abstract |
A SUBSTRATE OR ARTICLE HAVING A LOW FRICTION SURFACE RESISTANT TO DEWETTING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND A PROCESS OF MAKING SAME. THE LOW FRICTION SURFACE COMPRISES TWO LAYERS. THE FIRST LAYER COMPRISES A METAL SELECTED FROM ZINC, COPPER, CADMIUM, BISMUTH, TIN, ANTIMONY,LEAD, IRON AND THEIR ALLOYS. THE SECOND LAYER COMPRISES A METAL SOAP. PREFERABLY, THE FIRST LAYER IS ZINC AND THE SECOND LAYER IS A SODIUM SOAP AND THE SBUSTRATE OR ARTICLE IS A LAMP BASE OF ALUMINUM OR AN ALUMINUM ALLOY. |