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US 6,083,570 AGranted
Synthetic diamond coatings with intermediate amorphous metal bonding layers and methods of applying such coatings
OwnerJerome H. Lemelson, James G. Conleyinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods of making new and improved diamond, "diamond-like carbon" (a-C) and "diamond-like hydrocarbon" (a-C:H) coatings bonded to substrates by using intermediate bonding layers comprising amorphous "glassy" metals, engineered to reduce the residual stress in the diamond coatings, and to articles of manufacture made using such methods.
Claims4
A process for applying to a substrate an amorphous coating over which a diamond coating is applied comprising:
- a. coating said substrate with an intermediate coating having a defined crystalline structure selected from the group consisting of at least one of Ti, Zr, Hf, Fe, Co, Ni, Cr, Mn, Mo, Ta, Nb, Cu, Au, Ag, B, Al and Si;
- b. converting said crystalline structure of said intermediate coating into an amorphous structure by heating with laser radiation, and after said heating, rapidly cooling said intermediate coating to maintain the amorphous structure created by the heating;
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- c. depositing over said intermediate coating an outer layer of a synthetic diamond coating by chemical vapor deposition.
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A process for creating on a substrate an amorphous layer over which a diamond coating layer is applied comprising:
- a. selecting a substrate from the group consisting of metals, cermets and ceramics and having at least one exterior surface;
- b. converting a surface layer of said substrate from a crystalline structure into an amorphous structure by heating with laser radiation, and after said heating, rapidly cooling said substrate surface to maintain the amorphous structure created by the heating;
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- c. depositing over said amorphous layer an outer layer of a synthetic diamond coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.