Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer coating having a bronze color. The coating comprises a nickel or polymer basecoat layer (130) and a color and protective stack composed of alternating carbon-rich refractory metal or metal alloy carbides or carbonitrides (36) nitrogen-rich refractory metal or metal alloy nitrides or carbonitrides (38).
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel (Figure 3). The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a color layer comprised of the reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the total nitrogen and oxygen content is from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent with the nitrogen content being at least about 3 atomic percent.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel (Figure 4). The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a refractory metal nitride, refractory metal alloy nitride, or reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the nitrogen content of the refractory metal nitride, refractory metal alloy nitride or reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen is from about 3 to about 22 atomic percent.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel (Figure 3). The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a color layer comprised of the reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the total nitrogen and oxygen content is from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent with the nitrogen content being at least about 3 atomic percent.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises a polymeric layer on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the polymeric layer a stack layer containing layers of refractory metal or metal alloy alternating with layers containing refractory metal nitrogen containing compounds and refractory metal alloy nitrogen containing compounds wherein the nitrogen content of the refractory metal nitrogen containing compounds and refractory metal alloy nitrogen containing compounds is from about 3 to about 22 atomic percent.
Abstract:
A rectangular vacuum-arc plasma source and associated apparatus for generating and directing a stream of plasma containing an iozized vapor of a cathode material (30) toward a substrate (44) by vacuum arc evaporation of a rectangular planar cathode (32) mounted in a rectangular plasma duct (34). The rectangular duct (34) conducts the plasma from the cathode (31) to the substrate region (44), while intercepting the molten droplets of cathode material (30) also generated by the arc. Magnets (46, 48, 40) control the arc motion on the cathode surface (33) while simultaneously generating the magnetic field which guides the plasma through the duct (34). Benefits of a filtered cathodic arc (fully ionized vapor stream, elimination of splattered droplets) are combined with the benefits of a rectangular source (uniform evaporation from the source and uniform deposition on the substrate using linear motion). The rectangular source may be extended indefinitely in length, thus allowing coating or ion implantation on large or long substrates.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel (Figure 3). The coating comprises a polymer layer on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the polymer layer a protective and decorative layer comprised of the reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the nitrogen and oxygen content of the reaction products are each from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent with the nitrogen content being at least about 3 atomic percent.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel (figure 4). The coating comprises a polymeric layer on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the polymeric layer a stack layer containing layers of refractory metal or metal alloy alternating with layers containing the reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the total nitrogen and oxygen content of these reaction products is from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent, with the nitrogen content being at least about 3 atomic percent.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel (Figure 2). The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a stack layer containing layers of refractory metal or metal alloy alternating with layers of refractory metal nitrogen containing compounds and refractory metal alloy nitrogen containing compounds wherein the nitrogen content of the refractory metal nitrogen containing compounds and refractory metal alloy nitrogen containing compounds is from about 3 to about 22 atomic percent.
Abstract:
An article is coated with a coating having a dark gray or bronze color. In a preferred embodiment, the coating comprises a nickel or polymer basecoat layer, and a color and protective stack layer comprised of layers of oxygen-rich refractory metal oxycarbides. The preferred dark grey, oxygen rich color layer is zirconium oxycarbide. A refractory metal adhesion layer and a refractory metal oxide top coat layer also may be used.