Abstract:
The present invention refers to a process for production of a powder of niobium and/or tantalum having high purity, large specific surface area, controlled contents of oxygen and nitrogen, and a morphology that is adequate for use in the manufacture of capacitors, characterized by including one sole step of reduction of a controlled layer of niobium and/or tantalum oxide (NbxOy, and/or TaxOy, where x=1 to 2 and y=1 to 5) deliberately formed over particles of metallic niobium and/or tantalum and/or hydrides thereof of adequate purity, by alkali metals or earth alkali metals and/or hydrides thereof in a bath of molten salts followed by a step of dissolution of the salt in an aqueous solution for recovery of the niobium and/or tantalum powder. These particles produced using the said process have a small size, large surface area and a sponge-like morphology, being thereby adequate for the production of capacitors.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及一种生产具有高纯度,大比表面积,受控含氧量和氮含量的铌和/或钽粉末的方法,以及足以用于制造电容器的形态,其特征在于: 包括在金属铌和/或钽的颗粒上故意形成的铌和/或氧化钽(Nb x O y和/或TaxO y,其中x = 1至2和y = 1至5)受控层的还原的唯一步骤, 碱金属或碱土金属和/或其氢化物在熔盐浴中浸渍,然后将盐溶解在用于回收铌和/或钽粉末的水溶液中的步骤。 使用所述方法制造的这些颗粒具有小尺寸,大的表面积和海绵状形态,从而足以用于制造电容器。
Abstract:
A method of producing an FeCrAl material by gas atomization, wherein in addition to containing iron (Fe), chromium (Cr) and aluminium (Al) the material also contains minor fractions of one or more of the materials molybdenum (Mo), hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), yttrium (Y), nitrogen (N), carbon (C) and oxygen (O). The invention is characterized by causing the smelt to be atomized to contain 0.05-0.50 percent by weight tantalum (Ta) and, at the same time, less than 0.10 percent by weight titanium (Ti). According to one highly preferred embodiment, nitrogen gas (N2) is used as an atomizing gas to which a given amount of oxygen gas (O2) is added, said amount of oxygen gas being such as to cause the atomized powder to contain 0.02-0.10 percent by weight oxygen (O) at the same time as the nitrogen content of the powder is 0.01-0.06 percent by weight. The invention also relates to a high temperature material.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a neodymium-iron-boron magnet and a preparation method thereof. The neodymium-iron-boron magnet comprises a main phase crystal grain, a shell layer of the main phase crystal grain and a Nd-rich phase adjacent to the main phase crystal grain, wherein the main phase crystal grain comprises Nd2Fe14B; or the main phase crystal grain comprises Nd2Fe14B and Pr2Fe14B; the shell layer comprises (Nd/Dy)2Fe14B and/or (Nd/Tb)2Fe14B; the shell layer has a thickness of 0.1-6 μm; the Nd-rich phase comprises a R6Fe13B phase, wherein the R is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr, Dy and Tb. The method of the invention effectively reduces the diffusion amount of the heavy rare earth elements into the main phase, forms a thinner heavy rare earth shell layer, and can further optimize and improve the high temperature performance of the magnet.
Abstract:
A droplet comprises a core including an alloy comprising a majority of a first metallic element and a minority of a second element, wherein the core is in a liquid state below a solidus temperature of the alloy. A shell is arranged to enclose the core and includes an exterior surface comprising a majority of the second element and a minority of the first metallic element, wherein the shell is in a solid state below the solidus temperature of the alloy. The alloy can comprise a solder material that can be used to form solder connections below a solidus temperature of the alloy.
Abstract:
A method of forming a fuel cell interconnect includes depositing a Cr alloy powder, sintering the Cr alloy powder, and repeating the depositing and the sintering to form the fuel cell interconnect. The Cr alloy powder may include a pre-alloyed powder containing from about 4 wt. % to about 6 wt. % Fe, and from about 94 wt. % to about 96 wt. % Cr.
Abstract:
A method for producing a rare earth aluminate sintered body includes: preparing a molded body by mixing a fluorescent material having a composition of a rare earth aluminate and a raw material mixture comprising an oxide containing at least one rare earth element Ln selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Lu, Gd, and Tb, an oxide containing Ce, an oxide containing Al, and optionally an oxide containing at least one element M1 selected from the group consisting of Ga and Sc; and calcining the molded body to obtain a sintered body.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a dust core, including: a step of preparing a raw material powder including a coated pure iron powder composed of a plurality of pure iron particles each having an insulating coating layer, a coated iron alloy powder composed of a plurality of iron alloy particles each having an insulating coating layer, and a metal soap; a step of manufacturing a molded article by performing a compression molding of the raw material powder filled in a mold; and a step of performing a heat treatment of the molded article to eliminate distortions in the coated pure iron powder and the coated iron alloy powder, wherein a difference Tm−Td between a melting point Tm of the metal soap and a temperature Td of the mold in the step of manufacturing the molded article is greater than or equal to 90° C.
Abstract:
According to one or more embodiments presently described, a method for processing metal-containing materials may include passing a feed stream through a first conduit of a multi-conduit reactor, the feed stream including metal-containing material in a molten phase; passing a fluid stream through a second conduit of the multi-conduit reactor; and contacting the feed stream with the fluid stream in a mixing zone downstream of the first conduit and second conduit, thereby causing a chemical or physical change in the one or more materials of the feed stream to form a product stream comprising metal-containing particles.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a powder magnetic core using a soft magnetic material powder, wherein the method has: a first step of mixing the soft magnetic material powder with a binder, a second step of subjecting a mixture obtained through the first step to pressure forming, and a third step of subjecting a formed body obtained through the second step to heat treatment. The soft magnetic material powder is an Fe—Cr—Al based alloy powder comprising Fe, Cr and Al. An oxide layer is formed on a surface of the soft magnetic material powder by the heat treatment. The oxide layer has a higher ratio by mass of Al to the sum of Fe, Cr and Al than an alloy phase inside the powder.
Abstract:
Methods for fabricating an interconnect for a fuel cell stack that include providing a protective layer over at least one surface of an interconnect formed by powder pressing pre-alloyed particles containing two or more metal elements and annealing the interconnect and the protective layer at elevated temperature to bond the protective layer to the at least one surface of the interconnect.