Abrasion & Wear Resistance
How it Works
Worn rotational equipment can be restored to the original geometry using original or exotic alloy materials.
The restored area will then wear with the properties of the exotic alloy rather than the base material properties.
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Specifically, we can coat stainless or other shaft alloys with exotic materials like Tungston Carbide. The coating is only applied to the surface that will experience wear.
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We also work with OEM's making their rotational equipment providing an increased MTBF.
Standard Alloy Options
Exotic Alloy Options
Carbon Steel Alloys
Stainless Steel Alloys
Nickel 200
Nickel Super Alloys (Inconel/Hastelloy)
Stellite #6 (Medium Hardness, Sanitary)
Colmonoy 88 (Hard Facing)
Chrome Carbide
Tungston Carbide
Real World Case Study
Problem Statement: Stainless Steel Bushing wearing out too fast in application
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Solution: Spray coat stainless surface with a more abrasion resistant material
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Result: 4X service out of product with a predictive maintenance schedule
One of our customers manufactures a food product at a very high volume/pace. The rotational bushings in their pumps were made from a Stainless Alloy due to the food contact exposure. Given the pace of their production the stainless bushings were wearing out intermittently around a 3wk interval.
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We started coating their bushings using a Stellite alloy (Sanitary Application Cobalt Alloy). The company is now on a predictable 12wks preventative maintenance cycle with the bushings. They no longer have to replace the bushings because we can re-use and re-coat their existing hardware.