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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Martin Mennig, Quierschied, DE;
Helmut Schmidt, Saarbruecken-Guedingen, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Mennig, Quierschied, DE;
Helmut Schmidt, Saarbruecken-Guedingen, DE;
Assignee:
EPG (Engineered Nanoproducts Germany) AG, Griesheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B05D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a metal substrate comprising an ultra-hard composite layer consisting of an inorganic, vitreous matrix containing one or more abrasive fillers. According to the invention, the diameter of the filler particles or, if the filler particles have a platelet-type form, the thickness of the filler particles is less than the layer thickness of the composite layer.