Method for forming a hardened surface on a substrate
CA 2565090 C · Owner: Bechtel Bxwt Idaho, Llc · Inventors: Branagan, Daniel J.
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The invention encompasses a method of forming a metallic coating. A metallic glass coating is formed over a metallic substrate. After formation of the coating, at least a portion of the metallic glass can be converted into a crystalline material having a nanocrystalline grain size. The steps of this process are shown diagrammatically in Figure 1. The invention also encompasses metallic coatings comprising metallic glass. Additionally the invention , encompasses metallic coatings comprising crystalline metallic materials with , at least some of the crystalline metallic material having a nanocrystalline grain size.
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- Filed May 2, 2005 and granted January 24, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 2, 2025.
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