US3642517A - Process for increasing the stability of protective chromium layers on metal - Google Patents
Process for increasing the stability of protective chromium layers on metal Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US3642517A US3642517A US734570A US3642517DA US3642517A US 3642517 A US3642517 A US 3642517A US 734570 A US734570 A US 734570A US 3642517D A US3642517D A US 3642517DA US 3642517 A US3642517 A US 3642517A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- chromium
- layer
- metal
- stability
- protective
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- VYZAMTAEIAYCRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chromium Chemical compound [Cr] VYZAMTAEIAYCRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 67
- 239000011651 chromium Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 67
- 229910052804 chromium Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 67
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 30
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 30
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 21
- 230000001681 protective effect Effects 0.000 title abstract description 7
- 238000009792 diffusion process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 21
- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 17
- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 17
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 12
- PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Nickel Chemical compound [Ni] PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 229910017052 cobalt Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 239000010941 cobalt Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- GUTLYIVDDKVIGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N cobalt atom Chemical compound [Co] GUTLYIVDDKVIGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 229910052759 nickel Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 238000000137 annealing Methods 0.000 claims description 13
- 229910045601 alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 10
- 239000000956 alloy Substances 0.000 claims description 10
- 230000003247 decreasing effect Effects 0.000 claims description 3
- 230000007935 neutral effect Effects 0.000 abstract description 4
- QJGQUHMNIGDVPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N nitrogen group Chemical group [N] QJGQUHMNIGDVPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 3
- 239000010410 layer Substances 0.000 description 34
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 18
- 239000002344 surface layer Substances 0.000 description 17
- 230000007797 corrosion Effects 0.000 description 12
- 238000005260 corrosion Methods 0.000 description 12
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 9
- 239000011241 protective layer Substances 0.000 description 9
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 description 9
- NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfur Chemical compound [S] NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000005864 Sulphur Substances 0.000 description 4
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 description 3
- XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Argon Chemical compound [Ar] XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M Sodium hydroxide Chemical compound [OH-].[Na+] HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 2
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000001301 oxygen Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052760 oxygen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 241000169624 Casearia sylvestris Species 0.000 description 1
- 229910000599 Cr alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052786 argon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000000788 chromium alloy Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000001875 compounds Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 238000005336 cracking Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000007598 dipping method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010285 flame spraying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000005012 migration Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000013508 migration Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000003647 oxidation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007254 oxidation reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000007747 plating Methods 0.000 description 1
- 235000011121 sodium hydroxide Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C10/00—Solid state diffusion of only metal elements or silicon into metallic material surfaces
- C23C10/28—Solid state diffusion of only metal elements or silicon into metallic material surfaces using solids, e.g. powders, pastes
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
- Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
- Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
- Y10T428/12806—Refractory [Group IVB, VB, or VIB] metal-base component
- Y10T428/12826—Group VIB metal-base component
- Y10T428/12847—Cr-base component
- Y10T428/12854—Next to Co-, Fe-, or Ni-base component
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
- Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
- Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
- Y10T428/12861—Group VIII or IB metal-base component
- Y10T428/12931—Co-, Fe-, or Ni-base components, alternative to each other
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
- Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
- Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
- Y10T428/12861—Group VIII or IB metal-base component
- Y10T428/12951—Fe-base component
Definitions
- This invention relates to a process for increasing the stability of protective chromium layers on metals used in a nitrogencontaining atmosphere at high temperatures.
- Known protective layers on heat-resistant steels and alloys can be used at temperatures above 600 C.
- the purpose of these protective layers is to delay the corrosion of the substrate by e.g., sulphur or oil ash.
- Protective layers may be divided into three classes.
- the first class comprises"corrosion-resistant alloys or metal, e.g., pure chromium, which are applied in layers to the substrate and firmly attached to the substrate by diffusion annealing.
- the second class includes protective layers formed by enriching the surface of the protected substrate by corrosion-resistant metals such as chromium and/or aluminum.
- alloys can be manufactured for use as protective layers or plating. To this end, thin layers of each metal forming the alloy (one of these is generally chromium) are applied to the substrate and the whole is annealed until the diffusion process gives a homogeneous alloy firmly attached to the metal to be protected.
- Protective layers of pure chromium have very great resistance to corrosion-i.e., they are very slowly corroded by oxygen and sulphur.
