Assembly comprising two metallic parts protected against the formation of a galvanic couple
AssigneeAirbus France
InventorAndre Donnadieu
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Abstract
The invention relates to an assembly (1) comprising a first metallic part (2) and a second metallic part (4) assembled together and made from different materials, the first and second parts being provided with a first contact surface and a second contact surface (2a,4a) respectively in contact with each other, at least one of the contact surfaces being provided with a protective coating (12,14) capable of preventing the metallic parts from forming a galvanic couple. According to the invention, at least one protective coating comprises a coat of paint (12a,14a) containing a filler of particles conducting electricity. To be applied to the domain of fluid conveyance systems onboard an aircraft.
Claims10
Assembly (1, 100) comprising a first metallic part (2, 102) and a second metallic part (4, 104) assembled together and made from different materials, the first and second parts (2, 4, 102, 104) being provided with a first contact surface (2a) and a second contact surface (4a) respectively, in contact with each other, at least one of said first and second contact surfaces (2a, 4a) being provided with a protective coating (12, 14) capable of preventing said first and second metallic parts (2, 4, 102, 104) from forming a galvanic couple, characterised in that at least one protective coating (12, 14) comprises a paint coat (12a, 14a) containing a filler of particles conducting electricity.
Assembly (1, 100) according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that for each coat of paint (12a, 14a) containing a filler of particles conducting electricity, said particles are carbon and/or metal particles.
Assembly (100) according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that said first part (102) is a fluid conveyance tube fitting, and in that said second part (104) is a fluid conveyance tube.
Assembly (1, 100) according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that it comprises more than two metallic parts in contact.
Aircraft comprising at least one assembly (1, 100) according to any one of the previous claims.
Method for manufacturing an assembly (1, 100) comprising a first metallic part (2, 102) and a second metallic part (4, 104) assembled together and made from different materials, the first and second parts (2, 4, 102, 104) being provided with a first contact surface (2a) and a second contact surface (4a) bearing on each other, said method comprising a step to protect said metallic parts (2, 4, 102, 104) consisting of forming a protective coating (12, 14) on at least the first or the second contact surface (2a, 4a), each protective coating (12, 14) being capable of preventing the first and second metallic parts (2, 4, 102, 104) from cooperating to form a galvanic couple, characterised in that at least one protective coating (12, 14) is formed so as to include a coat of paint (12a, 14a) containing a filler of particles conducting electricity.
Use of a paint containing a filler of particles conducting electricity to form a protective coating (12, 14) capable of preventing a first metallic part (2, 102) and a second metallic part (4, 104) from forming a galvanic couple, these parts being in contact and assembled together, and being made from different materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.