The patent application discloses a degradable composite with coatings. The light metal workpiece with enhanced surface protection may comprise a light metal matrix having an exposed surface; a light metal oxide ceramic layer formed in at least a portion of the exposed surface; and a non-transparent metal alloy layer directly on the light metal oxide ceramic layer.

Coated substrate comprising a substrate (1) comprising a metal substrate surface (11) coated with a coating system (7) consisting of or comprising a functional coating film (5), said functional coating film (5) consisting of or comprising at least one MCr Al—X coating layer, whereas ° the at least one MCr Al—X coating layer is deposited directly on the metal substrate (11), or ° the at least one MCr Al—X coating layer is deposited on an intermediate coating layer (3) that is formed of at least one substrate matching layer (31), wherein the at least one substrate matching layer (31) is deposited directly on the metal substrate surface (11), wherein the layer deposited directly on the metal substrate surface (11), it means respectively the MCr Al—X coating layer if it is deposited directly on the metal substrate surface (11) or the substrate matching layer (31) if it is deposited on the metal substrate surface (11) exhibits: ° epitaxial growth in part or totally, or ° heteroepitaxial growth in part or totally.

Disclosed are a component for a fuel injector and a method for coating the same. The component for the fuel injector may include a base material, a bonding layer laminated on the base material, a support layer laminated on the outer surface of the bonding layer, and an NbSiCN functional layer including an NbCN layer and an SiCN layer and alternately laminated on the outer surface of the support layer, thereby reducing friction, high hardness, shock resistance, heat resistance, and durability of the component for the fuel injector.

A coated substrate has a substrate and a coating system having one or more ceramic layers. At least a first layer of one of the one or more ceramic layers is a columnar layer having as-deposited columns and intercolumn gaps. The intercolumn gaps have a mean width at least one of: at least 4.0 micrometers; and at least 1.5% of a thickness of said first layer.

A process of smoothing a top surface of a bit line metal of a memory structure to decrease resistance of a bit line stack. The process includes depositing titanium layer of approximately 30 angstroms to 50 angstroms on polysilicon layer on a substrate, depositing first titanium nitride layer of approximately 15 angstroms to approximately 40 angstroms on titanium layer, annealing substrate at a temperature of approximately 700 degrees Celsius to approximately 850 degrees Celsius, depositing second titanium nitride layer of approximately 15 angstroms to approximately 40 angstroms on first titanium nitride layer after annealing, depositing a bit line metal layer of ruthenium on second titanium nitride layer, annealing bit line metal layer at temperature of approximately 550 degrees Celsius to approximately 650 degrees Celsius, and soaking bit line metal layer in hydrogen-based ambient for approximately 3 minutes to approximately 6 minutes during annealing.

A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming an electroless plating layer on a solder resist layer such that the electroless plating layer has a film thickness in the range of 0.05 μm to 0.70 μm, forming plating resist such that the plating resist has openings exposing portions of the electroless plating layer, applying electrolytic plating such that metal posts are formed in the openings of the plating resist, removing the plating resist, and etching the electroless plating layer exposed from the metal posts. The solder resist layer is formed such that the solder resist layer has openings exposing portions of the outermost conductor layer, the electroless plating layer is formed on the portions of the outermost conductor layer, and the plating resist is formed such that the openings of the plating resist expose the portions of the electroless plating layer formed in the openings of the solder resist layer.

Apparatus for depositing germanium and carbon onto one or more substrates comprises a vacuum chamber, at least first and second magnetron sputtering devices and at least one movable mount for supporting the one or more substrates within the vacuum chamber. The first magnetron sputtering device is configured to sputter germanium towards the at least one mount from a first sputtering target comprising germanium, thereby defining a germanium sputtering zone within the vacuum chamber. The second magnetron sputtering device is configured to sputter carbon towards the at least one mount from a second sputtering target comprising carbon, thereby defining a carbon sputtering zone within the vacuum chamber. The at least one mount and the at least first and second magnetron sputtering devices are arranged such that, when each substrate is moved through the germanium sputtering zone on the at least one movable mount, germanium is deposited on the said substrate, and when each substrate is moved through the carbon sputtering zone on the at least one movable mount, carbon is deposited on the said substrate.

Provided is a hot stamped body comprising a steel base material, an Al-plating layer formed on at least one surface of the steel base material, a coating formed on the Al-plating layer and containing ZnO particles and CeO.sub.2 particles having an average particle size smaller than an average particle size of the ZnO particles, and a Zn- and Al-containing complex oxide layer formed between the Al-plating layer and the coating. Further, provided is a method for producing a hot stamped body comprising forming an Al-plating layer on at least one side of a steel sheet, coating a surface of the Al-plating layer with an aqueous solution containing ZnO particles and CeO.sub.2 particles, then heating it to form a coating containing ZnO particles and CeO.sub.2 particles on the Al-plating layer, and hot pressing the steel sheet. Further, provided is an Al-plated steel sheet comprising a steel base material, an Al-plating layer formed on at least one surface of the steel base material, and a coating formed on the Al-plating layer and containing ZnO particles and CeO.sub.2 particles having an average particle size smaller than an average particle size of the ZnO particles.

In some implementations of the current subject matter, a brake rotor can include a supporting layer applied to a friction surface of a brake rotor substrate, which can optionally include cast iron, and a coating applied over the supporting layer. The supporting layer can include a preparatory metal, and the coating can impart wear and corrosion resistant properties to the friction surface. Related systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and the like are disclosed.

A device comprising: a substrate; a first coating deposited on the substrate; an intermediate coating deposited on the first coating, wherein the first coating is interposed between the substrate and the intermediate coating; and a second coating deposited on the intermediate coating, wherein the intermediate coating is interposed between the first coating and the second coating, and the second coating is outermost and black. The substrate, the first coating, the intermediate coating and the second coating define at least one of a jewelry item and a component of a jewelry item.