition includes a persulfate, a four-nitrogen ring compound, a two-chlorine compound, a fluorine compound, and water, and a weight ratio of the four-nitrogen ring compound and the two-chlorine compound is from about 1:0.5 to about 1:4.

A method of selectively removing NiPt material from a microelectronic substrate, the method comprising contacting the NiPt material with an aqueous etching composition comprising: an oxidising agent; a strong acid; and a source of chloride.

An etchant composition of an embodiment includes a persulfate, a four-nitrogen ring compound, a two-chlorine compound, a fluorine compound and water, and has a weight ratio of the four-nitrogen ring compound and the two-chlorine compound of about 1:0.5 to about 1:4. The etchant composition may etch a multilayer metal substrate of titanium/copper and may be used for manufacturing a multilayer metal pattern and an array substrate having excellent properties of etched patterns.

An etchant composition of an embodiment includes a persulfate, a four-nitrogen ring compound, a two-chlorine compound, a fluorine compound and water, and has a weight ratio of the four-nitrogen ring compound and the two-chlorine compound of about 1:0.5 to about 1:4. The etchant composition may etch a multilayer metal substrate of titanium/copper and may be used for manufacturing a multilayer metal pattern and an array substrate having excellent properties of etched patterns.

Provided is a ferritic stainless steel sheet for current collectors for sulfide-based solid-state batteries, which has excellent sulfidation resistance and adhesiveness. The ferritic stainless steel sheet has a component composition containing Cr in an amount of 16% by mass or more, wherein the surface of the ferritic stainless steel sheet has an uneven structure having recessed portions and projecting portions, the average height of the projecting portions is 20 to 50 nm inclusive, the average distance between the projecting portions is 20 to 200 nm inclusive, and the [Cr]/[Fe], i.e., the ratio of the atom concentration of Cr that is present in a form other than the metal form to the atom concentration of Fe that is present in a form other than the metal form, on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel sheet is 1.0 or more.

Provided is a ferritic stainless steel sheet for current collectors for sulfide-based solid-state batteries, which has excellent sulfidation resistance and adhesiveness. The ferritic stainless steel sheet has a component composition containing Cr in an amount of 16% by mass or more, wherein the surface of the ferritic stainless steel sheet has an uneven structure having recessed portions and projecting portions, the average height of the projecting portions is 20 to 50 nm inclusive, the average distance between the projecting portions is 20 to 200 nm inclusive, and the [Cr]/[Fe], i.e., the ratio of the atom concentration of Cr that is present in a form other than the metal form to the atom concentration of Fe that is present in a form other than the metal form, on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel sheet is 1.0 or more.

Method for stripping a coating from a coated surface of a substrate, wherein the coating is stripped in an aqueous alkaline solution, characterized in that the method comprises following steps:—preparing the coated substrate to be decoated by providing the substrate with a strippable coating by depositing a coating comprising one or more layers, wherein one layer comprising aluminum is deposited directly on the substrate surface to be decoated and—introducting the substrate to be decoated in the aqueous alkaline solution, thereby conducting a chemical stripping of the coating from the substrate, whereas the aqueous alkaline solution comprises NaOH in a concentration in weight percentage from 30 wt. % to 50 wt. %.

Method for stripping a coating from a coated surface of a substrate, wherein the coating is stripped in an aqueous alkaline solution, characterized in that the method comprises following steps:—preparing the coated substrate to be decoated by providing the substrate with a strippable coating by depositing a coating comprising one or more layers, wherein one layer comprising aluminum is deposited directly on the substrate surface to be decoated and—introducting the substrate to be decoated in the aqueous alkaline solution, thereby conducting a chemical stripping of the coating from the substrate, whereas the aqueous alkaline solution comprises NaOH in a concentration in weight percentage from 30 wt. % to 50 wt. %.

A build plate is configured for use in a 3D printer. The build plate comprises a base comprising a base material and one or more vacuum channels. A removable plate is disposed proximate the base so as to be in fluid communication with the vacuum channels.

A method of removing an aluminide diffusion coating from a gas turbine engine component having a nickel alloy base material may comprise: disposing the gas turbine engine component in a solution, the solution including an acid between 5% and 15% vol./vol. and water between 85% and 95% vol./vol.; placing the gas turbine engine component in electrical contact with a graphite plate; and removing the aluminide diffusion coating from the gas turbine engine component in response to placing the gas turbine engine component in electrical contact with the graphite plate and disposing the gas turbine engine component in the solution.