Abstract:
A method for the electrohydrodynamic deposition of carbonaceous materials utilizing an electrohydrodynamic cell comprising two electrodes comprised of a conductive material, by first combining a solid phase comprising a carbonaceous material and a suspension medium, placing the suspension between the electrodes, applying an electric field in a first direction, varying the intensity of the electric field sufficiently to drive lateral movement, increasing the electrical field to stop the lateral transport and fix the layers in place, then removing the applied field and removing the electrodes. Among the many different possibilities contemplated, the method may advantageously utilize: varying the spacing between the electrodes; removing the buildup from one or both electrodes; placing the electrodes into different suspensions; adjusting the concentration, pH, or temperature of the suspension(s); and varying the direction, intensity or duration of the electric fields.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed in which an electrically conductive substrate is immersed into an electrodepositable composition, the substrate serving as an electrode in an electrical circuit comprising the electrode and a counter-electrode immersed in the composition, a coating being applied onto or over at least a portion of the substrate as electric current is passed between the electrodes. The electrodepositable composition comprises: (a) an aqueous medium; (b) an ionic resin; and (c) solid particles.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a non-line-of-sight ("NLOS") process for electroplating nanocomposite coatings onto a substrate. This coating reveals a combination of lubricant-hard-ductile nanocomposite coating compositions. Applications of the coatings are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the plating process uses a nickel electrode, or an electroless plating process. In another embodiment, the obtained coating is a nanocomposite coating composition that comprises a lubricant/soft phase for providing lubrication to a surface; a hard ceramic phase for providing structural integrity and wear resistance to the surface; and a ductile metal phase for providing ductility to the surface. In a third embodiment, this coating composition has applications in mating parts where a combination of high lubricity, wear resistance and ductility is important, including hydraulic cylinders and sleeves, copper mold in steel making industry, rollers in printing, and gear geometries.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a copper die or copper die plate, and to a method for reworking such worn dies or die plates used for the continuous casting of metals or metal alloys. According to the invention, a coating consisting of electrolytically applied copper is applied to the inner wall of the die or the die plate side facing the cast billet.
Abstract:
In one aspect, the present invention provides coated metal substrates which, in some embodiments, demonstrate one or more advantageous chemical and/or mechanical properties.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the electrochemical deposition of carbon nanotubes ('CNTs') on a substrate using an electrochemical cell. A dispersion of a complex of CNTs and an anionic polymer is neutralized and thereby caused to deposit on the anode plate of the cell.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a composite material including a metal matrix in which synthetic lamellar phyllosilicated mineral particles are distributed, characterised in that the lamellar phyllosilicated mineral particles are particles also called synthetic phyllosilicated nanoparticles (6) that are mineral, silico/germano-metal, lamellar, synthetic and hydrophilic, and have an average size of between 10 nm and 1 µm. The invention also relates to a substrate that comprises a lubricating coating consisting of such a material, and to an electrolytic deposition preparation method.
Abstract:
The surface of cutters for dentistry is rendered passive to electroplating by immersion in a concentrated aqueous solution of nitric acid for a certain period of time. This is fol lowed by painting a length comprising the surface marked out by the slots, the surface inside the slots and the surface at the tip, using an electrically insulating paint resistant to acids. Each cutter is then ground using a grinding wheel with rotating disk having an abrasive edge shaped like the continuous profile of the painted surface. Grinding re moves the paint together with a micrometric layer of metal from the surface except for that inside the slots. The shank is ground and painted for a length adjacent to the slots. Further processes are then carried out in the following order: activation of the exposed metal surface by electrolysis of reversed polarity in a Wood bath; initial electrolytic nickel-plating in a Wood bath; application of a powdered diamond coating in a Watts bath by a second process of electrolytic nickel-plating containing powdered diamond in contact with the cutters; stabilization of the diamond coating by a third process of elec trolytic nickel-plating in a Watts bath containing no powdered diamond; removal of the residual insulating paint by immersing the cutters coated with powdered diamond in a non-halo genous solvent treated with ultrasounds.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device for use in a method for the galvanic production of a protective layer comprising hard material particles on a component of a turbomachine, particularly a blade tip armoring of a blade tip of a rotor blade, wherein the device (10) comprises a pouch-, bag- or sack-like receiving device (12) for receiving the hard material particles (14) and is made of a net-, screen- or nonwoven-like material that is pervious to an electrochemical coating solution and has a mesh size smaller than the diameter of the hard material particles (14), and wherein the receiving device (12) is designed such that it can be removably attached with an opening (16) over and around a region of the component to be coated. The invention further relates to a method for the galvanic production of a protective layer comprising hard material particles on a component of a turbomachine, particularly a blade tip armoring of a blade tip of a rotor blade, using a pouch-, bag- or sack-like receiving device (12) filled with hard material particles (14).
Abstract:
A method of surface treatment of at least part of a surface of an implant, said method comprising: electrochemical deposition of a layer containing calcium and phosphorus ions onto a metallic substrate; and incorporation of a therapeutic agent into said electrochemically deposited layer and an implant so treated.