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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2004
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
James Anthony Brewer, Scotia, NY (US);
Melvin Robert Jackson, Corea, ME (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
James Anthony Brewer, Scotia, NY (US);
Melvin Robert Jackson, Corea, ME (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A conductive element comprises a metal core and a coating, wherein the coating comprises at least one layer of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, an aluminide, silicon, a silicon alloy, a silicide, and combinations thereof, and wherein the at least one layer has a predetermined thickness. A method of making a conductive element comprises depositing a coating material on a metal core to form a coated metal core and heating the coated metal core to a predetermined temperature to form at least one layer of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, an aluminide, silicon, a silicon alloy, a silicide, and combinations thereof.