US5035957A
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Coated metal product and precursor for forming same
Assignee: SRI International Inc
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Filing: 1990-02-23
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Granted: 1991-07-30
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Expires: 2010-02-23
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are coated metal articles having protective coatings which are applied to substrate metals by coating the metal surface, e.g. by dipping the substrate metal in a molten alloy of the coating metals, and then exposing the coating at an elevated temperature to an atmosphere containing a reactive gaseous species which forms an oxide, a nitride, a carbide, a boride or a silicide. The coating material is a mixture of the metals M1 and M2, M1 being zirconium and/or titanium, which forms a stable oxide, nitride, carbide, boride or silicide under the prevailing conditions. The metal M2 does not form a stable oxide, nitride, carbide, boride or silicide. M2 serves to bond the oxide, etc. of M1 to the substrate metal. Mixtures of M1 and/or M2 metals may be employed. Eutectic alloys of M1 and M2 which melt substantially lower than the melting point of the substrate metal are preferred.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Bartlett
- 👤 Paul J. Jorgensen
- 👤 Ibrahim M. Allam
- 👤 David J. Rowcliffe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:34
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C26/00; C23C28/00; C23C8/00; C23C8/06; C23C8/08; C23C8/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/117; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12049; Y10T428/12056; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12576; Y10T428/12611
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A coated metal article comprising: (a) a metal substrate and (b) a coating on at least one surface of the metal substrate, such coating being a homogeneous alloy of (1) a metal M 1 which is at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium and (2) at least one metal M 2 which forms no compound with an element X or which forms a compound with X which is less thermodynamically stable than a compound of M 1 and X, X being selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron and silicon, M 1 being present in the alloy in an amount not less than 50% of th weight of the alloy, M 2 being present in substantial amount sufficient to bond the coating firmly to the substrate, said alloy coating being dense, non-porous, strongly adherent to the substrate metal and having a substantially isotropic microstructure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A coated metal article comprising: (a) a metal substrate and (b) a coating on at least one surface of the metal substrate, such coating being a homogeneous alloy of (1) a metal M 1 which is at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium and (2) at least one metal M 2 which forms no compound with an element X or which forms a compound with X which is less thermodynamically stable than a compound of M 1 and X, X being selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron and silicon, M 1 being present in the alloy in an amount not less than 50% of th weight of the alloy, M 2 being present in substantial amount sufficient to bond the coating firmly to the substrate, said alloy coating being dense, non-porous, strongly adherent to the substrate metal and having a substantially isotropic microstructure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coated metal article of claim 1 wherein the metal substrate is a ferrous alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coated metal article of claim 1 wherein the metal substrate is a non-ferrous alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The coated metal article of claim 1 wherein M 1 is zirconium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The coated metal article of claim 1 wherein M 1 is titanium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coated metal article of claim 1 in which M 2 is cobalt or nickel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coated metal article of claim 1 in which the coating of alloy has been annealed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The coated metal article of any claim 1-7 in which said alloy is a eutectic alloy having a melting point substantially below the melting point of the metal substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
239 words
A coated metal article comprising: (a) a metal substrate and (b) a coating on at least one surface of the metal substrate, such coating having a structure as follows: (1) a thin, outer coating of a dense, non-porous compound M 1 X n wherein X is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron and silicon and n represents the atomic proportion of X to M 1 , M 1 being at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium, (2) an innermost layer of a metal M 2 bonded to the metal substrate and alloyed with at least one of the metals of the substrate, and (3) an intermediate layer between and in contact with the coating (1) and the layer (2), such intermediate layer being composed of M 2 and M 1 X n , the combined thickness of layers (2) and (3) being substantially greater than the thickness of outer coating (1), the amount of M 1 in the combined coating (1) and layers (2) and (3) being not less than 50% of the combined weights of M 1 and M 2 , the amount of M 2 being substantial and sufficient to bond the outer coating (1) and the layers (2) and (3) firmly to the substrate, said outer coating (1) and layers (2) and (3) being each dense and uniform and having a substantially isotropic microstructure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
239 words
A coated metal article comprising: (a) a metal substrate and (b) a coating on at least one surface of the metal substrate, such coating having a structure as follows: (1) a thin, outer coating of a dense, non-porous compound M 1 X n wherein X is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron and silicon and n represents the atomic proportion of X to M 1 , M 1 being at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium, (2) an innermost layer of a metal M 2 bonded to the metal substrate and alloyed with at least one of the metals of the substrate, and (3) an intermediate layer between and in contact with the coating (1) and the layer (2), such intermediate layer being composed of M 2 and M 1 X n , the combined thickness of layers (2) and (3) being substantially greater than the thickness of outer coating (1), the amount of M 1 in the combined coating (1) and layers (2) and (3) being not less than 50% of the combined weights of M 1 and M 2 , the amount of M 2 being substantial and sufficient to bond the outer coating (1) and the layers (2) and (3) firmly to the substrate, said outer coating (1) and layers (2) and (3) being each dense and uniform and having a substantially isotropic microstructure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coated metal article of claim 9 wherein the metal substrate is a ferrous alloy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coated metal article of cl aim 9 wherein the metal substrate is a non-ferrous alloy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coated metal article of cl aim 9 wherein the metal substrate is a non-ferrous alloy.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coated metal article of claim 11 wherein the metal substrate is a superalloy.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The coated metal article of claim 9 wherein M 1 is zirconium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The coated metal article of claim 9 wherein M 1 is titanium.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coated metal article of claim 9 in which M 2 is cobalt or nickel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
The coated metal article of any of claims 9-15 in which the metals M 1 and M 2 in the outer coating (1) and the layers (2) and (3) are derived from a eutectic alloy of M 1 and M 2 having a melting point substantially below the melting point of the metal substrate.
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