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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Farshad Ghasripoor, Glenville, NY (US);
Guido Felice Forte, Jr., Rensselaer, NY (US);
David Ernest Welch, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Yogesh Kesrinath Potdar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Farshad Ghasripoor, Glenville, NY (US);
Guido Felice Forte, Jr., Rensselaer, NY (US);
David Ernest Welch, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Yogesh Kesrinath Potdar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An article comprising an article having a first surface and a second surface adapted to come into contact with the first surface and a first protective coating on at least a portion of the first surface. The first protective coating comprises a first coating layer. The first coating layer comprises a first component comprising boron, titanium or chromium and a second component comprising nitrogen or carbon. At least a portion of the first protective coating comes into contact with the second surface when the second surface comes into contact with the first surface. A method for reducing the wear and galling of a first surface of an article comprising applying a coating to the first surface of the article.