ARC COATING OF REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS

A process for arc coating alloy films on objects using a cathode or target having the two materials from which the alloy is to be formed. An alloy nitride coating may be formed by reacting the flux of coating materials from the cathode with nitrogen. The arc is magnetically steered to move in a clos...

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Hauptverfasser: SUBBIAH RAMALINGAM, RONGFENG CHANG
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Zusammenfassung:A process for arc coating alloy films on objects using a cathode or target having the two materials from which the alloy is to be formed. An alloy nitride coating may be formed by reacting the flux of coating materials from the cathode with nitrogen. The arc is magnetically steered to move in a closed arc track. The track is positioned partially in each material of the cathode to provide a flux having the desired proportion of each material. The length of the closed arc track is defined in relation to the arc speed of travel so that the cathode materials remain molten in the arc track during operation.