- the disadvantage of pure chromium is that it easily absorbs and combines with nitrogen at high temperatures.
- the resulting compound of chromium and nitrogen is very brittle, with the result that the chromium layer may crack open if the temperature changes and exposes the substrate to corrosion.
- Chromium-enriched metal surfaces are much less liable to absorb nitrogen but have less resistance to corrosion than pure chromium.
- This reduced resistance to corrosive media such as oxygen and sulphur is due to the fact that the chromium on the surface is oxidized, i.e., is removed from the metal to be protected.
- more chromium can be diffused to the surface from the interior of the metal, but as most of the chromium has been concentrated at the surface by the enrichment process and the content falls rapidly inside the substrate, the supply is soon exhausted and the chromium content in the surface layer is reduced to the point where it gives no further protection against corrosion and the substrate begins to scale.
- Chromium alloys behave similarly when used as protective layers.
- the chromium passes to the surface by the same mechanism, but generally the supply of chromium is somewhat larger, with the result that it takes longer before the alloy at the surface has lost so much chromium that it is no longer corrosion resistant and begins to scale.
- scaling has proceeded far enough for layers richer in chromium to come to the surface, the process is repeated.
- Theprincipal object of this invention is to prevent, or at least greatly delay, the absorption of nitrogen by protective chromium layers at high temperatures.
- the chromium layer is coated with a layer of metal having less affinity than chromium for nitrogen and in which chromium is soluble, after which the whole is diffusion annealed in a neutral atmosphere at a temperature above 1,000 C. until the diffusion path of chromium in the surface layer is at least 0.01 mm.
- the chromium layer which is extremely resistant tooxygen and sulphur, is coated with a thin layer which does not in itself give any protection against corrosion.
- the surface layer is advantageously of unalloyed iron, but other metals can be used, e.g., nickel or cobalt. To be suitable, the metal in the surface layer must have less affinity than chromium for nitrogen, otherwise it will be attacked at least as quickly.
- the chromium must also be soluble in the other metal, so that it can migrate into the surface layer during diffusion annealing.
- the surface layer can be applied galvanically, by flame spraying, dipping or any other method. The layer thickness should be from 0.01
- the metal or workpiece to be protected is then diffusion annealed in a neutral atmosphere, e.g., hydrogen or argon.
- a neutral atmosphere e.g., hydrogen or argon.
- the temperature and duration of annealing should be chosen so that the diffusion path of the chromium into the surface layer is not too short. It should be at least 0.01 mm. The values chosen depend on the material in the surface layer, and it should be noted that the diffusion process is faster at higher annealing temperatures. To be sufficiently effective, the diffusion annealing should be carried out at a temperature over l,000 C.
- the alloy formed should not be almost homogeneous but should leave a chromium layer and a surface layer with rapidly decreasing chromium contenti.e., a layer with a high internal and low surface content of chromium. Thirty minutes is the minimum period for annealing.
- the chromium layer is prevented from absorbing nitrogen by the surface layer.
- the surface layer formed possibly after scaling, is not subject to the ordinary corrosion mechanism (oxidation of chromium at the surface, migration of chromium to the surface, loss of chromium from the surface layer, and scaling) since the chromium layer underneath contains adequate reserves of the metal.
- the stability of a protective chromium layer is considerably improved by the surface layer, which is cheap and relatively easy to manufacture.
- the surface layer can be used at temperatures above 750 C. or for a very long period without the protective layer becoming brittle or cracking as a result of absorbing nitrogen.
- the diffusion temperature can range between l,000 and l,200 C., and is preferably about l,l00 C.
- the diffusion time can range between 30 minutes and 4 hours and is preferably about 1 hour.
- EXAMPLE 1 A workpiece which is provided with a corrosion-resistant protective layer of chromium 0.1 mm. thick. in order to clean it and to obtain sufficient adhesion with the metal layer that is subsequently applied, it is first of all etched electrolytically in 10 percent sodium hydrate (current strength 2a./dm. during 30 min.). The workpiece is then rapidly rinsed in water and immediately afterwards dipped in a bath of 300 g. FeCl liter water where it receives electrolytically a layer of iron 0.02 mm. thick (current strength 2a./dm. during 30 min.). After this, the workpiece is heated in a vacuum furnace to l,080 C. and kept at this temperature for 35 min. whereby chromium diffuses into the iron layer.
