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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438979 | Thermal spray membrane contact material, contact member and contact part, and apparatuses to which they are applied To provide a thermal spray membrane contact material, contact member and contact part and an apparatus to which they are applied, showing excellent seizure resistance and wear resistance even under high surface pressure/low speed sliding, high speed/high temperature... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7273669 | Spray-formed articles made of pseudo-alloy and method for making the same Method and arrangement for spray forming an article. The method includes spraying a plurality of metal streams upon a low-heat resistant model and thereby forming a spray formed article. Each of the plurality of metal streams is composed of moltenized droplets, and ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6953062 | Fuel tank or fuel pipe excellent in corrosion resistance and method for producing the same The present invention provides a fuel tank or a fuel pipe excellent particularly in the corrosion resistance of the outer surface in a salt damage environment, and is a fuel tank or a fuel pipe excellent in corrosion resistance characterized by: being formed by usin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949300 | Product and method of brazing using kinetic sprayed coatings The present invention is directed to a process for preparing aluminum and aluminum alloy surfaces in heat exchangers for brazing by depositing thereon a kinetic sprayed brazing composition. The process simultaneously deposits monolith or composite coatings that can ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6913839 | Coated article having a quasicrystalline-ductile metal layered coating with high particle-impact damage resistance, and its preparation and use A coated article having a high resistance to particle-impact damage has a substrate, and a layered coating overlying the substrate. The layered coating includes a substantially continuous quasicrystalline layer, and a substantially continuous ductile metallic layer ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913841 | Method and apparatus for producing iron article and product Liquid aluminum is sprayed onto an iron article to produce a thin tenacious non-corrodible layer. In one embodiment, an iron article is heated to at least 400° F. or preferably until cherry red. It is sprayed with a fine aluminum mist generated by heating aluminum ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6887585 | Thermally applied coating of mechanically alloyed powders for piston rings The invention relates to a wear-resistant coating used for bearing surfaces and flanks of piston rings in internal combustion engines. The wear-resistant inventive coating is obtained by mechanically alloying powders which form a metallic matrix with hard material d... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6797401 | Electromagnetic wave absorbing materials Electromagnetic wave absorbing materials comprising magnetic alloy particles and an insulating matrix are disclosed. The magnetic alloy particles comprise a transition metal such as Fe and/or Co, and further comprise at least one refractory metal such as Ti, V, Cr, ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6780526 | Process for producing graded coated articles The invention relates to a novel thermal spray process for the deposition of coatings with a graded or layered composition and the coated articles produced thereby. More particularly, the invention relates to feeding mixtures of coating materials to a thermal spray ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773817 | Antiabrasion coating A wear-resistant layer is applied to a surface, which is to be protected, of a component which is subjected to mechanical and/or fluidic loads and substantially consists of amorphous or amorphous-nanocrystalline metals. The layer for protecting against abrasive or e... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749951 | Coated article having a quasicrystalline-ductile metal layered coating with high wear resistance, and its preparation and use A coated article having a high resistance to wear damage has a substrate, and a layered coating overlying the substrate. The layered coating includes a ductile metallic layer overlying and in facing contact with the substrate, and a protective layer overlying and in... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6720088 | Materials for protection of substrates at high temperature, articles made therefrom, and method for protecting substrates A group of alloys suitable for use in a high-temperature, oxidative environment, a protective coating system comprising a diffusion barrier that comprises an alloy selected from the group, an article comprising the diffusion barrier layer, and a method for protectin... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6677064 | In-situ formation of multiphase deposited thermal barrier coatings A multiphase ceramic thermal barrier coating is provided. The coating is adapted for use in high temperature applications in excess of about 1200° C., for coating superalloy components of a combustion turbine engine. The coating comprises a ceramic singl... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673467 | Metallic component with protective coating A metallic component exposed to high temperature steam is provided with a coating comprising a thin primer layer deposited on the surface of the metallic component and a thicker overlay layer on top of the primer layer. The primer layer consists of highly... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652991 | Ductile NiAl intermetallic compositions The addition of small amounts of CeO2 and Cr to intermetallic compositions of NiAl and FeAl improves ductility, thermal stability, thermal shock resistance, and resistance to oxidation, sulphidization and carburization.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6613445 | Metal slurry coatings on substrates, and related articles A method for forming a metal-containing layer on a substrate is disclosed. A slurry of the metal is first deposited on the substrate; followed by heating to remove volatile material from the slurry, and to form a layer of the metal. In another embodiment,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6541127 | Swash plate of swash plate type compressor In order to improve the wear resistance of the swash plate of a swash-plate type compressor, on which plate copper alloy is flame-sprayed, a composite material, which consists of copper or first copper alloy (for example Cu--Pb alloy) including at least u... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534196 | Refractory metal coated articles for use in molten metal environments The present invention relates to articles, having an extended useful life, which are used in contact with high temperature molten aluminum or molten zinc baths. One aspect of the invention encompasses articles, such as bearings, bushings, couplings or rol... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517954 | Aluminium alloy, notably for a layer The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, in particular for a layer of a friction bearing, for example, which, apart from aluminium and smelt-related impurities, additionally contains soft-phase formers, e.g. Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb or similar. The alloy contai... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6506503 | Friction bearing having an intermediate layer, notably binding layer, made of an alloy on aluminium basis The invention relates to an intermediate layer, in particular a bonding layer, made from an alloy with an aluminium base, for multi-layered materials with layers of differing composition, in particular friction bearings. The alloy contains added quantitie... