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US 2015/0021165 A1Published application
Coating layer with low-friction for vehicle component and method for producing the same
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsKwang Hoon Choi, In Woong Lyo, Woong Pyo Hong, Hyuk Kang
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Abstract
The present invention provides a low-friction coating layer for vehicle components comprising: a Ti layer on a surface of a base material; a TiN layer on the Ti layer surface; a TiAgN layer on the TiN layer surface; and an Ag layer transferred on the TiAgN layer surface, and a method for producing the same.
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A method for producing a low-friction coating layer comprising:
- (a) cleaning a base material surface;
- (b) preparing the internal atmosphere of a deposition chamber to a vacuum/high temperature atmosphere;
- (c) depositing the Ti layer on the base material surface by a Ti arc source;
- (d) depositing the TiN layer on the Ti layer surface by a Ti arc source and nitrogen gas;
- (e) depositing a TiAgN layer on the TiN layer surface by a Ti arc source, an Ag sputtering source, and nitrogen gas;
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- (f) depositing an Ag layer on the TiAgN layer surface by an Ag sputtering source.
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