- EXAMPLE 2 l A process for increasing the stability of a protective chromium layer on a metal substrate when subjected to a nitrogen-containing atmosphere which comprises applying a surface coating to the chromium layer of a metal having less affinity for nitrogen than chromium and in which the chromium is soluble, said coating having a thickness substantially thinner than the chromium layer and from about 001 to 0.05 mm., diffusion annealing the chromium layer with the metal coating thereon in a neutral atmosphere at a temperature above 1,000" C. until a portion only of the chromium layer has diffused into the metal of the surface coating to form an alloy surface coating on the chromium layer remaining, the diffusion path of chromium in the surface coating being at least 0.01 mm.
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Solid-Phase Diffusion Into Metallic Material Surfaces (AREA)
- Electroplating Methods And Accessories (AREA)
- Other Surface Treatments For Metallic Materials (AREA)
- Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)
- Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
Abstract
A process for increasing the stability of a protective chromium layer on metal used in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere at high temperatures, the chromium layer being coated with a layer of a metal having less affinity than chromium such as unalloyed iron, nickel or cobalt, and in which the chromium is soluble, the whole then being diffusion annealed in a neutral atmosphere at a temperature above 1,000* C. until the thickness of the chromiumalloyed portion of the metal coating is at least 0.01 mm.
Description
United States Patent Faber 1541 PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE STABILITY OF PROTECTIVE CHROMIUM LAYERS 0N METAL [72] lnventor: Guy Faber, Ober-Rohrdorf, Switzerland [73] Assignee: Aktiengesellschatt Brown, Boveri & Cie,
Baden, Switzerland [22] Filed: June 5, 1968 211 App]. No.9 734,570
301 Foreign Application Priority Data Sept. 6, 1967 Switzerland ..12392/67 52 us. c1 ..117/71 M, 29/196, 29/1961, 29/1966, 117/62, 117/66, 117/119, l17/130R 51 Int 01 ..B44d 1/14 [58] fieldoiSearch ..117/66,71M,119,130,131, 117/62; 29/196, 196.1, 196.6
[56] Reierences Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,744,032 5/1956 Highfield ..117/13l X 1 Feb. 15, I972 3,294,498 12/1966 Carter ...117/131 UX 3,312,546 4/1967 Mayer et a1. .....29/196.6 X 2,993,264 7/1961 Grenoble ..1 17/71 M Primary Examiner-Ralph S. Kendall Assistant Examiner-C. K. Weiffenbach Attorney-Pierce, Scheffler & Parker [5 7] ABSTRACT 6 Claims, N0 Drawings PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE STABILITY OF PROTECTIVE CHROMIUM LAYERS ON METAL This invention relates to a process for increasing the stability of protective chromium layers on metals used in a nitrogencontaining atmosphere at high temperatures.
Known protective layers on heat-resistant steels and alloys can be used at temperatures above 600 C. The purpose of these protective layers is to delay the corrosion of the substrate by e.g., sulphur or oil ash.
Protective layers may be divided into three classes. The first class comprises"corrosion-resistant alloys or metal, e.g., pure chromium, which are applied in layers to the substrate and firmly attached to the substrate by diffusion annealing. The second class includes protective layers formed by enriching the surface of the protected substrate by corrosion-resistant metals such as chromium and/or aluminum. Finally, alloys can be manufactured for use as protective layers or plating. To this end, thin layers of each metal forming the alloy (one of these is generally chromium) are applied to the substrate and the whole is annealed until the diffusion process gives a homogeneous alloy firmly attached to the metal to be protected.
Protective layers of pure chromium have very great resistance to corrosion-i.e., they are very slowly corroded by oxygen and sulphur. The disadvantage of pure chromium, however, is that it easily absorbs and combines with nitrogen at high temperatures. The resulting compound of chromium and nitrogen is very brittle, with the result that the chromium layer may crack open if the temperature changes and exposes the substrate to corrosion.
Chromium-enriched metal surfaces are much less liable to absorb nitrogen but have less resistance to corrosion than pure chromium. This reduced resistance to corrosive media such as oxygen and sulphur, particularly after a long period of use, is due to the fact that the chromium on the surface is oxidized, i.e., is removed from the metal to be protected. For a time, more chromium can be diffused to the surface from the interior of the metal, but as most of the chromium has been concentrated at the surface by the enrichment process and the content falls rapidly inside the substrate, the supply is soon exhausted and the chromium content in the surface layer is reduced to the point where it gives no further protection against corrosion and the substrate begins to scale.