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6479165 | Arc spraying method There is disclosed a material wire for wear-resistant and trobologically favorable shaped bodies manufactured by the arc spraying method, which comprises a covering (12) and a filling (14). The covering (12) comprises an alloy based on aluminium with at l... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6444331 | Roughened bond coats for a thermal barrier coating system and method for producing A roughened bond coat comprises a screen that includes interwoven wires defining openings and a metallic material disposed on the screen. The screen and metallic material form a roughened bond coat possessing an uneven, undulated, and irregular surface. T... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6416877 | Forming a plain bearing lining A method of forming a plain bearing lining on a substrate, the method comprising high velocity oxy-fuel spraying particles of a bearing metal onto the substrate and treating said layer to form it into a lining.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6387541 | Titanium article having a protective coating and a method of applying a protective coating to a Titanium article A titanium aluminide turbine blade (10) includes an aerofoil (12), a platform (14) and a root (16). A protective coating (2) is applied to the aerofoil (12) and the platform (14) of the turbine blade (10). The protective coating (2) comprises austenitic s... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383662 | Light weight steel and its use for car parts and facade linings A high-strength lightweight steel and its use for car parts and facade linings is a purely ferritic steel having, in mass %, more than 5 to 9% Al, less than 0.2% Si, and 0.03 to 0.2% Mn.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6368727 | Roughened bond coat for a thermal barrier coating system and method for producing A bond coat and method of forming a bond coat for a thermal barrier coating system are set forth. The bond coat is a roughened bond coat and comprises a layer possessing an uneven, undulated, and irregular surface. The layer is formed of a metal powder mi... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6355212 | Alloy for corrosion-resistant coatings or surface coatings The invention is directed to anti-corrosive alloys and relates in particular to an alloy containing cobalt, chromium, aluminum, yttrium, silicon, a metal from the second main group, together with the corresponding oxide, in the following proportions: chro... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6355356 | Coating system for providing environmental protection to a metal substrate, and related processes A metal article which includes a protective coating system is described. The coating system includes a braze alloy layer and a plasma-sprayed bond coat. The bond coat may lie on top of the braze alloy layer, or the braze alloy layer may lie on top of the ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6344280 | Swash-plate of swash-plate type compressor A swash plate for a swash plate compressor, wherein aluminum alloy containing 12 to 60% of Si and, as required, 0.1 to 30% of Sn is sprayed onto the iron or aluminum base plate of the swash plate compressor to form a seizure-resisting and abrasion-resisti... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6337141 | Swash-plate of swash-plate type compressor The seizure resistance of an Al-based flame-sprayed layer formed on the swash plate of a swash-plate type comressor is increased to such a level comparable to that of a flame-sprayed bronze layer. The Al-based flame-sprayed layer of the present invention ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6329075 | Electrical conductivity and high strength aluminum alloy composite material and methods of manufacturing and use An aluminum alloy composite material includes a higher strength aluminum alloy core material layer and at least one cladding aluminum alloy material layer having a higher electrical conductivity than the core material. The cladding layer is positioned adj... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6319615 | Use of a thermal spray method for the manufacture of a heat insulating coat The use of a thermal spray method relates to the production of a layer (20) for a heat insulating coat of a material (10) in powder form. This material consists at least to 80 mol % of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4, in particular of the mineral zir... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315830 | Molten metal plating apparatus In a molten metal plating apparatus all surfaces of a sinking roller and a supporting roller to be in contact with a molten metal are coated with iron silicide films. A bearing comprises a holder made of a heat resistant steel and lined with a carbon-carb... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6306515 | Thermal barrier and overlay coating systems comprising composite metal/metal oxide bond coating layers The present invention generally describes multilayer coating systems comprising a composite metal/metal oxide bond coat layer. The coating systems may be used in gas turbines.... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299989 | High stack factor amorphous metal ribbon and transformer cores The present invention relates to a high stack factor amorphous metal transformer core, and to a process for constructing a high stack factor amorphous metal transformer core. The process uses high lamination factor amorphous metal ribbon (the term laminat... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6296945 | In-situ formation of multiphase electron beam physical vapor deposited barrier coatings for turbine components A turbine component (10), such as a turbine blade, is provided which is made of a metal alloy (22) and a base columnar thermal barrier coating (20) on the alloy surface, where a heat resistant ceramic oxide sheath material (32' or 34') covers the columns ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294260 | In-situ formation of multiphase air plasma sprayed barrier coatings for turbine components A turbine component (10), such as a turbine blade, is provided which is made of a metal alloy (22) and a base, planar-grained thermal barrier layer (28) applied by air plasma spraying on the alloy surface, where a heat resistant ceramic oxide overlay mate... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6254997 | Article with metallic surface layer for heat transfer augmentation and method for making An article comprising a substrate and an outer metallic layer, such as a coating, is provided with augmented heat transfer from the substrate through the combination of a layer thickness of about 0.003" to about 0.017", a layer surface roughness of at lea... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6242112 | Use of a Ni-base alloy for compound tubes for combustion plants As tube material in waste incineration it has been found advantageous to use a composite tube wherein an inner tube component of a carbon steel or a low-alloy Cr--Mo-steel is metallurgically bonded to an outer tube component of Ni--Cr--Mo--Nb--Fe-alloy wi... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242108 | Abrasion resistant coating and method of making the same An abrasion resistant coating is created by adding a ductile phase to a brittle matrix phase during spray coating where an Al--Cu--Fe quasicrystalline phase (brittle matrix) and an FeAl intermetallic (ductile phase) are combined. This composite coating pr... | 06/05/2001 |
