A compressor seal-ring assembly includes a seal formed of a nickel, cobalt or iron-based superalloy; a counterface positioned for sealing interaction with the seal; and a lubricant coating on the seal, the lubricant coating being formed of a CoCrAlY-containing material.

A coating for carbide substrates employs a nanostructured coating in conjunction with a non-nanostructured coating. The nanostructured coating is produced by the addition of a refining agent flow, particular hydrogen chloride gas, during deposition, and may be produced as multiple individual titanium and titanium-based nanostructured layers varying functional materials in a series. The combination of a nanostructured coating and non-nanostructured coating is believed to produce a cutting tool insert that exhibits longer life. Pre-treating the substrate with a mixture of compressed air and abrasive medium prior to coating the substrate and post-treating the coated substrate with a mixture of water and abrasive medium after the coating process is believed to further enhance the wear resistance and usage life of the cutting tool.

Provided are a vapor deposition film, a black metallic product, a vehicle interior/exterior member, a container, and a casing, which are capable of expressing a jet black metallic design having a luxurious appearance on items of various dimensions by a method simpler than a case of applying black plating and are excellent in physical properties such as light resistance. The vapor deposition film comprises: a protection layer; a decoration layer; and a vapor deposition layer, wherein the vapor deposition layer includes a metal including at least any one of indium and tin, wherein the decoration layer includes a resin and a black pigment, and wherein the black pigment includes carbon black and manganese ferrite having a spinel structure ((Fe,Mn)(Fe,Mn).sub.2O.sub.4).

Techniques for generating a multi-layered thin film coating for dental applications are disclosed. An example of a dental substrate with an aesthetic coating includes a barrier layer deposited on the dental substrate, a textured layer deposited over the barrier layer, the textured layer comprising a first material with features of a size sufficient to scatter light, and at least one protective layer deposited over the textured layer.

A piston ring includes an annular body, a wear-resistant layer that is applied to the annular body by thermal spraying, and a strain-hardened run-in layer, made of an AlCuFe alloy, that is applied to the wear-resistant layer by thermal spraying.

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.

A vehicle component having excellent heat resistance, excellent optical resistance, and excellent scratch resistance is provided. A vehicle component according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a silver mirror layer and a top coat layer formed on a substrate. The top coat layer includes a first top coat part formed on the silver mirror layer, a second top coat part forming an outermost part of the top coat layer, and a colored top coat part disposed between the first and second top coat parts, the colored top coat part being mixed with paint.

A thin film laminate comprises a metal layer consisting of a metal, and a thin film laminated on the surface of the metal layer, wherein a first direction is defined as one direction parallel to the surface of the metal layer, and a second direction is defined as one direction parallel to the surface of the metal layer and crossing the first direction; and the metal layer contains a plurality of first metal grains consisting of the metal and extending in the first direction on the surface of the metal layer, and a plurality of second metal grains consisting of the metal and extending in the second direction on the surface of the metal layer.

A method for fabricating a substrate provided with a plurality of layers, includes: providing a steel substrate with an oxide layer including metal oxides on the steel substrate; providing a metal coating layer directly on the oxide layer, the metal coating layer including: at least 8% by weight nickel; at least 10% by weight chromium; and a remainder being iron and impurities from a fabrication process; and providing an anti-corrosion coating layer directly on the metal coating layer.

Superalloy workpiece including a superalloy substrate and an interface layer (IF-1) of essentially the same superalloy composition directly on a surface of the superalloy substrate, followed by a transition layer (TL) of essentially the same superalloy and supperalloy oxides or a different metal composition and different metal oxides whereby oxygen content of the transition layer is increasing from IF-1 towards a barrier layer (IF-2) of super alloy oxides or of different metal oxides.