| abstract |
1. A PROCESS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE WITH A SOLID SOLUTION CARBONITRIDE OF A METAL SELECTED FROM SILICONN, BORON, AND THE TRANSITION METALS IN GROUPS IVB, VB AND VIB OF THE PERIODIC TABLE COMPRISING: HEATING SAID SUBSTRATE TO A TEMPERATURE OF 400* TO 1200*C.; AND CONTACTING THE HEATED SUBSTRATE, IN THE ABSENCE OF HALOGEN, WITH A VAPOROUS ORGANIC COMPOUND HAVING THE GENERIC FORMULA ((R2)2N)NME WHEREIN ME IS ONE OF SAID METALS, N IS A VALENCE OF ME, AND R IS SELECTED FROM HYDROGEN AND HYDROCARBON RADICALS HAVING FROM 1 TO ABOUT 18 CARBON ATOMS, PROVIDED AT LEAST ONE R GROUP IS AT LEAST ONE OF SAID HYDROCARBON RADICALS. |