Coated article having the appearance of stainless steel
First Claim
1. An article having on at least a portion of its surface a protective and decorative coating having the appearance of stainless steel said coating comprising:
- at least one layer comprised of nickel and a stack layer comprised of layers of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy alternating with layers comprised of reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen; and
a layer having the appearance of stainless steel comprised of reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the total nitrogen and oxygen content of said reaction products is from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent with the nitrogen content being a substoichiometric amount of at least about 3 atomic percent.
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Abstract
An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a stack layer containing layers of refractory metal or metal alloy alternating with layers containing the reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the total nitrogen and oxygen content of these reaction products is from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent with the nitrogen content being at least about 3 atomic percent.
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15 Claims
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1. An article having on at least a portion of its surface a protective and decorative coating having the appearance of stainless steel said coating comprising:
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at least one layer comprised of nickel and a stack layer comprised of layers of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy alternating with layers comprised of reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen; and
a layer having the appearance of stainless steel comprised of reaction products of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy, nitrogen and oxygen wherein the total nitrogen and oxygen content of said reaction products is from about 4 to about 32 atomic percent with the nitrogen content being a substoichiometric amount of at least about 3 atomic percent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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