Boron coated stainless steel wire belt assembly
View Patent ↗A conveyor belt for use in the food processing industry includes a stainless steel substrate and nickel-boron coating material. The nickel-boron coating is applied on at least a portion of the stainless steel substrate to increase wear resistance.
1. A conveyor belt for use in the food processing industry comprising:
a stainless steel substrate; and
a nickel-boron coating material,
wherein the nickel-boron coating material is applied on at least a portion of the stainless steel substrate to increase wear resistance.
2. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the stainless steel substrate comprises a plurality of wires interconnected to form a continuous belt.
3. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the stainless steel substrate comprises a plurality of wires interconnected with at least one through rod assembly to form a continuous belt.
4. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the stainless steel substrate comprises a plurality of plates interconnected with a plurality of through rods to form a continuous belt.
5. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the nickel-boron coating is applied on at least one surface of the stainless steel substrate before assembly into a continuous belt.
6. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the nickel-boron coating is applied on at least one surface of the stainless steel substrate after assembly into a continuous belt.
7. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the nickel-boron coating is applied on select wear spots on at least one surface of the stainless steel substrate.
8. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the nickel-boron coating is applied on substantially all surfaces of the stainless steel substrate.
9. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the nickel-boron coating has a Knoop Hardness of about 1000 to about 1100 HK 25 .
10. A conveyor belt for use in the food processing industry comprising:
a plurality of individual stainless steel wires interconnected to form a continuous belt; and
a nickel-boron coating material,
wherein the nickel-boron coating is applied on the wires before they are interconnected.
11. The conveyor belt of claim 10 , wherein the wires are partially coated.
12. The conveyor belt of claim 10 , wherein the wires are completely coated.
13. The conveyor belt of claim 10 , wherein the nickel-boron coating material has a thickness of about 10 to about 250 microns.
14. The conveyor belt of claim 10 , wherein the nickel-boron coating material is heat-treated to a Knoop Hardness of about 1350 to about 1450 HK 25 .
15. A conveyor belt for use in the food processing industry comprising:
a stainless steel substrate including a plurality of individual wires interconnected to form a continuous belt; and
a nickel-boron coating material,
wherein the nickel-boron coating material is applied to select areas on a surface of the continuous belt after the wires are interconnected.
16. The conveyor belt of claim 15 , wherein the nickel-boron coating material is applied on select wear spots on a surface of the continuous belt.
17. The conveyor belt of claim 15 , wherein nickel-boron coating material has a coating density of about 8.2 to about 9.6 grams per cubic centimeter.
18. The conveyor belt of claim 15 , wherein the nickel-boron coating material has a nodular surface topography.
19. The conveyor belt of claim 15 , wherein the nickel-boron coating material further comprises particles.
20. The conveyor belt of claim 19 , wherein the particles have a particle size of less than about 10 microns.