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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
V. Durga Nageswar Rao, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an anti-friction and anti-wear liquid coating composition for use with parts made of materials that have softening points below about 300° F. and articles so coated. The present invention also relates to a method of coating parts made from a low softening point materials with an anti-friction and anti-wear hard coating composition. The coating composition comprises a mixture of (i) solid lubricants comprising boron nitride, graphite and molybdenum disulfide, (ii) a thermoset resin system, (iii) catalyst for curing the resin system and (iv) a solvent system comprising highly volatile solvents. The coating composition is applied to the part and cured to form a coating on the part.