Patent ID: 7951459

Claim:
A coated article, comprising: an article formed from a silicon-containing material and having a surface; an oxidation resistant coating deposited on said surface; said oxidation resistant coating consisting of a silica based material having a viscosity of about 1×10 2 poise to about 1×10 7 poise at a temperature of about 1,292° F. (700° C.) to about 3,272° F. (1,800° C.) and at least one oxygen scavenger dispersed therein; and said at least one oxygen scavenger being a silicide of any one or more of the following: tantalum, chromium, titanium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, and mixtures thereof; or a boride of any one or more of the following: tantalum, chromium, titanium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, and mixtures thereof; or both of any one or more of said silicides and any one or more of said borides.