US Patent:
20070144621, Jun 28, 2007
Inventors:
Joseph Farmer - Tracy CA, US
Frank Wong - Livermore CA, US
Jeffery Haslam - Livermore CA, US
Nancy Yang - Lafayette CA, US
Enrique Lavernia - Davis CA, US
Craig Blue - Knoxville TN, US
Olivia Graeve - Reno NV, US
Robert Bayles - Annandale VA, US
John Perepezko - Madison WI, US
Larry Kaufman - Brookline MA, US
Julie Schoenung - Davis CA, US
Leo Ajdelsztajn - Walnut Creek CA, US
International Classification:
B05D 1/02
Abstract:
A system for coating a surface comprises providing a source of amorphous metal, providing ceramic particles, and applying the amorphous metal and the ceramic particles to the surface by a spray. The coating comprises a composite material made of amorphous metal that contains one or more of the following elements in the specified range of composition: yttrium (≧1 atomic %), chromium (14 to 18 atomic %), molybdenum (≧7 atomic %), tungsten (≧1 atomic %), boron (≦5 atomic %), or carbon (≧4 atomic %).