Surface treatment method for metal material and mold treated by surface treatment method

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PATENT NO 9644255
APP PUB NO 20140048182A1
SERIAL NO

14114060

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A surface treatment method for a metal material is provided which includes applying diluted sulfuric acid to a surface of the metal material that is composed primarily of iron, performing a heat treatment on the metal material in the presence of at least one of CO, CO2 and organic gas under nitriding conditions under which a nitrided layer is formed in a superficial layer of the metal material after the application of the diluted sulfuric acid to form a carbon film which includes at least one of carbon nanocoils, carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofilaments on a surface of the nitrided layer of the metal material.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571
TOYOTA SCHOOL FOUNDATION2-12-1 HISAKATA TEMPAKU-KU NAGOYA-SHI AICHI 4688511 ?4688511
MEC INTERNATIONAL CO LTDTOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 4710047

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Furukawa, Yuichi Toyota, JP 65 562
Kawahara, Fumio Toyota, JP 24 72
Kumemoto, Nao Nagoya, JP 1 4
Okumiya, Masahiro Nagoya, JP 7 77
Takami, Katsuhiro Toyota, JP 7 47
Tsunekawa, Yoshiki Nagoya, JP 9 118

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