Method and apparatus for thermal spraying cylindrical bores
US5707693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC23C4/16
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for coating the interior surface of a cylinder wherein a consumable electrode is fed to an arc formed between a rotating non-consumable electrode and directing an atomizing gas through the arc formed to carry the molten metal of the consumable electrode to the cylinder wall to coat the wall and wherein the consumable electrode is introduced into the cylinder from an end opposite the rotating non-consumable electrode.
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