Patent ID: 6482476
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: C23C

Abstract:
Method of fabricating a CVD ceramic coating on metal, alloy and ceramic articles comprising:activating a surface of an article by using a plasma surface hardening technique; and CVD depositing, at less than 350 degrees Celsius, a ceramic coating on said freshly activated surface; wherein: the ceramic coating is a solid lubricant-containing coating and the solid lubricant is selected from the group consisting of tungsten disulfide, molybdenum disulfide, boron nitride, carbon, hydrogenated carbon and polymeric materials selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyphenylene, polyethylene, polyurethane, polycarbonate, ABS, polyimides, polyamides, polystyrene, poly-perfluoroalkoxy (PFA), poly-ethylene tetrafluoroethelene (ETFE), Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), and fluoropolymers.