Certain example embodiments relate to a coated article including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver or the like in a low-E coating, and methods of making the same. In certain cases, at least one layer of the coating is of or includes nickel and/or titanium (e.g., Ni.sub.xTi.sub.yO.sub.z). The provision of a layer including nickel titanium and/or an oxide thereof may permit a layer to be used that has good adhesion to the IR reflecting layer, and reduced absorption of visible light (resulting in a coated article with a higher visible transmission). When a layer including nickel titanium oxide is provided directly over and/or under the IR reflecting layer (e.g., as a barrier layer), this may result in improved chemical and mechanical durability. Thus, visible transmission may be improved if desired, without compromising durability; or, durability may simply be increased.

In some examples, an article may include a superalloy substrate and a coating on the superalloy substrate. In accordance with this example, the coating includes a diffusion barrier layer on the substrate and a wear resistant oxide layer over the diffusion barrier layer. The diffusion barrier layer may include iridium and the wear resistant oxide layer may include at least one of silica, zirconia, or chromia.

A steel sheet for containers that has excellent film adhesion qualities, and has; a chemical conversion coating formed by immersing or subjecting to electrolytic treatment a steel sheet in a solution containing Zr ions, F ions, with adhesion amount of 0.1 to 100 mg/m.sup.2 for metal Zr and no more than 0.1 mg/m.sup.2 for F; and a hydroxyl acid treatment layer formed on the chemical conversion coating, the layer having a C adhesion amount of 0.05 to 50 mg/m.sup.2.

Substrate provided with a plurality of layers, at least one of which includes metal oxides and is topped directly by a metal coating layer that contains at least 8% by weight nickel and at least 10% by weight chromium, the remainder being iron, additional elements and the impurities resulting from the fabrication process, wherein this metal coating layer is topped directly by an anticorrosion coating layer. A corresponding fabrication method is also provided.

A corrosion-resistant optical device is disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a silver layer upon the substrate, and an insulating layer that provides abrasion resistance. The device is immersed in a thiol-rich solution. The thiols form a corrosion-inhibiting monolayer upon any exposed silver surface. This increases the environmental resistance of the optical device, keeping water from interacting with the silver layer.

A bi-layer protective coating for a metal component, the bi-layer protective coating comprising a bond coating that is metallurgically fused to a substrate of the metal component, wherein the bond coating comprises one or more rare metals and a top coating that is mechanically bonded to the bond coating, wherein the top coating comprises one or more metal oxides, or one or more metal carbides.

Provided herein is a hydrogen permeation barrier coating, a coated substrate, and methods of coating a substrate.

A hot stamped steel includes a base material that is formed of steel, a plated layer that is formed on a surface of the base material, and a phosphate coating that is formed on a surface of the plated layer; chemical composition of the plated layer contains 20.00 to 45.00 mass % of Al, 10.00 to 45.00 mass % of Fe, 4.50 to 15.00 mass % of Mg, 0.10 to 3.00 mass % of Si, 0.05 to 3.00 mass % of Ca, and the plated layer may further contain one or more of Sb, Pb, Cu, Sn, Ti, Sr, Cr, Ni, and Mn with a remainder of Zn and impurities; the phosphate coating comprises zinc phosphate crystals containing 5.0 to 50.0 mass % of Mg and 0.5 to 5.0 mass % of Ca; and the adhesion amount of the phosphate coating per one surface is in a range of 0.1 to 10.0 g/m.sup.2.

This plated steel material includes a steel sheet, a plated layer formed on the steel sheet, and an oxide layer formed on the plated layer, in which the plated layer has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, 1.0 to 60.0% of Al, 1.0 to 15.0% of Mg, 0 to 2.0% of Si, 0 to 2.0% of Ca, and 0 to 2.0% of Fe, and a remainder being of Zn and impurities, the oxide layer has a thickness of 5 nm or more, and a (Al+Mg)/Zn intensity ratio that is the ratio of the total of the maximum intensity of Al and the maximum intensity of Mg to the maximum intensity of Zn in energy dispersive X-ray analysis of the oxide layer is 1.0 or more, and the oxide layer includes an amorphous microstructure.

This plated steel material includes a steel sheet, a plated layer formed on the steel sheet, and an oxide layer formed on the plated layer, in which the plated layer has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, 1.0 to 60.0% of Al, 1.0 to 15.0% of Mg, 0 to 2.0% of Si, 0 to 2.0% of Ca, and 0 to 2.0% of Fe, and a remainder being of Zn and impurities, the oxide layer has a thickness of 5 nm or more, and a (Al+Mg)/Zn intensity ratio that is the ratio of the total of the maximum intensity of Al and the maximum intensity of Mg to the maximum intensity of Zn in energy dispersive X-ray analysis of the oxide layer is 1.0 or more, and the oxide layer includes an amorphous microstructure.