Hair iron and heat transfer material for hair iron
A hair iron has at least one heat transfer element that includes a substrate and a coating deposited on the substrate, the coating having a composition with at least 50 percent by mass of titanium and zirconium, a heating element, and an insulated grip region.
1. A hair iron, comprising:
at least one heat transfer element, comprising:
a substrate; and
a coating deposited on the substrate, the coating having a composition comprising at least 50 percent by mass of titanium and zirconium;
a heating element; and
a thermally insulated grip region.
2. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises greater than 50 percent and up to 75 percent of titanium.
3. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises between 1 and 10 percent of zirconium.
4. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises at least three layers, a first layer comprising ionized titanium, a second layer comprising ionized chromium oxide and zirconium dioxide, a third layer comprising ionized zirconium.
5. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the coating has a glossiness greater than 400 GU.
6. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the coating forms a planar outer surface of the at least one heat transfer element.
7. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the coating forms a non-planar outer surface of the at least one heat transfer element.
8. The hair iron of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a metallic substrate comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, brass, copper, gold, and silver.
9. The hair iron of claim 1 , further comprising an ion generator, the ion generator including a power supply, an anode and a cathode.