A process for protecting a part made of a hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy against corrosion and oxidation includes manufacturing a part made of a hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy, depositing successively on the part, a first layer including hafnium, then a mixed layer of stacked layers of an undercoat of an alloy having 10 atomic % or more of aluminum and a second layer including hafnium or a mixed layer of an alloy of aluminum and hafnium, and then a third layer including hafnium, and diffusing and performing an oxidation treatment so as to obtain a hafnium-doped alumina layer.

A Sn-plated steel sheet including a base plated steel sheet having a steel sheet, a Sn-plated layer on at least one surface of the steel sheet, and a film layer containing a zirconium oxide and a tin oxide. An adhesion amount of Sn per surface of the Sn-plated steel sheet is 0.1 g/m.sup.2 or more and 15 g/m.sup.2 or less, an amount of the zirconium oxide in the film layer is in a range of 1 mg/m.sup.2 or more and 30 mg/m.sup.2 or less in terms of an amount of metal Zr, a peak position of a binding energy of Sn3d.sub.5/2 of the tin oxide is 1.4 eV or more and less than 1.6 eV from a peak position of a binding energy of metal Sn, and a quantity of electricity required for reduction of the tin oxide is more than 5.0 mC/cm.sup.2 and 20 mC/cm.sup.2 or less.

A coated part includes a metallic substrate, a thermal barrier comprising a ceramic material and covering the metallic substrate, wherein the coated part further includes a protective coating covering the thermal barrier, the protective coating including, in a first region, a first MAX phase, denoted PZ2, of formula (Zr.sub.xTi.sub.1-x,).sub.2AlC or a first MAX phase, denoted PC2, of formula (Cr.sub.xTi.sub.1-x,).sub.2AlC with x non-zero and less than or equal to 1 in the MAX phases PZ2 and PC2, and the protective coating includes, in a second region covering the first region, a second MAX phase of formula Ti.sub.2AlC.

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.

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.

The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a hot-dip coated steel sheet coated with a zinc or an aluminum based coating including the provision of a specific steel sheet, a recrystallization annealing with specific heating, soaking and cooling sub-steps using an inert gas and a hot-dip coating; the hot dip coated steel sheet and the use of the hot-dip coated steel sheet.

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 turbine engine part coated in at least a first ceramic layer forming a thermal barrier and including a ceramic material with first ceramic fibers dispersed in the first layer. The first layer may have a chemical composition gradient between a material for forming a thermal barrier and a material for providing protection against calcium and magnesium aluminosilicates, which is present at a greater content in an outer zone of the first layer, and/or the first layer may be porous and may present a porosity gradient such that an outer portion of the first layer presents lower porosity.

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.