Thermal spray method for the formation of nanostructured coatings

US6277448A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey · US
• UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT · US

Inventors

• Peter R. Strutt · Storrs, US
• Bernard H. Kear · Madison, US
• Ross F. Boland · Town of West Hartford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 1999
• Grant date: Aug 21, 2001
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S977/892
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle precursor solutions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. The method allows combining nanoparticle synthesis, melting, and quenching into a single operation.