Patent ID: 8147981
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: C23C,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bearing element comprising a supporting layer and an anti-friction coating disposed on top of the supporting layer, wherein the anti-friction coating is made from an alloy consisting of alloy elements, the alloy consisting of first, second and third substances, wherein the first substance is a matrix element, the second substance is a soft phase element, and the third substance is a hard phase element, wherein the matrix element is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, chromium, copper, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, tin, titanium, tungsten and zinc and the soft phase element is selected from an element group consisting of silver, aluminum, gold, bismuth, graphite, calcium, copper, indium, magnesium, lead, palladium, platinum, scandium, tin, yttrium, zinc and lanthanoids, wherein the soft phase element is different from the matrix element, said first, second and third substances forming a combination wherein the soft phase element and the hard phase element are dispersed in the matrix element and are present in their original composition in the matrix.