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OwnerJeremiah John BRADY, Edward Karl STEINEBACH +3inventors
InventorsJeremiah John BRADY, Edward Karl STEINEBACH, Richard Lee WINFREE, Vinod Kumar SIKKA, Kenneth Ray ADAMS
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A coating process employing coating techniques which allow an end-user to coat steel, rather than relying on a specialized location or supplier, is provided. The techniques produce a coating having high temperature oxidation resistance, greater corrosion resistance, and added surface lubricity to minimize die wear during a stamping process. The techniques also allow configurability with surface textures and allow thickness control. In addition, selective coating of a part or product, for example, around a weld area, and the addition of componentry, for example sensors, with the sensors being employed to monitor the coating, is possible. The coating includes a top functional layer including least one of Al, Ni, Fe, Si, B, Mg, Zn, Cr, h-BN, and Mo, and an interfacial layer with intermetallics formed therein. The interfacial layer can consist of at least one intermetallic, or the interfacial layer can include a mixture of the intermetallic(s) and steel.
A component, comprising:
A method of manufacturing a component, comprising the steps of:
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