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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Wataru Urushihara, Kobe, JP;
Takenori Nakayama, Kobe, JP;
Sadako Yamada, Kobe, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a member which is superior in anti-fungus property and anti-alga property, and is coated with a surface treatment coating comprising at least a layer having anti-fungus property and/or anti-alga property laminated between a topmost surface functional layer and a base, wherein the layer having anti-fungus property and/or anti-alga property comprises 80% or more of Ni, 0.1 to 10% of P, and 0.0001 to 1% of hydrogen, holes reaching the surface of the layer having anti-fungus property and/or anti-alga property are present in the topmost surface functional layer so as to penetrate the topmost surface functional layer, the opening area ratio thereof to the total area when the topmost surface functional layer is viewed in plan being from 0.001 to 10%, or the elution amount of Ni is from 0.1 to 50 μg/cm/week when the member is immersed in still water at 30° C.