ARTICLE COATED WITH A COLORED MULTI-LAYER COATING OF POLISHED BRASS, PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST ABRASION AND CORROSION

摘要

The present invention relates to an article coated with a multilayer coating. The multilayer coating comprises in order from the article a layer (13) of nickel, a layer (18) of palladium, a layer (20) of palladium / nickel alloy, a layer (22) of metal non-precious refractory such as a zirconium layer, a sandwich-like layer (26) consisting of alternating layers of non-precious refractory metal (30) and of non-precious refractory metal compound (28), a layer (32 ) of a non-precious refractory metal compound, preferably zirconium nitride, and a layer (34) consisting of a non-precious refractory metal oxide or reaction products of a non-precious refractory metal, of l oxygen and nitrogen.