The Standard Oil Company

The Carborundum Company

The Standard Oil Company (ohio)

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Michael A Tenhover

Robert K Grasselli

Richard S Henderson

Jonathan H Harris

Michael D Ward

Irving B Ruppel, Jr

Gary A Shreve

Joseph R Fox

Allan V Marse

Dorothy Lukco

Richard M Wilson

Dorothy B Lukco

Irving R Ruppel

Substrates are disclosed having an ultra-smooth surface finish thereon rendering them useful in making high density magnetic storage components, such as a computer hard disk or thin-film head which can read and/or write data on such disks. The substrates are comprised of a non-oxide ceramic base which is coated with a smoothing layer comprised of amorphous, non-stoichiometric silicon carbide corresponding to the formula SiC.sub.x, wherein x is the molar ratio of carbon to silicon and is greater than 1. Also disclosed are processes for making the substrates and components.

Ceramic substrates and magnetic data storage components prepared

Layered substrates are disclosed having an ultra-smooth surface finish thereon rendering them useful in making high density magnetic storage media. The layered substrates are comprised of a non-oxide ceramic core coated with a smoothing layer comprised of an amorphous metal, particularly certain amorphous metal alloys based on chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are magnetic storage media comprising the layered substrates, as well as processes for making the substrates and magnetic media.

Ultra-smooth ceramic substrates and magnetic data storage media prepared

Ceramic substrate with silicon carbide smoothing layer

The subject invention relates to a coated reinforcement material comprising a SiC-based reinforcement having a rare earth boride coating preferably of the general formula:

Coated SiC reinforcements and composites containing same

Coated reinforcement material for metal matrix composites comprising a carbon or silicon-containing reinforcement having a coating of the general formula:

Metal alloy coated reinforcements for use in metal matrix composites

Novel additives are disclosed comprising a material capable of absorbing hydrogen and recombining oxygen, which additive is ideally suited for incorporation in sealed cells. The additive may be disposed in an energy storage device in several manners such as a coating on a negative electrode, a thin layer disposed between cell separators, an auxilliary electrode, and as one negative electrode in a device having a plurality of negative and positive electrodes.

Additive for energy storage devices that evolve oxygen and hydrogen

The present invention provides a novel amorphous metal alloy composition which reversibly stores hydrogen and is useful as the hydrogen storage electrode in an energy storage device. The amorphous metal alloy is made up of at least three elements with at least one element of Ag, Hg, or Pt; at least one element of Pb, Cu, Cr, Mo, W, Ni, Al, Co, Fe, Zn, Cd, Ru or Mn: and at least one element of Ca, Mg, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, V or Ta.

Amorphous metal alloy compositions for reversible hydrogen storage and

Novel materials having the ability to reversibly store hydrogen are amorphous metal alloys of the formula

Amorphous metal alloy compositions for reversible hydrogen storage

A process is provided for the production of superconducting wires, ribbons, tapes, fibers and the like including the steps of forming an amorphous metal alloy containing at least one of scandium, yttrium or the rare earths; copper; and at least one alkaline earth as an elongated body, and reacting the amorphous metal alloy with oxygen at a temperature below the crystallization temperature of the alloy to form a sheath of superconducting oxide exterior to a core of amorphous metal alloy. Included in the invention are the elongated bodies thus produced and superconductor devices fabricated from said bodies.

Production of high temperature superconducting materials

The present invention is directed to a process for the synthesis of a compositionally graded substantially amorphous metal alloy comprising:

Compositionally graded amorphous metal alloys and process for the

A process is disclosed for the formation of amorphous multi-metallic alloy coatings. More specifically, a chemical vapor deposition process is described wherein precursor compounds are induced to decompose upon a substrate under controlled parameters so as to form a coating on the substrate that is a substantially amorphous multi-metallic alloy. Preferred amorphous alloy compositions are also taught that are ideally synthesized by the claimed process.

Process for the production of multi-metallic amorphous alloy coatings on

Method of forming amorphous metal alloy compositions for reversible

The present invention relates to an amorphous metal alloys of the formula:

Enhanced corrosion resistant amorphous metal alloy coatings

Improved electrolytic processes employing oxygen anodes. The improvement comprises the step of conducting a electrolysis process in an electrolytic cell having a platinum based amorphous metal alloy oxygen anode having the formula

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Solon, OH, United States of America

Michael A Tenhover