Chromium alloys behave similarly when used as protective layers. The chromium passes to the surface by the same mechanism, but generally the supply of chromium is somewhat larger, with the result that it takes longer before the alloy at the surface has lost so much chromium that it is no longer corrosion resistant and begins to scale. When scaling has proceeded far enough for layers richer in chromium to come to the surface, the process is repeated.
Theprincipal object of this invention is to prevent, or at least greatly delay, the absorption of nitrogen by protective chromium layers at high temperatures. To this end, the chromium layer is coated with a layer of metal having less affinity than chromium for nitrogen and in which chromium is soluble, after which the whole is diffusion annealed in a neutral atmosphere at a temperature above 1,000 C. until the diffusion path of chromium in the surface layer is at least 0.01 mm.
The chromium layer, which is extremely resistant tooxygen and sulphur, is coated with a thin layer which does not in itself give any protection against corrosion. The surface layer is advantageously of unalloyed iron, but other metals can be used, e.g., nickel or cobalt. To be suitable, the metal in the surface layer must have less affinity than chromium for nitrogen, otherwise it will be attacked at least as quickly. The chromium must also be soluble in the other metal, so that it can migrate into the surface layer during diffusion annealing. The surface layer can be applied galvanically, by flame spraying, dipping or any other method. The layer thickness should be from 0.01
to 0.05 mm.
The metal or workpiece to be protected is then diffusion annealed in a neutral atmosphere, e.g., hydrogen or argon. The temperature and duration of annealing should be chosen so that the diffusion path of the chromium into the surface layer is not too short. It should be at least 0.01 mm. The values chosen depend on the material in the surface layer, and it should be noted that the diffusion process is faster at higher annealing temperatures. To be sufficiently effective, the diffusion annealing should be carried out at a temperature over l,000 C. It should not last too long or occur at an unduly high temperature, however, since the alloy formed should not be almost homogeneous but should leave a chromium layer and a surface layer with rapidly decreasing chromium contenti.e., a layer with a high internal and low surface content of chromium. Thirty minutes is the minimum period for annealing.
It is sufficient to keep within the above limits, without any further restrictions on the thickness of the surface layer and the temperature and duration of diffusion annealing. This is a considerable advantage in the process according to the invention. It is important for the chromium content to decrease rapidly outwards. If the chromium has not diffused as far as the top of the surface layer, the external chromium-free layer and the low-chromium-content layers underneath scale and flake off during operation in corrosion atmospheres and at high temperatures, until a layer is uncovered which contains enough chromium to be corrosion resistant. To prevent the top layer from becoming too thin through this automatic process, diffusion annealing must be continued until the diffusion path of chromium into the surface layer is at least 0.0] mm.
In the method described, the chromium layer is prevented from absorbing nitrogen by the surface layer. The surface layer, formed possibly after scaling, is not subject to the ordinary corrosion mechanism (oxidation of chromium at the surface, migration of chromium to the surface, loss of chromium from the surface layer, and scaling) since the chromium layer underneath contains adequate reserves of the metal. The stability of a protective chromium layer is considerably improved by the surface layer, which is cheap and relatively easy to manufacture. The surface layer can be used at temperatures above 750 C. or for a very long period without the protective layer becoming brittle or cracking as a result of absorbing nitrogen.
in general the diffusion temperature can range between l,000 and l,200 C., and is preferably about l,l00 C. The diffusion time can range between 30 minutes and 4 hours and is preferably about 1 hour.
EXAMPLE 1 A workpiece which is provided with a corrosion-resistant protective layer of chromium 0.1 mm. thick. in order to clean it and to obtain sufficient adhesion with the metal layer that is subsequently applied, it is first of all etched electrolytically in 10 percent sodium hydrate (current strength 2a./dm. during 30 min.). The workpiece is then rapidly rinsed in water and immediately afterwards dipped in a bath of 300 g. FeCl liter water where it receives electrolytically a layer of iron 0.02 mm. thick (current strength 2a./dm. during 30 min.). After this, the workpiece is heated in a vacuum furnace to l,080 C. and kept at this temperature for 35 min. whereby chromium diffuses into the iron layer.
