Decorative corrosion and abrasion resistant coating
US6245435A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12576
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A new article of manufacture, for example a faucet or other article of hardware, has a specified decorative color, other than brass, and is resistant to corrosion, abrasion and attack by chemicals. The article includes a substrate, one or more corrosion resistant layers applied to the substrate, and an outer layer, applied by PVD, and chosen from only one or more of Zr, Hf, C and N. The outer layer provides the desired, other than brass, color of the article, the desired chemical and abrasion resistance, and which layer, when in contact with air or water becomes passive in a manner similar to chrome.
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