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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Hamlin Jennings, Wilmette, IL (US);
Jeffrey J. Thomas, Skokie, IL (US);
Ramille M. Capito, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Hamlin Jennings, Wilmette, IL (US);
Jeffrey J. Thomas, Skokie, IL (US);
Ramille M. Capito, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
MCT Research & Development, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Metal products having improved properties and processes for preparing the metal products are provided. In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a metal product comprising a metal surface, an oxide layer and a glass layer. The glass layer is provided by coating a stable aqueous silicate or borosilicate solution onto the metal surface and curing the aqueous solution to produce a glass layer. The metal products have surface characteristics that outperform current anodized metal surfaces.