Stock material or miscellaneous articles – All metal or with adjacent metals – Having metal particles
Patent
1992-09-17
1996-02-20
Nelson, Peter A.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
All metal or with adjacent metals
Having metal particles
B22F 300
Patent
active
054927692
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for improving the scratch or surface wear resistance of substrates by embedding discrete, hard particles within the surface layer of the substrate. Discrete, hard particles are applied to the substrate surface and then embedded within and bonded to the surface layer of the substrate by softening the substrate surface layer by either thermal or solvent means. Suitable substrate materials include thermoplastics, thermoset plastics, polymers, glass, soft metals, and composites. Suitable hard particles include diamond, silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, cubic boron nitride, boron carbide, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, tantalum carbide, titanium carbide, titanium nitride, tungsten carbide, and zirconia alloys containing at least one phase stabilization additive selected from the group yttrium, hafnium, calcium, magnesium, and cesium. Scratch resistant substrates or articles having discrete, hard particles embedded within the surface layer of the substrate or article are also provided. These substrates or articles essentially have the surface wear characteristics of the hard particles or material embedded within the surface layer. Thus, it is possible to prepare plastic materials or articles having significantly improved scratch or surface wear resistance without significantly increasing the weight or external dimensions of the plastic materials or articles.
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Adair James H.
Brennan Antony B.
Pryor Roger W.
Singh Rajiv K.
Board of Governors of Wayne State University
Nelson Peter A.
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