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A vertical type twin roll caster for an aluminium alloy clad strip

Haga T., Nakamura R., Kumai S., Watari H.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2013

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Vol. 62, nr 1

36--44

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Purpose: of this paper: Twin roll casters that can cast two layers and three layers clad strip of aluminium alloys were invented. One of the purposes of this paper is to report that the two layers and three layers clad strip could be cast by the twin roll caster of this study. The investigation of the characters of these casters and the clad strips was purpose of this paper, too. The connecting at the interface between the strips was most important in the casting of the clad strip. Therefore, the attention was paid on the conditions of the interface. Design/methodology/approach: A vertical type tandem twin roll caster and a twin roll caster equipped with a scraper were designed, assembled and tested. Castings of the two layers clad strip and the three layers clad strip directly from molten metal were tried using these twin roll casters. The connecting strength between strips was investigated by the continuous bending test and the cold rolling. The diffusion and re-melting at the interface was investigated by the SEM-EPMA. Findings: The twin roll casters invented in this study could cast the two layers and three layers clad strips directly from molten metal. These clad strips had clear interface between the strips. This means that the mixing of the two alloys did not occur at the interface. The diffusion of elements of the each strip into another strip did not occur at the interface. The connecting strength was enough to endure the peeling at the interface by continuous bending. The clad ratio could be controlled by the solidification length up to 10:1. Two layers clad strip assembled from Al-Mg alloy strip and another aluminium alloy strip could be cast without defect by the effect of the scraper. The three layers clad strip which base strip had lower melting point than that of the overlay strip could be cast. Practical implications: The three layers clad strip, which base strip is 3003 aluminium alloy and overlay strips are 4045 aluminium alloy, can be used for the brazing sheet of the radiator of the automobile. The twin roll caster of this paper could cast this type of clad strip. The process saving and the energy saving can be attain by the twin roll caster of this paper. The clad ratio between the base strip and the overlay strip was smaller than 10:1. Originality/value: The twin roll casters that could cast two and three layers clad strips were original invention. using the twin roll caster.

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Roll caster for the three-layer clad-strip

Nakamura R., Yamabayashi T., Haga T., Kumai S., Watari H.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2010

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Vol. 41, nr 2

112-120

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Purpose: of this paper is to show the characteristics of two kinds of roll casters for three-layer clad strip of aluminium alloys. Moreover, the characteristics of these twin roll casters were compeered with the early type of roll casters for clad strip. Design/methodology/approach: Design was tried to attain the fabrication of the roll casters to cast the three-layers-clad-strip. One caster was an unequal diameter roll caster equipped with a scraper. The scraper was adopted to prevent the mixture of different kinds of melts of the alloys. The scraper was used to cast the clad strip with clear interfaces between each strip. The other caster was a tandem type roll caster assembled from two vertical type twin roll casters. A vertical type of twin roll was mounted on the other vertical type of a twin roll caster. Findings: Three layers of clad strips could be cast by two kinds of the roll casters developed in the present study. The casting speed was 20 m/min. This speed was much higher at the conventional twin roll caster for the aluminium alloys. Each strip of three layers clad strip was connected strictly. The element of clad strip did not peel at the interface by continuous bending. The as-cast clad strip could be cold-rolled. The element of alloys did not mix at the connecting interface of the strips. The casting conditions which affected the connecting of the strips and condition of interface were investigated and shown in this paper. Research limitations/implications: The width of the strip was from 30 mm to 50 mm. The casting of the wide strip was not investigated. The alloy used in the present study was only aluminium alloys. The length of the cast strip was 3 m. The thickness of element strip was from 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm. The difference of the melting temperature of the alloys was within 50°C. The number of the layers was less than three layers. Practical implications: The roll caster invented in the present study can be used for the fabrication of the clad strip. The clad strip is, for example, used for the brazing sheet of the radiator for the automotive industry. Originality/value: There was not a report concerning the roll caster for three layers clad strip. The roll casters for clad strips shown in this paper were of an original process. Especially, the use of the scraper in the roll casting was original.

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Single-electron transport characteristics in quantum dot arrays due to ionized dopants

Moraru D., Ligowski M., Tarido J. C., Miki S., Nakamura R., Yokoi K., Mizuno T., Tabe M.

Journal of Automation Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems

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2009

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Vol. 3, No. 4

52-54

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Single charge manipulation for useful electronic functionalities has become an exciting and fast-paced direction of research in recent years. In structures with dimensions below about 100 nm, the physics governing the device operation turn out to be strikingly different than in the case of larger devices. The presence of even a single charge may completely suppress current flow due to the basic electronelectron repulsion (so called Coulomb blockade effect) [1]. It is even more exciting to control this effect at the level of single-electron/single-atom interaction. The atomic entity can be one donor present in silicon lattice with a Coulombic potential well. In principle, it can accommodate basically a single electron. We study the electrical behavior of nanoscale-channel silicon-on-insulator field-effect transistors (SOI-FETs) that contain a discrete arrangement of donors. The donors can be utilized as "stepping stones" for the transfer of single charges. This ability opens the doors to a rich world of applications based on the simple interplay of single charges and single atoms, while still utilizing mostly conventional and well established fabrication techniques. In this work, we distinguish the effects of single-electron transport mediated by one or few dopants only. Furthermore, we show how the single-electron/single-donor interaction can be tuned by using the external biases. We demonstrate then by simulation and experiment the feasibility of single-electron/bit transfer operation (single-electron turnstile).

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Clad strip casting by a twin roll caster

Haga T., Nakamura R., Kumai S., Watari H.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2009

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Vol. 37, nr 2

117-124

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Purpose: Of this paper is to realize the casting of the clad strip by only one process. Therefore, the investigation of the ability of the casting of the clad strip by a vertical type twin roll caster was operated. The aim of the use of the twin roll caster to make clad strip was in the reduction of the production-energy of the clad strip. Design/methodology/approach: Used in the present study was a vertical type twin roll caster with the scriber. The scriber was used to prevent the mixture of the two kinds of the melts. The scriber was set at roll-bite, and the scriber contacted to the one of solidification layer. The melt was stopped by the scriber and the only the solidification layer was dragged by the roll. Findings: The clad strip with the clear interface could be by the vertical type twin roll caster with the scriber. The scriber was useful to drag only the solid and semisolid layer. The two kinds of strips were connected strictly at the interface of the clad strip. The clad strip was not broken at the interface by the continuous bending. Research limitations/implications: Are that 100 mm width-strip was cast in the present study. Ability of the clad strip that is wider than 100 mm was not clear. The control of the clad ratio was not investigated. Practical implications: The twin roll caster devised and investigated in this report is useful to cast clad strip like the brazing sheet for the radiator of the automobile. Originality/value: The vertical type twin roll cater to cast clad strip is original process. The scriber was used to prevent the mixture of the two kinds of melts. The scriber was not used in the previous research to cast clad strip at the twin roll caster, and use of the scriber was the first try.