초록 ▼

A wire for use in thermal spraying, the wire having sheath material-e.g. zinc, zinc alloy, aluminum and/or aluminum alloy, and core material, e.g. copper and/or copper alloy. A method for thermal spraying, the method including spraying a coating onto an object (e.g. but not limited to a vessel's hul

A wire for use in thermal spraying, the wire having sheath material-e.g. zinc, zinc alloy, aluminum and/or aluminum alloy, and core material, e.g. copper and/or copper alloy. A method for thermal spraying, the method including spraying a coating onto an object (e.g. but not limited to a vessel's hull with a thermal spray system, the thermal spray system using such wire or powder to produce the coating, the wire or powder including first material acting as a cathode and second material acting as a biocide for marine growth.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A method for thermal spraying, the method comprisingspraying a coating onto an object with a thermal spray system, the thermal spray system using wire to produce the coating, the wire comprising sheath material and core material, the sheath material encompassing the core material, the core materi

1. A method for thermal spraying, the method comprisingspraying a coating onto an object with a thermal spray system, the thermal spray system using wire to produce the coating, the wire comprising sheath material and core material, the sheath material encompassing the core material, the core material acting as a biocide for marine growth and the sheath material acting as a cathode to produce a cathodic effect that inhibits corrosion, the sheath material from the group consisting of aluminum, aluminum alloy, zinc, and zinc alloy, and the core material from the group consisting of copper and copper alloy, the sheath material comprising 35% to 65% of the wire by weight, and the sheath having a thickness ranging between 0.010 inches and 0.150 inches.