Coating Application Chart
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Industry
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Challenge |
Component to be Coated
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Plasma-Tec Solution
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Pump |
Resist cavitation |
Copper alloy parts |
Aluminum bronze Chromium oxide |
Process |
Thermal barrier Resist molten iron Resist molten zinc |
Brazing/heat-treat fixture Continuous casting mold Galvanizing dip tanks |
Zirconium oxide Molybdenum Tungsten |
Machine Repair |
Resist abrasion Hard bearing surfaces Salvage of steel parts |
Grinder spindle seal area Bearing journals Various |
Aluminum-titanium dioxide |
Marine |
Resist corrosion Abrasive grain wear |
Surfaces exposed to saltwater Propeller shaft bearing |
Pure aluminum Titanium dioxide |
Automotive |
Resist fretting Resist particle erosion Resist corrosive gases Oxidizing atmospheres |
Differential ring gears Exhaust valve seats Piston heads Exhaust mufflers |
Molybdenum Fused nickel-cobalt Nickel chromium Nickel chromium |
Oil |
Resist corrosion Abrasive grain wear Abrasive grain wear |
Dump valve plug and seat Sucker rod couplings Slush pump piston rods |
Fused nickel-chromium Fused nickel-cobalt Fused tungsten carbide |
Printing |
Abrasive grain wear Resist abrasion/corrosion |
Ink transfer rolls Printing press cylinder |
Aluminum-titanium dioxide Stainless steel |
Textile |
Resist fiber and thread Thread guides |
Rotor motor bearing fit Loom motor rotor |
White aluminum oxide |
Diesel Engines |
Resist cavitation Resist heat corrosion Abrasive grain wear |
Piston head Cylinder liner |
Fused nickel-chromium |
Gage |
Resist hard surfaces | Plug gages | Tungsten carbide |
Electronics |
Resist abrasion Electrical conductivity Dielectric coating EMI/RFI shielding Radio frequency shield |
Magnetic tape heads Electrical contacts Heater tube insulation Electronic enclosures Instrument nuts |
White aluminum oxide Copper Aluminum oxide-titanium Zinc Copper |