Caterpillar Inc.

Beth Ann Sebright

Philip Carl Spengler

Karen Renee Raab

Mark Andrew McElroy

Jade Marie Katinas

Leonard George Wheat

Daniel Herbert Gerke

Jennifer Joan Leustek

Candice Ann Lundy

Jason Adam Smid

Michael Ray Loomis

Cliff James Salisbury

A component is disclosed. The component includes a substrate made of a ferrous metal, and a coating on a surface of the substrate. The coating includes a compound having an empirical formula FeMnO, where x varies from about 0 to about 2, y varies from about 1 to about 4, and z varies from about 2 to about 8.

Manganese based coating for wear and corrosion resistance

A method of coating a component is disclosed. The method includes applying a coating composition to a surface of the component. The method also includes providing an induction coil having a coil configuration corresponding to the surface. The method further includes relatively positioning the surface and the induction coil with a gap sufficient to enable induction heating of the surface by the induction coil. Furthermore, the method includes heating the component with the induction coil sufficient to produce a coating having an empirical formula FeMnO, where x varies from about 0 to about 2, y varies from about 1 to about 4, and z varies from about 2 to about 8.

Method of coating and induction heating a component

A system for simulating an engine environment during engine operation is disclosed. The system includes a surface. The system also includes a liquid delivery device configured to deliver a liquid to the surface. The system further includes a temperature controller operably coupled to the surface, and the system is configured to cause condensation of a fluid on the surface.

Systems and methods for simulating an engine environment

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Chillicothe, IL, United States of America

Beth Ann Sebright