Abstract:
Provided in one embodiment is a method of identifying a stable phase of an ordering binary alloy system comprising a solute element and a solvent element, the method comprising: determining at least three thermodynamic parameters associated with grain boundary segregation, phase separation, and intermetallic compound formation of the ordering binary alloy system; and identifying the stable phase of the ordering binary alloy system based on the first thermodynamic parameter, the second thermodynamic parameter and the third thermodynamic parameter by comparing the first thermodynamic parameter, the second thermodynamic parameter and the third thermodynamic parameter with a predetermined set of respective thermodynamic parameters to identify the stable phase; wherein the stable phase is one of a stable nanocrystalline phase, a metastable nanocrystalline phase, and a non-nanocrystalline phase.
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A medical device that is at least partially formed of a novel metal alloy, which novel metal alloy improves the physical properties of the medical device.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a thermoelectric material comprising a main phase which is represented by the following composition formula and having an MgAgAs-type crystalline structure: (T a1 Zr b1 Hf c1 ) x Co y Sb 100-x-y wherein 0
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an alloy film for a metal separator for a fuel cell characterized by containing at least one noble metal element selected from Au and Pt and at least one non-noble metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta, at a content ratio of noble metal element/non-noble metal element of 35/65 to 95/5, and having a film thickness of 2 nm or more. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method of an alloy film for the metal separator for the fuel cell and a target material for sputtering, as well as the metal separator and the fuel sell. The alloy film for the metal separator for the fuel cell according to the invention is excellent in the corrosion resistance, has low contact resistance, can maintain the low contact resistance for a long time even in a corrosive environment, and is excellent further in the productivity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to high purity hafnium having a purity of 4N or higher excluding zirconium and gas components and an oxygen content of 40wtppm or less, and a target and thin film formed from such high purity hafnium, and high purity hafnium having a purity of 4N or higher excluding zirconium and gas components and in which the content of sulfur and phosphorus is respectively 10wtppm or less. The present invention also relates to a high purity hafnium material which uses a hafnium sponge with reduced zirconium as the raw material, and in which the content of oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus containing in the hafnium is reduced, as well as to a target and thin film formed from such material, and to the manufacturing method of high purity hafnium. Thereby provided is efficient and stable manufacturing technology which enables the manufacture of a high purity hafnium material, and a target and thin film formed from such material.
Abstract:
A Re-based alloy material comprises > 50 at. % Re and at least one alloying material selected from grain size refinement elements X which have an atomic radius larger or smaller than that of Re and a solid solubility hcp Re at room or higher temperatures, and lattice matching elements Y which have an atomic radius larger or smaller than that of Re and form a solid solution in hcp Re at room or higher temperatures. The alloy material may further comprise at least one material selected from the group consisting of oxides, nitrides, and carbides. Targets comprising the Re-based alloy material are useful in sputter deposition of improved interlayers for obtaining optimally structured granular perpendicular magnetic recording layers.
Abstract:
A high purity zirconium or hafnium which is extremely reduced in the contents of an alkali metal such as Na or K, a radioactive element such as U or Th, a transition metal or heavy metal or high melting point metal such as Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ta or V, and a gas forming element such as C or O; and a method for producing a high purity zirconium or hafnium which allows the production thereof at a low cost; and a method for producing a powder of high purity zirconium or hafnium with safety and at a low cost which comprises using a hydrogenated high purity zirconium or hafnium as a material. The high purity zirconium or hafnium is greatly reduced in the contents of impurities which are obstacles to assurance of operational functions of a semiconductor.
Abstract:
A high purity hafnium, characterized in that it has a purity of 4N or higher, with the exception of zirconium and gas components, and has an oxygen content of 40 wt ppm or less; a target and thin film comprising the high purity hafnium; a high purity hafnium, characterized in that it has a purity of 4N or higher, with the exception of zirconium and gas components, and has both of a sulfur content and a phosphorus content of 10 wt ppm or less; a target and thin film comprising the high purity hafnium; a high purity hafnium material which is prepared by the use of a hafnium sponge having been reduced in the content of zirconium as a raw material and is further reduced in the contents of oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus; a target and thin film comprising the high purity hafnium material; and a method for producing a high purity hafnium. An efficient and stable production technique, a high purity hafnium material prepared by the technique, and a target and a thin film comprising said material are provided.