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US 7,063,898 B2Granted
Surface modified metal parts
AssigneeAllfast Fastening Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert J. Dees
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Abstract
A method including forming a first layer comprising a chemical conversion coating on a metal surface; and forming a second layer on the first layer through a sol gel process. An apparatus including a metal component having at least one surface; a first layer comprising a chemical conversion coating on the at least one surface; and a second layer derived from a sol gel composition on the first layer.
Claims6
An apparatus comprising:
- a metal fastener having at least one surface;
- a first layer comprising a chemical conversion coating on the at least one surface;
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- a second layer derived from a sol gel composition on the first layer, wherein the second layer is formed on the first layer such that second layer is separated from the at least one surface of the fastener by the first layer.
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