Bonded alumina coating for stainless steel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9757498
APP PUB NO 20160158418A1
SERIAL NO

15041344

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A method for manufacturing an alumina-based layer structure having transition regions between layers is disclosed. The method may include ion milling a stainless steel structure surface to partially reduce a metal oxide layer from, and create an exposed portion of, the surface. The method may include oxidizing the exposed portion of the surface to form a crystallized metal oxide bonding layer, growing a crystallized alumina layer onto the metal oxide bonding layer, and diffusing metal from the surface into the crystallized alumina layer, to form a graded aluminate spinel layer. The method may include forming a first transition region from the graded aluminate spinel layer to a crystalline alumina layer, growing the crystalline alumina layer from the first transition region, forming a second transition region from the crystalline alumina layer to an amorphous alumina layer, and growing the amorphous alumina layer from the second transition region.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Biskeborn, Robert G Hollister, US 360 3609
Lo, Calvin S Saratoga, US 169 1646
Rice, Philip M Morgan Hill, US 9 63
Topuria, Teya San Jose, US 14 126

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