COOKING UTENSIL, INTERMEDIATE LAYER FOR NON-STICK COATING OFA COOKING UTENSIL, AND METHOD

• Main Authors: BRUMBAUGH, LEONARD C, CRAWMER, DARYL E, OAK, ALBERT CHARLEY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 16.07.2002
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; METALLURGY; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION

The present invention comprises a method for preparing a surface for application of a non-stick coating, the method wherein the surface to be prepared for no n- stick coating is prepared by thermally spraying a stainless steel alloy containing at most 6.0% aluminum, and a substantially free of Nickel. The present inventio n further includes a cooking utensil having,a substrate to which an intermedia te layer, for receiving the non-stick coating, is prepared by thermally sprayin g the stainless steel alloy containing at most 6.0% aluminum, and is substantially free of Nickel.