EXAMPLE 2 l. A process for increasing the stability of a protective chromium layer on a metal substrate when subjected to a nitrogen-containing atmosphere which comprises applying a surface coating to the chromium layer of a metal having less affinity for nitrogen than chromium and in which the chromium is soluble, said coating having a thickness substantially thinner than the chromium layer and from about 001 to 0.05 mm., diffusion annealing the chromium layer with the metal coating thereon in a neutral atmosphere at a temperature above 1,000" C. until a portion only of the chromium layer has diffused into the metal of the surface coating to form an alloy surface coating on the chromium layer remaining, the diffusion path of chromium in the surface coating being at least 0.01 mm.
2. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal of the surface coating applied to the chromium layer is iron.
3. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal of the surface coating applied to the chromium layer is nickel.
4. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal of the surface coating applied to the chromium layer is cobalt.
5. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the diffusion annealing step is carried out for at least 30 minutes.
6. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alloy surface coating on the chromium layer remaining obtained by the dif fusion annealing step has decreasing amounts of chromium toward the external surface of the coating.
Claims (5)
- 2. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal of the surface coating applied to the chromium layer is iron.
- 3. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal of the surface coating applied to the chromium layer is nickel.
- 4. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal of the surface coating applied to the chromium layer is cobalt.
- 5. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the diffusion annealing step is carried out for at least 30 minutes.
- 6. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alloy surface coating on the chromium layer remaining obtained by the diffusion annealing step has decreasing amounts of chromium toward the external surface of the coating.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CH1239267A CH484293A (en) | 1967-09-06 | 1967-09-06 | Process for improving the durability of protective chromium coatings on metals |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US3642517A true US3642517A (en) | 1972-02-15 |
Family
ID=4382567
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US734570A Expired - Lifetime US3642517A (en) | 1967-09-06 | 1968-06-05 | Process for increasing the stability of protective chromium layers on metal |
Country Status (9)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US3642517A (en) |
JP (1) | JPS4923084B1 (en) |
BE (1) | BE720391A (en) |
CH (1) | CH484293A (en) |
DE (1) | DE1621204B1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR1581278A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1228882A (en) |
NL (1) | NL140295B (en) |
SE (1) | SE345290B (en) |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3810637A (en) * | 1972-01-14 | 1974-05-14 | Mecanique Ind Int | Shaft packing |
US3814447A (en) * | 1972-11-02 | 1974-06-04 | Ramsey Corp | Sealing element for use in internal combustion engines |
US4062484A (en) * | 1973-08-16 | 1977-12-13 | Surface Technology Corporation | Abrasion resistant filament wear guides and method of making same |
US8557397B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2013-10-15 | Arcanum Alloy Design Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US8628861B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2014-01-14 | Arcanum Alloy Design Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US8790790B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2014-07-29 | Arcanum Alloy Design, Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US10876198B2 (en) | 2015-02-10 | 2020-12-29 | Arcanum Alloys, Inc. | Methods and systems for slurry coating |
US11261516B2 (en) | 2016-05-20 | 2022-03-01 | Public Joint Stock Company “Severstal” | Methods and systems for coating a steel substrate |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2744032A (en) * | 1952-07-23 | 1956-05-01 | Austin Motor Co Ltd | Method of and apparatus for applying a hard alloy coating to the seating surfaces of valves for internal combustion engines |
US2993264A (en) * | 1955-12-23 | 1961-07-25 | Gen Electric | Protective coating for molybdenum |
US3294498A (en) * | 1963-09-24 | 1966-12-27 | Du Pont | Cr-fe diffusion coating ferrous metal substrate |
