A method for applying a composition to a substrate, and a downhole component, of which the method includes thermal spraying a layer of the composition onto the substrate, the substrate being provided by a downhole component, the layer resulting from the thermal spraying having a thickness of at least about 0.10 inches and being configured to remain bonded to the downhole component when used downhole in a well, the composition being chromium-free.

A method for applying a composition to a substrate, and a downhole component, of which the method includes thermal spraying a layer of the composition onto the substrate, the substrate being provided by a downhole component, the layer resulting from the thermal spraying having a thickness of at least about 0.10 inches and being configured to remain bonded to the downhole component when used downhole in a well, the composition being chromium-free.

Device for spray coating embraces a wire arc spray head that includes arc-making contact points and a carrier gas outlet, which is configured to swivel with feed wire in a pivoting motion. The device can be operated to spray coat a work piece.

Device for spray coating embraces a wire arc spray head that includes arc-making contact points and a carrier gas outlet, which is configured to swivel with feed wire in a pivoting motion. The device can be operated to spray coat a work piece.

A bearing component such as a bearing ring includes a metallic base body and at least one alloy steel coating on the base body, the coating being applied to the base body by deposition welding. The base body is preferably non-alloy steel or cast iron, and the alloy includes at least one carbide-forming transition metal such as niobium, tantalum, zirconium, titanium, hafnium, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, or manganese. The coating can form a raceway of the bearing component or a structural element such as a flange. Also a method of forming such a bearing component is provided.

A bearing component such as a bearing ring includes a metallic base body and at least one alloy steel coating on the base body, the coating being applied to the base body by deposition welding. The base body is preferably non-alloy steel or cast iron, and the alloy includes at least one carbide-forming transition metal such as niobium, tantalum, zirconium, titanium, hafnium, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, or manganese. The coating can form a raceway of the bearing component or a structural element such as a flange. Also a method of forming such a bearing component is provided.

A method of applying a long lasting wear-resistant coating on a Yankee drying cylinder is described, whereby the method includes: providing a Yankee drying cylinder having a cylindrical shell with a circular cross-section and an outer surface; and performing a thermal spray operation to form a wear-resistant coating layer on the outer surface of the Yankee drying cylinder during which thermal spray operation coating feedstock is fed to at least one spray device, heated to become plastic and/or semi-molten and/or molten and sprayed onto the outer surface of the Yankee drying cylinder to form the wear-resistant coating layer. The coating feedstock for the thermal spray operation consists of a specific set of elements, by percent weight, with the remainder being iron and impurities. Coatings and Yankee cylinders with such coatings are also disclosed.

A method of applying a long lasting wear-resistant coating on a Yankee drying cylinder (1), the method comprises: the step of providing a Yankee drying cylinder (1) having a cylindrical shell (2) with a circular cross-section and an outer surface (3); the step of performing a thermal spray operation to form a wear-resistant coating layer (4) on the outer surface of the Yankee drying cylinder (1) during which thermal spray operation coating feedstock (6) is fed to at least one spray device (5), heated to become plastic and/or semi-molten and/or molten and sprayed onto the outer surface (3) of the Yankee drying cylinder (1) to form the wear-resistant coating layer (4), the coating feedstock (6) for the thermal spray operation consisting of: 1.5 to 2.5 weight percent Al 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent Ti, 9.5 to 10.5 weight percent Si, 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent B, 12.5 to 14.2 weight percent Mo, 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent V, 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent C, 0.000 to 0.020 weight percent Cr, 4.5 to 6.0 weight percent Mn, 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent Mg, 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent Ni, 0.0 to 0.2 weight percent Nb, the remainder being iron and impurities.

Coatings and Yankee cylinders with such coatings are also disclosed.

A method includes applying a material coating on a surface of a machine component using a thermal spray, wherein the material coating is formed from a combination of a hardfacing material and aluminum-containing particles. The method also includes thermally treating the material coating to generate an oxide layer comprising aluminum from the aluminum-containing particles, wherein the oxide layer is configured to reduce oxidation of the hardfacing material.

A multicomponent alloy coating is provided. The multicomponent alloy coating includes a hard layer and a plurality of nickel-based particles dispersed in the hard layer. The composition of the multicomponent alloy coating is represented by the following formula (I):
Al.sub.dCo.sub.eCr.sub.gFe.sub.hNi.sub.iSi.sub.jC.sub.kO.sub.m  formula (I), wherein 1<d<2, 0.5<e<0.8, 2<g<3.2, 0.05<h<0.3, 2<i<3, j=1, k≥0, m≥0, and iron is present in the amount of less than 3 wt % of the composition of the multicomponent alloy coating.