Inventors:
Lyudmila Mikhaylovna Solovyeva - Ann Arbor MI, US
Kyle S. Jansson - St. Louis Park MN, US
Alaa AbdelAzim Elmoursi - Troy MI, US
Dong Zhu - Farmington Hills MI, US
Robert Milner - Warren MI, US
Earl Eugene Daugherty - Greenwood SC, US
Clifton Baxter Higdon - Birmingham MI, US
Kamel Abdel-Khalik Elagamy - Livonia MI, US
Aaron Michael Hicks - Eden Prairie MN, US
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
F04B 49/00
US Classification:
417310, 418152, 428697, 428698
Abstract:
A device configured for converting energy includes a first surface, a second surface configured for moving with respect to the first surface during operation of the device, and a coating disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The coating includes a first layer of a ceramic alloy represented by the general formula AlMgB—X, wherein X is present in an amount of from 0 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the ceramic alloy and is a doping agent selected from the group of Group IV elements and borides and nitrides thereof, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including carbon in a gradient concentration. The coating has a hardness of from 10 to 20 GPa and a coefficient of friction of less than or equal to 0. 12.