CORROSION RESISTANT FASTENING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: SILVA, JOSEPH W, DUFFIELD, ALBERT J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 02.03.1982
• Edition: 3
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLICMATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASSC23 AND AT LEAST ONEPROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25; NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

Title : "CORROSION RESISTANT FASTENING SYSTEM" Inventors : Joseph W. Silva Albert J. Duffield Docket No.: R-1131 A corrosion resistant fastening system for use with metallic targets exposed to corrosive, aqueous environments, comprising a fastener and a planar coupon each formed of a corrosion resistant alloy. The fastener is driven through the coupon and into the target by means of a powder actuated tool, whereby the coupon is maintained in intimate contact with the target surface. Corrosion thus preferentially occurs at the interface between the target and the coupon, the interface between the target and the fastener being thereby protected.