Method of forming corrosion resistant coatings on metal articles
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
InventorJames E. Restall
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Abstract
A metallic or ceramic layer is deposited on a component by plasma spraying. This produces a rough, still porous, coating which is poorly bonded at the interface with the substrate. Aluminium or chromium is vapor deposited under pulsating pressure to react with the substrate to form an oxidation resistant coating of Ni Al (intermetallic) or Ni Cr (solid solution) which may include ceramic particles and is aerodynamically smooth.
Claims6
A method of forming a corrosion resistant coating on an article composed of a nickel-base alloy, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) coating the article with an overlay comprising M Cr Al Y where M includes Co, Fe, Ni or NiCo by a physical vapor deposition method;
- (b) enclosing the article coated according to step (a) in a chamber together with a particulate pack including coating material and a halide activator;
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- (c) cyclically varying the pressure of an inert gas, a reducing gas, or a mixture of said gases within the chamber while maintaining the contents of the chamber at a temperature sufficient to transfer coating material on to the surface of the overlay to form a diffusion coating therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.