Abstract:
In a method for the manufacture of a substrate for electrical components, a base of metallic material is first sandblasted and thereafter coated by means of a thermal process with a bonding layer of, for example, copper powder. Then the bonding layer is coated with a dielectric layer of a ceramic material, which also is applied by means of a thermal process, and the ceramic material is thereafter impregnated with silicone oil. Finally, the ceramic layer is provided with an electrical conducting layer, also by means of a thermal process, having a predetermined electrical conducting pattern and the finished substrate is cleaned by blasting it with glass spheres.
Abstract:
On spray-forming metals onto a substrate from which the sprayed coating is to be detached, unwanted adhesion may occur, even to a smooth substrate. Conversely, if the coating is meant to adhere, it may accidentially delaminate, even from a roughened substrate.By vibrating the substrate, marginally adherent splats will be encouraged to detach themselves while, on the other hand, well adherent splats will not be affected.
Abstract:
An improved method for producing endosseous implants by thermally spraying a ceramic material onto the surface of a metallic core material having a rough surface, i.e. a maximum surface roughness of 15 to 100 .mu.m, which can produce implants which have excellent characteristics in regard to the metallic material and ceramic material and do not dissolve out harmful metal ions. The endosseous implants are useful for implantation in various bones including tooth roots and joints in living bodies.
Abstract:
An optical fiber preform is formed by plasma chemical vapor deposition utilizing a plasma torch that includes a chamber into which a plasma starting gas, such as argon, is introduced and converted to a plasma by application of high frequency electromagnetic energy. A suitable entry port is provided in the torch chamber to allow dopant material in solid form to be introduced directly into the plasma for vaporization or ionization. The dopant material passes into a lower temperature region where gaseous silica precursor gases are introduced to undergo reaction in the presence of the vaporized dopant to form appropriately doped silica particles for deposition onto a substrate. Solid dopants of low volitility or vapor pressure may be used as dopants which could not otherwise be used in vapor deposition processes. The absence of hydrogen in the reaction dynamics results in a preform having greatly reduced hydroxyl ion content. If desired, a high-purity starting glass, rather than the precursor gases, can be introduced directly into the plasma to form the appropriately doped material.
Abstract:
Water reducible, dispersible, corrosion resistant coating compositions and methods for their manufacture are disclosed and demonstrated to be useful for protecting metals from corrosion. The composition comprises a water reducible, dispersible alkyd resin; a coupling agent; a surfactant; an amine; one or more driers; a chelating agent; water; and in one embodiment, a metallic inhibitor.
Abstract:
A vacuum plasma coating apparatus comprises a plasma torch arranged in a low pressure chamber and displaceable along a plurality of axes relative to the part to be coated and a device for moving the part to be coated with a plurality of degrees of freedom simultaneously with the plasma torch. In order to be able to coat a plurality of parts simultaneously with great effectiveness, a device for moving the part to be coated is constructed in such manner that it can contain a plurality of parts simultaneously, the parts being movable simultaneously and/or sequentially through the plasma jet. In each case the part nearest the plasma torch is arranged in the plasma jet in such manner that this extends at least occasionally laterally beyond an outer dimension of this part and all parts to be coated move within a predetermined spray distance range when they are located in the plasma jet.
Abstract:
A thermal spray powder comprising particles with a central core of a material selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, hafnium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide and combinations thereof. The core then has discrete aluminum particles and silicon dioxide homogeneously disposed in a binder deposited thereon to form the thermal spray powder which may be thermal sprayed to produce an abradable and erosion resistant coating.
Abstract:
A coating composition applied to a substrate by a thermal spray process which consists essentially of from about 11.0 to about 18.0 weight percent cobalt, from about 2.0 to about 6.0 weight percent chromium, from about 3.0 to about 4.5 weight percent carbon and the balance tungsten.
Abstract:
A gun barrel is produced by vacuum plasma spray depositing an inner layer of a refractory metal as a gun barrel liner on a mandrel, followed by deposit of successive layers of dense gun barrel jacket material to build up a structure from the inside out. The outermost layer can include attachment means for fixing the barrel into a gun mechanism.
Abstract:
A cathode for use in electrolysis comprising (1) a corrosion-resistant electrically conductive substrate; and (2) a coating thereon of a mixture of fine particles of (a) nickel or an alloy of nickel, and (b) fine particles of a platinum-group metal oxide uniformly dispersed in the nickel or the alloy of nickel in an amount of about 0.1% to about 50% by weight; and a method for the production thereof.