Fabrication of diamond and diamond-like carbon coatings
US5731046A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC30B29/04
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Energy, such as from three different lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a carbon constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its physical structure (e.g., from carbon to diamond) to that of a composite material which is diffused back into the substrate as a composite material. An additional secondary element, which also contains carbon, may optionally be directed (e.g., sprayed) onto the substrate to augment, enhance and/or modify the formation of the composite material, as well as to supply sufficient or additional material for fabricating a diamond or diamond-like coating on the surface of the substrate. The process can be carried out in an ambient environment (e.g., without a vacuum), and without pre-heating or post-cooling of the substrate.
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