Abstract:
A process for treating a chromium coating and/or the surface of a chromium alloy to increase hardness, and/or to decrease coefficient of friction; chromium alloys and/or chromium coatings with surfaces having increased hardness and/or decreased coefficient of friction; and, components comprising chromium alloys and/or chromium coatings with surfaces having increased hardness and/or decreased coefficient of friction.
Patent Number:
6,723,177
Date Of Issue:
04/19/2004
Inventors:
Geoffrey Dearnaley; Kevin C. Walter
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