Patent ID: 7670406
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B22F,C09D,C22C,C23C,H05H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composite powder for a deposition of composite coatings comprising: at least two components including a nonmetallic component, present in the range of about 40-84% by weight, wherein said nonmetallic component is selected from the group consisting of carbides, borides, nitrides, carbonitrides, oxides, oxycarbonitrides or a combination thereof and has a size of more than 0.2 microns; and an amorphous component comprising an alloy containing at least one of Fe, Co, or Ni, and wherein said amorphous component has less than about 50% crystallinity and a size of less than 100 microns; and wherein said components are mixed together to provide said composite powder having a particle size in the range of about 15-160 microns.