Process For Applying Nanoparticle Hard Coatings On Parts
OwnerGary A Pozarnskyinventor
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Abstract
A process for applying a low coefficient of friction coating to interacting parts of a mechanical device. The low coefficient coating is comprised of nanoparticles of a metal melting below about 400° C., preferably bismuth. Interacting parts of a mechanical device, prior to assembly of the mechanical device, are submerged in a dispersion of the nanoparticles, then heated to an effective temperature, then cooled, thereby resulting in a coating of the nanoparticles onto the interacting parts.
Claims10
A process for applying a low coefficient of friction coating to interacting parts having interacting surfaces, of a mechanical device, prior to assembly of the device, which process comprises:
- i) dispersing about 0.001 wt. % to about 2 wt. % of nanoparticles of one or more metals having a melting point less than about 400° C. in a lubricating oil, thereby forming a dispersion;
- ii) placing at least a portion of the interacting surfaces of said interacting parts to be coated into said nanoparticle dispersion for an effective amount of time to enable nanoparticles to be adhered to at least a fraction of the interacting surfaces;
- iii) heating said interacting parts to a temperature effective to initiate sintering of said metal nanoparticles thereby resulting in the adhered nanoparticles to form a coating on said interacting surfaces;
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- iv) cooling the coated interacting parts thereby resulting in a final coated interacting parts ready for assembly into a machine for which the part was designed.
The process of claim 5 wherein the mean particle size of the metal nanoparticles is from about 2 to 60 nm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.