Tools and fasteners including surface coatings
AssigneeMaxterial, Inc.
InventorsAtieh Haghdoost, Mehdi Kargar, Ersan Ilgar, Daniel Church
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Abstract
Tools and fasteners dies with surface coatings are described. A surface of the tool or fastener can include a surface coating. The surface coating can include many different materials and may include a metal or metal alloy such as, for example, a molybdenum alloy, a nickel alloy or a molybdenum nickel alloy. Methods of producing the surface coating including electrodeposition methods are also described.
Claims21
A fastener comprising a fastener substrate, wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the fastener substrate comprises a coated surface, wherein the coated surface comprises a surface coating, and wherein the surface coating comprises an alloy layer comprising (i) molybdenum or tungsten and (ii) at least one element selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, chromium, tin, phosphorous, iron, magnesium and boron or at least one compound comprising one or more of nickel, cobalt, chromium, tin, phosphorous, iron, magnesium or boron.
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