Abstract: A filler wire of a new type for use in arc-spraying, by means of which coatings highly resistant to mechanical and/or chemical wear can be produced. The wire comprises a soft sheath made from unalloyed or alloyed metal, inside which there is a very fine-grained filler material which contains, in addition to iron, other metals and/or special carbides and/or oxides, the powder being prepared by atomizing a melt of the said constituents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 28, 1987
Date of Patent:
March 7, 1989
Assignee:
Telatek Oy
Inventors:
Jaakko Tenkula, Bjarne Hellman, Juha Huusko