Method of treating light metal cylinder bore walls to receive thermal sprayed metal coatings
Reference Number: N 01-02
Inventors: Palazzolo, Christopher K.; Nageswar Rao, V. Durga; Shepley, Barry E.
Owner: NISTAC
USPTO Link:5691004
Invention Summary
The invention, meeting the above object, is a method of treating a light metal cylinder
bore wall to adherently receive a thermally sprayed metallic coating, that comprises
(a) honing the wall to produce a net cylinder shape surface oxide by use of spiral
overlapping cross-abrasions having certain peaks and valleys of said abrasions folded
over and molded to create tears, folds and undercuts rendering a hook and ladder effect,
the honing being carried out with the use of a machining coolant to prevent burnishing
of the walls; (b) either concurrently or shortly after step (a), washing the honed
surface with a hot alkaline solution comprising (i) a non-soaping aluminate agent
that produces a protective residue on the walls, and (ii) surfactants that facilitate
wetting of the walls even when some steam bubbles may be present; (c) rinsing the
washed surfaces without disturbing said residue; and (d) thermally spraying a metallic
bond coat on said honed and washed surface to render a adhesion between said coating
and prepared surface that is at least 2800 psi.
The washing solution preferably contains an aluminate forming agent that consists
of sodium xanthate hydroxide or meta silicate, which may be fluoro siliconized; the
alkalinity agent may comprise anionic hydroxides or meta silicates of sodium or potassium;
the surfactants may comprise nonionic fluoronated hydrocarbons such as Fluorad.RTM.
produced by 3M company, and the solutions may comprise non-soaping and non smutting
agents such as octoates of sodium and potassium, and hydrocarbons such as sodium gluconate.