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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Erik Dekempeneer, Oostmalle, BE;
Inventor:
Erik Dekempeneer, Oostmalle, BE;
Assignee:
Sulzer Metaplas GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a metal substrate coated at least partially with a layered structure. The layered structure comprises an intermediate layer deposited on the metal substrate and an amorphous carbon layer deposited on the intermediate layer. The amorphous carbon layer has a Young's modulus lower than 200 GPa. The intermediate layer comprises a tetrahedral carbon layer having a Young's modulus higher than 200 GPa. The invention further relates to a method to reduce the wear on a counterbody of a metal substrate coated with a tetrahedral carbon coating.