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Process for improving the anti-corrosion properties of steel coated with nickel or cobalt
Assignee: Rederi Nordstjernan AB
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Filing: 1975-03-04
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Granted: 1977-03-22
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Expires: 1995-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A process is provided for coating a ferrous metal article, e.g. steel or iron, with a corrosion resistant surface layer comprising first coating said article with a layer of nickel and/or cobalt, heating said coated article for a time less than 45 minutes at a temperature in excess of 725 DEG C and then applying to said first metal layer an additional layer of at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, tin, lead, zinc, copper and cadmium.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars H. Ramqvist
- 👤 Nils Olle Grinder
- 👤 Malte Sporrong
- 👤 Per Enghag
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C28/00; C23C28/02; C23C28/021; B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/01; B32B15/013; C23C28/023; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S205/00; Y10S205/917; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12687; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12785; Y10T428/12792; Y10T428/12806; Y10T428/12826; Y10T428/12847; Y10T428/12854; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12903; Y10T428/1291; Y10T428/12931; Y10T428/12937
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A process for improving the corrosion resistance of a steel article subject to corrosion which comprises, plating said article with a first thin layer of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel and cobalt over a thickness range of over about 2 to 50 microns, heat treating said coated article in a protective or reducing atmosphere at an austenitizing temperature falling within the range of about 725° to 1000° C at substantially less than about 45 minutes, and then applying a second thin layer of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of chromium, tin, lead, zinc, copper and cadmium to said first layer of a thickness of over about 2 to 50 microns, whereby a coated article is obtained characterized by improved resistance to corrosion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A process for improving the corrosion resistance of a steel article subject to corrosion which comprises, plating said article with a first thin layer of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel and cobalt over a thickness range of over about 2 to 50 microns, heat treating said coated article in a protective or reducing atmosphere at an austenitizing temperature falling within the range of about 725° to 1000° C at substantially less than about 45 minutes, and then applying a second thin layer of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of chromium, tin, lead, zinc, copper and cadmium to said first layer of a thickness of over about 2 to 50 microns, whereby a coated article is obtained characterized by improved resistance to corrosion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the period of heat treatment at said austenitizing temperature is less than 15 minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 2, wherein the period of heat treatment at said austenitizing temperature is less than 5 minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the steel article contains up to about 0.9% carbon by weight and wherein following the bonding heat treatment at said austenitizing temperature, the article is rapidly cooled to form a martensitic structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the steel article contains about 0.2 to 0.6% carbon and wherein following the bonding heat treatment at said austenitizing temperture, the article is rapidly cooled to form a martensitic structure.
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