Multi-layer wear resistant coatings
US4904542A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/265
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An erosion and corrosion resistant coating is formed of a plurality of alternating layers of metallic and ceramic materials. The two materials selected for the layers have complementary wear resistant characteristics, such that one is relatively ductile and the other is relatively brittle. The concentration of the two materials at the interface between adjacent layers is graded to improve the adhesion of the layers and to provide a more unified coating. Prefereably radio-frequency sputtering is employed to deposit the coating, since it does not produce excessive heating which could negate any prior heat treatment of the substrate onto which the coating is deposited.
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