Patent ID: 11885026
Assignee: TREADSTONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  H  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A component for an electrochemical device, the component comprising:
a metallic substrate; and
a plurality of particles bonded to a surface of the substrate by a metallurgical bond,
wherein the particles comprise a metal, carbon, or a combination thereof,
wherein the metallurgical bond is between the particles and the substrate,
wherein a total projected area of the metallurgical bond between the particles and the substrate is less than 90% of a total projected area of the substrate, and
wherein the metallurgical bond has a composition which is a combination of a composition of the metallic substrate and a composition of the particle, a reaction product of the metallic substrate and the particle, or a combination thereof.