Source: TechBriefs
From an article provided by the Office of Technology Commercialization and Partnerships and published at Tech Briefs, heat treaters and other students of metal alloys can glean valuable information about hardface coating systems developed to protect from and build resistance to high wear deterioration, weak interfacial bonding, and corrosion.
In applications ranging from sports equipment to turbine blades, and power-generating surfaces to military hardware,
“Metal alloys, such as titanium alloys and steels, are known to have a good combination of mechanical properties for many structural applications, but these metal alloys do not meet the wear and corrosion resistance requirements for some structural applications. . . . To overcome these shortcomings and provide high wear- and corrosion-resistant surfaces on metal alloy substrates, surface alloying and reactive surface modification have been developed — depositing and post-heat-treating a unique combination of materials, selected based upon the substrate material and specific application environment.” ~ Tech Briefs
Read more: “Hardface Coating Systems for Wear and Corrosion Resistance”