US3312546A (en) * | 1965-10-20 | 1967-04-04 | Bethlehem Steel Corp | Formation of chromium-containing coatings on steel strip |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE1180602B (en) * | 1962-10-08 | 1964-10-29 | Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie | Process for the production of protective coatings on high-alloy steels |
-
1967
- 1967-09-06 CH CH1239267A patent/CH484293A/en unknown
- 1967-09-21 DE DE1967A0056852 patent/DE1621204B1/en not_active Withdrawn
-
1968
- 1968-06-05 US US734570A patent/US3642517A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1968-06-20 JP JP43042331A patent/JPS4923084B1/ja active Pending
- 1968-09-04 SE SE11899/68A patent/SE345290B/xx unknown
- 1968-09-04 BE BE720391D patent/BE720391A/xx not_active Expired
- 1968-09-04 FR FR1581278D patent/FR1581278A/fr not_active Expired
- 1968-09-04 GB GB1228882D patent/GB1228882A/en not_active Expired
- 1968-09-05 NL NL686812688A patent/NL140295B/en unknown
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2744032A (en) * | 1952-07-23 | 1956-05-01 | Austin Motor Co Ltd | Method of and apparatus for applying a hard alloy coating to the seating surfaces of valves for internal combustion engines |
US2993264A (en) * | 1955-12-23 | 1961-07-25 | Gen Electric | Protective coating for molybdenum |
US3294498A (en) * | 1963-09-24 | 1966-12-27 | Du Pont | Cr-fe diffusion coating ferrous metal substrate |
US3312546A (en) * | 1965-10-20 | 1967-04-04 | Bethlehem Steel Corp | Formation of chromium-containing coatings on steel strip |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3810637A (en) * | 1972-01-14 | 1974-05-14 | Mecanique Ind Int | Shaft packing |
US3814447A (en) * | 1972-11-02 | 1974-06-04 | Ramsey Corp | Sealing element for use in internal combustion engines |
US4062484A (en) * | 1973-08-16 | 1977-12-13 | Surface Technology Corporation | Abrasion resistant filament wear guides and method of making same |
US8557397B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2013-10-15 | Arcanum Alloy Design Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US8628861B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2014-01-14 | Arcanum Alloy Design Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US8784997B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2014-07-22 | Arcanum Alloy Design, Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US8790790B2 (en) * | 2011-12-29 | 2014-07-29 | Arcanum Alloy Design, Inc. | Metallurgically bonded stainless steel |
US10876198B2 (en) | 2015-02-10 | 2020-12-29 | Arcanum Alloys, Inc. | Methods and systems for slurry coating |
US11261516B2 (en) | 2016-05-20 | 2022-03-01 | Public Joint Stock Company “Severstal” | Methods and systems for coating a steel substrate |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
SE345290B (en) | 1972-05-23 |
GB1228882A (en) | 1971-04-21 |
NL140295B (en) | 1973-11-15 |
JPS4923084B1 (en) | 1974-06-13 |
BE720391A (en) | 1969-02-17 |
NL6812688A (en) | 1969-03-10 |
FR1581278A (en) | 1969-09-12 |
DE1621204B1 (en) | 1971-07-01 |
CH484293A (en) | 1970-01-15 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US3642517A (en) | Process for increasing the stability of protective chromium layers on metal | |
JP2007138934A (en) | Coating substrate forming method and stripping method | |
GB2092621A (en) | Forming oxide layer on alloy steels | |
US3078554A (en) | Columbium base alloy article | |
US3305384A (en) | Process for producing corrosion-resistant aluminum-coated iron surfaces | |
US3132928A (en) | Simultaneous brazing and corrosion protecting refractory metals | |
JPH0573824B2 (en) | ||
US2894884A (en) | Method of applying nickel coatings on uranium | |
US3663441A (en) | Preparing aluminum alloys for finishing | |
US2928168A (en) | Iron coated uranium and its production | |
US2854738A (en) | Nickel coated uranium article | |
CN108277448B (en) | Method for hot dipping co-infiltration of aluminum alloy | |
US2894885A (en) | Method of applying copper coatings to uranium | |
US2788289A (en) | Method of forming protective coatings for molybdenum and molybdenum-base alloys | |
US3058206A (en) | Aluminum coating of ferrous metal and resulting product | |
US4285782A (en) | Method for providing uranium with a protective copper coating | |
GB1018628A (en) | Method of producing an oxide layer on metallic parts | |
CN106835129A (en) | The surface treatment method of Mg alloy that a kind of laser beam is combined with coated layer | |
KR102365280B1 (en) | Molten salt flux for molten aluminium plating and flux bath comprising the same | |
US2819208A (en) | Chromizing and analogous methods | |
GB2076432A (en) | Cu-Ni coatings on ferrous substrates | |
JPH0365438B2 (en) | ||
US2976171A (en) | Glass coated steel structure and method of making the same | |
JP3220012B2 (en) | Hard plating film coated member and method of manufacturing the same | |
JPS60194094A (en) | High corrosion resistance aluminum sprayed steel material |