Choosing The Right Coating For Your Equipment

Different metals and equipment parts work best with different coatings. Different coatings give better hardness and better protection against corrosion resistance. The way they test the level of hardness is by the Rockwell hardness test. Which is what the R stands for and the "C" stands for the diamond cone. The diamond cone is the most popular the other way the test it is with "B". The "B" stands for the Brinell test. You want your metals and equipment to be coated with at least a sixty RC.

The thin dense chromium coating and the XADC coatings may be used on any ferrous or non-ferrous metal, including all the grades of stainless steel. When the coating is applied the surface hardness gets increased to 78 Rc. And when the thin dense chromium it gets as hard as 98 Rc.

There are many experienced engineers and coaters on staff. With the experience combined with the technologically the advanced Quality Control department results in consistency when the coating is applied. The quality coatings need to meet the requirements of AMS-2438 (TDC), QQC-320-B, AMS-2406, and many others. The laboratory measurement equipment includes x-ray, laser micrometer, Kocour, Fishersope, SEM, and other state-of-the-art quality equipment.

This kind of coating can be applied to many things for example; it can be applied to landing gear, helicopter components NASA components, ball screws/nuts, and wing flap bearings. It can be applied to many other products but this is just a few good examples that this type works well with.

The TDC and XADC coatings are successfully used in nuclear reactors. It works great in the use of coating nuclear applications. With the use of the special coatings it has resulted in improved wear resistance. When the coating is applied to the surface hardness gets increased to 78 Rc. When the XADC coating is used it can get as hard as 98 Rc.

When it is applied the coatings also help to reduce galling (cold-welding), and the metal from seizing and fretting corrosion. The special coatings are not catastrophically affected by radiation. It performs well in temperatures that exceed 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. It can coat all grades of stainless steel. It can be applied to many different products. Some examples are SS adjusting nuts, SS adjusting bolts, underwater cutting equipment and threaded components ID/OD.

The smooth, micro-nodular surface of the coatings allows for a reduction when you are using lubrication agents during each run. In doing this it will substantially reduces clean-up and set-up times. The coatings reduce premature wear and pick-up, allowing more hits per run and less maintenance-related downtime.

When maintenance is required, the coatings can be welded without compromising the coating-the coatings are guaranteed not to peel, flake or chip. The coatings are especially successful in die applications that require forming galvanized material or aluminum. All types of nitrided surfaces can be successfully coated.