Wear-resistant coating
An exemplary plow includes a moldboard having a wear surface and a blade having a wear surface. A wear resistant coating is applied to at least a portion of at least one of the wear surfaces of the blade and moldboard. The wear resistant coating includes a plurality of scales. Each scale has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a raised portion disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a peak of the raised portion disposed closer to the trailing edge than the leading edge. The scales of the wear resistant coating are arranged in a plurality of rows, and gaps formed between scales in one row are offset from gaps formed between scales in an adjacent row.
1. A plow comprising:
a moldboard having a wear surface;
a blade having a wear surface; and
a wear resistant coating applied to at least a portion of at least one of the wear surfaces of the blade and moldboard, the wear resistant coating comprising a plurality of scales, the scales comprising:
a leading edge;
a trailing edge;
a raised portion disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge; and
a peak of the raised portion disposed closer to the trailing edge than the leading edge;
wherein scales of the wear resistant coating are arranged in a plurality of rows; and
wherein gaps formed between scales in one row are offset from gaps formed between scales in an adjacent row.
2. The plow of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one guard attached to at least one of the moldboard and the blade, the guard having a wear surface;
wherein the wear surface of the at least one guard is coated with the wear resistant coating.
3. The plow of claim 2 , wherein the at least one guard comprises a shoe attached to a bottom portion of the moldboard.
4. The plow of claim 1 , wherein the wear resistant coating is formed of at least one of hardened steel, carbide, tungsten, ceramic, hard-surfacing wire, nano-structures, and a bonding agent.
5. The plow of claim 1 , wherein the wear resistant coating comprises a self-healing material.
6. The plow of claim 1 , wherein the wear resistant coating has a hardness in a range of about 40 Rockwell C to about 80 Rockwell C.
7. The plow of claim 1 , wherein the wear resistant coating has a thickness in a range of about 0.0001 inches to about 2 inches.
8. The plow of claim 1 , wherein the wear resistant coating has a thickness in a range of about 0.12 inches to about 1 inch thick.
9. The plow of claim 1 , wherein the wear resistant coating is formed of a plurality of layers.
10. The plow of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises a plurality of scales.
11. The plow of claim 9 , wherein a first material of at least one of the plurality of layers is different from a second material of at least another of the plurality of layers.
12. The plow of claim 9 , wherein more than one of the plurality of layers is disposed at an outer surface of the wear resistant coating.
13. The plow of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of layers is a partial layer.
14. The plow of claim 1 , wherein:
the peak of each scale comprises a contact zone; and
a total contact area of all of the contact zones comprises about 10% to about 50% of a total surface area of the wear resistant coating.
15. The plow of claim 1 , further comprising a friction reducing layer disposed on an external surface of the wear resistant coating.
16. The plow of claim 1 , wherein:
the trailing edge of each scale comprises a point; and
a length of the scale is greater than a width of the scale.
17. The plow of claim 1 , wherein:
the trailing edge of each scale comprises a plurality of lobes;
each scale further comprises a plurality of peaks; and
each peak is aligned with a lobe of the trailing edge.