Claims
- 1. A method for aluminizing a ferritic workpiece, comprising the steps of;
- forming an aqueous aluminum slurry composition, the aqueous aluminum slurry composition comprising methyl cellulose, alumina, aluminum powder and water;
- applying said aluminum slurry composition to the ferritic workpiece to form a coating;
- adding a halide activator to the coated ferritic workpiece; and
- heating the coated ferritic workpiece to a temperature of about 1275.degree. F. to about 1300.degree. F. for approximately 24 hours.
- 2. A method for aluminizing a ferritic workpiece, as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of furnace cooling the coated ferritic workpiece to room temperature.
- 3. A method for aluminizing a ferritic workpiece, as recited in claim 1, wherein the halide activator is a member selected from the group consisting of NH.sub.4 Cl and NH.sub.4 Br.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/691,182, filed Apr. 25, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,135,777, issued Aug. 4, 1992, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/486,481, filed Feb. 28, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,041,309 granted Aug. 20, 1991.
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