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Superior sliding wear resistance and high electrical resistivity In some cases, such as Tech17, the ceramic is used to
Extremely fine grain structure seal existing coatings such as chrome and tungsten carbide.
The ceramic seal is applied by saturating the coated
area with a chemical solution at room temperature.
These chemicals are then converted into ceramic
by a low temperature firing process resulting
in a reaction whereby the ceramic chemically
bonds to both the coating and the substrate,
filling any microporosity and preventing
corrosives from attacking the
substrate via blistering
and undermining
of the coating.
Many coatings from the Bodycote ceramics range are applied with
no measurable build up and offer resistance to thermal cycling/shock
and low friction, adjustable surface finishes.
Tech10 Tech12 Tech17 Tech17 Tech18 Tech22 Tech23 Tech28E Tech40 Tech100
(Chrome Seal) (HVOF Seal) (Polymer)
Technical data
Max Hardness Up to 2850 Hv Up to 2850 Hv 1050-1150 Hv Dependent upon Up to 2450 Hv 1000-1850 Hv 1000-1850 Hv 1000-1800 Hv 1000-2850 Hv D85 (Shore D)
hardness of the
coating/plating
being sealed
Bond strength > 10,000 PSI > 10,000 PSI Up to 10,000 PSI Up to 28% > 10,000 PSI > 10,000 PSI > 10,000 PSI > 10,000 PSI > 10,000 PSI
improvement
Thickness 2 - 3 microns 2 - 3 microns < 5 microns 2 - 3 microns 13-38 microns 50-70 microns 50-70 microns 30-50 microns 50-70 microns
Coefficient of .22 - .28 (fibre) .22 - .28 (fibre) n/a n/a < .2 (fibre) .22 - .28 (fibre) .22 - .28 (fibre) .25 - .29 (fibre) .22 - .28 (fibre) 0.18
friction .10 -.13 (metal) .10 -.13 (metal) .10 -.13 (metal) .10 -.13 (metal) .10 -.13 (metal)
Key benefits
Corrosion resistance Impervious to H2S > 1,000 hrs salt > 9,000 hrs salt Low Excellent against > 9,000 hrs salt
spray spray most acids and spray
impervious to H2S
Wear resistance Sliding Sliding and Extreme Up to 30% Excellent Sliding and Sliding and Moderate Sliding: extreme Excellent
rotational: improvement rotational: rotational:
moderate excellent excellent
Resistant to thermal a a a a a
cycling/shock
Low friction a a a a a a a a a
Anti-fouling a a a a a
Minimal dimensional a a a a
change
Life extension Up to 10x Up to 10x 4-10 x 2-5 x 2-5 x Up to 25x Up to 25x Up to 10x
Ideal for... Light pressure Light to moderate Sealing hard Sealing other Gears and high Sliding surfaces Extending wear Electrical Sliding surfaces Equipment and
wear applications wear, corrosion chrome plating; types of coatings, load surfaces and rotational life in corrosive resistivity and rotational machinery parts
and galling high chloride e.g. thermal spray wear applications environments wear applications needing ultimate
applications duties coatings which protection
operate in high
chloride
environments
Features Etches and Etches and Fills and seals Fills and seals Unique, porous Composite Composite Unique Composite Liquid dispersion
penetrates into penetrates into micro-cracking micro-cracking oxide is created ceramic, bonded ceramic, bonded combination of ceramic, bonded coating, based on
surface grain surface grain and porosity in and porosity in at substrate to specific areas to specific areas particle hardness, to specific areas PEEK polymer,
boundaries. boundaries. hard chrome metallurgical surface; porosity on a part, including on a part, including density, chemical on a part, including widely regarded
plating. coatings. is filled using some hidden some hidden bonding, and lack some hidden as one of the
Forms Forms ceramic particles. holes and ports. holes and ports. of porosity result holes and ports. highest performing
exceptionally exceptionally Thermochemically Thermochemically in a coating which thermoplastics
strong ceramic strong ceramic diffuses diffuses Unique feature Individual ceramic Individual ceramic is both durable Individual ceramic in the world.
oxide to oxide to throughout throughout of Tech18 is its particles are particles are and chemically particles are
metal bond. metal bond. the chrome plate, the coating, ability to harden sub-micron in size sub-micron in size resistant. sub-micron in size Provides
filling porosity filling porosity the metal below and consist of and consist of and consist of exceptional
Does not Does not with corrosion with corrosion the ceramic. selected ceramic selected ceramic Slight surface selected ceramic scratch, wear
typically require typically require resistant, resistant, materials, bonded materials, bonded profile allows materials, bonded and corrosion
pre-machining. pre-machining. super-hard super-hard Chemical together and to together and to lubrication of together and to resistance, low
ceramic particles. ceramic particles. reactions cause the substrate. the substrate. mechanical seals. the substrate. friction, anti-stick,
the ceramic to high temperature
Prevents Prevents be chemically Develops a bond Almost totally Field use in gap Develops a bond performance,
corrosives corrosives bonded to the into the substrate dense ceramic subs, antennas into the substrate strength and
from attacking from attacking substrate through the with no open and insulation through the durability.
the substrate the substrate material. formation of porosity, making rings proves that formation of
through through a spinel-like the part Tech28E can a spinel-like FDA-approved
undermining undermining interface between impervious to insulate housings interface between coating grade,
and blistering and blistering ceramic coating chemical attack. and other ceramic coating which outperforms
of the plating. of the plating. and metal surface. components from and metal surface. peer polymer
typical down-hole coatings.
Excellent in conditions.
H2S, CO2 and
high chloride
environments.
Industry applications Oil & gas, plastic Oil & gas, plastic Oil & gas Oil & gas, plastic Oil & gas, plastic Oil & gas, plastic Oil & gas, plastic Oil & Gas Oil & gas, Oil & Gas,
injection & injection & exploration injection & injection & injection & injection & automotive, automotive,
extrusion, pump, extrusion, pump, extrusion, pump, extrusion, pump, extrusion, pump, extrusion, pump, textile, wire pump, printing,
textile, pulp textile, pulp textile, pulp textile, pulp textile, pulp textile, pulp drawing, chemical, textiles,
paper, power paper, power paper, power paper, power paper, power paper, power steel, plastic electronics,
generation, generation, generation, generation, generation, generation, injection moulding, nuclear, food
automotive, valve automotive, valve automotive, valve automotive, valve automotive, valve automotive, valve pump, glass. processing,
pharmaceutical
Mud rotors
Corrosion and wear can lead to expensive
downtime in oil & gas exploration, where
equipment is in continual use. Mud rotors
operate at the bottom of drilling wells, thus,
the removal and replacement of worn rotors
is particularly time consuming and costly.
The rotors begin life
Following processing by Bodycote, the life
as pieces of steel bar
of mud rotors is improved significantly.
A thermochemically
formed ceramic surface
treatment is applied
resulting in a super-hard,
corrosion resistant layer
which protects the steel
and gives superior
wear resistance
The steel is then machined
into the rotor shape required
for down-hole drilling
Photo courtesy of Weingartner www.wein-
gartner.com
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