Article providing corrosion protection with wear resistant properties

Abstract

A process for creating a coating that protects the underlying article from corrosion and provides a surface that prolongs service life against wear, such as, adhesion, abrasion, erosion, fretting and also can provide non-slip properties for person walking, standing, working on and vehicles traveling on. A hollow wire made of aluminum, or aluminum alloy, or zinc, or zinc alloy, filled with wear resistant particles, such as, oxides or carbides, then thermally metal sprayed onto a substrate of iron alloy, e.g. steel, or aluminum alloy, creates a coating with wear resistant properties that also provides corrosion protection to the substrate. A hollow wire of aluminum or aluminum alloy filled with wear resistant particles then welded to an aluminum alloy, provide a metallurgical compatible coating with wear resistant properties.

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