Heat reflective, erosion and wear resistant coating mixture, method and coated article
US6177186A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31663
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An air sprayable, fluid, non-metallic coating mixture to provide an article coating having the ability to reflect at least 75% of heat energy in the frequency range of up to 2.6 microns comprises the combination of two different alpha alumina powders. A first powder predominantly is in a particle size range of less than about 1 micron; a second powder is of a particle size greater than 7 times the particle size of the first powder. The mixture includes a glass powder having a melting point of at least about 1400.degree. F. and of a particle size less than about 45 microns. The mixture includes a binder that will form up to about 80% of its weight in silica when heated to a temperature of at least the melting point of the glass powder. In the article coating, provided by air spraying the mixture onto an article and heating to a temperature sufficient to melt the glass powder and to form the silica from the binder, the glass and silica form a matrix about and binding together the alumina powder.
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