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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore M Besmann, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Peter J Blau, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Woo Y Lee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Yong W Bae, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4272552 ; 4272551 ; 427314 ;
Abstract
An article having a multiphase composite lubricant coating of a hard refractory matrix phase of titanium nitride dispersed with particles of a solid lubricating phase of molybdenum disulfide is prepared by heating the article to temperatures between 350.degree. and 850.degree. C. in a reaction vessel at a reduced pressure and passing a gaseous mixture of Ti((CH.sub.3).sub.2 N).sub.4, MoF.sub.6, H.sub.2 S and NH.sub.3 over the heated article forming a multiphase composite lubricant coating on the article.