Praxair S.t. Technology, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Thomas Albert

Victor I Lyamichev

Jigar Patel

Frank Bergmann

Albert Feuerstein

Wojtek Steffen

Eric Charles Sullivan

Michael Schraeml

Klaus-Peter Stengele

Thomas Streidl

Todd Richmond

Matthew Rodesch

Eric Sullivan

Jochen Buehler

Markus Ott

Jacob Kitzman

Jeff Jeddeloh

Michael Schaeml

Steffen Wojtek

Christina Middle

Mark D'ASCENZO

This invention relates to erosion resistant coatings comprising at least 2 sublayer systems in which each sublayer system is separated from another by an interlayer, wherein (i) each sublayer system is the same or different and comprises at least 4 layers, (ii) said layers comprise alternating layers of a nitride-containing compound of stoichiometric composition and a nitride-containing compound of nonstoichiometric composition, (iii) each sublayer system has a thickness of greater than about 0.4 microns, and (iv) each interlayer is the same or different and comprises a metal-containing compound. This invention also relates to a method for producing the coatings and to articles, e.g., gas turbine compressor rotor blade and stator vanes, coated with the coatings.

Multilayer nitride-containing coatings

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Thomas Albert