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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harinder Singh Lamba, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Robert Thomas Scott, Lockport, IL (US);
Joseph Kalousek, Vancouver, CA;
Keping Hou, Richmond, CA;
Assignees:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 36 ; 291-1 ; 291-2 ;
Abstract
The adhesion between a locomotive drive wheel and supporting rail can be substantially increased by application of a powder mixture that contains a hard particle constituent preferably including alumina, a soft particle constituent preferably including titania, and an iron oxide constituent. The mixture may be in the form of a dry powder, a paste with water or alcohol vehicle, or a metal composite that includes the powder.