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Thermally sprayed chromium nitride coating

US6780474B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 2002
Grant dateAug 24, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C4/10
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method including thermal spraying a chromium nitride coating material on to an article. The chromium nitride may be in a powder form before thermal spraying. In one aspect, the thermal spraying includes melting the coating material, propelling the molten coating material toward the article to be coated, and coating the article with the molten coating material. In another aspect, the coated article is one or more piston rings.

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