Apparatus for producing a surface layer on a metallic workpiece
US5224997A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC23C26/02
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The surface of a workpiece is provided with a surface layer. Initially, the workpiece is inductively heated by a HF/MF generator to a first temperature and subsequently heated further by a laser beam with coating material being applied to the region of the laser beam in an amount sufficient to form a surface layer on the workpiece. The generator and the laser source are able to operate simultaneously to effect a high quality surface layer of relatively thin thickness.
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