ARMCOAT PLATING
Armcoat Plating

 ARMCOAT Plating Services

ARMCOAT Plating is a proprietary chromium coating applied to metal to substantially increase wear and corrosion resistance. The Armcoat process will also provide excellent lubricity, adherence and uniformity, protecting it from the eroding effects of friction, chemicals, and weather.

 

ARMCOAT Plating will not exceed .0002" total growth under normal circumstances. This will eliminate undersize design calculations in most applications.

 

ARMCOAT is compatible with most ferrous and non-ferrous metals, allowing maximum flexibility in choosing base materials. Cost savings may also be created by the elimination of costly base materials, such as stainless steel, and that the Armcoat process requires no additional grinding or secondary applications.

 

For more information about the benefits of ARMCOAT plating or to get started on increasing the corrosion protection of your metal components, we invite you to contact our shop today to schedule your industrial plating project!

ARMCOAT Plating Properties

• Hardness: Armcoat has a hardness in excess of 70 Rockwell "C". When measured by conventional micro-hardness methods, the base metal will modify the measurement to some degree. Vickers Diamond measurements produce a 1020-1100 hardness rating.

• Corrosion Resistance: Armcoat will resist attack by most organic and inorganic compounds except sulfuric and hydrochloric acids. Armcoat will enhance all base metals, although porous and improperly prepared surface finishers can affect the corrosion-resistant properties of Armcoat.

• Heat Resistance: Armcoat will withstand temperatures of -400 degrees F. At elevated temperatures of about 1300 degrees F, it will react with carbon monoxide, sulphur vapor and phosphorus. At bright red heat, oxidation occurs in steam or aliki hydroxide atmospheres. Hardness and wear resistance will reduce to some degree at temperatures above 700 degrees F.

• Hydrogen Embrittlement: Armcoat pre-process surface preparation and the process itself prevent the embrittlement phenomenon from occurring. The process will not necessarily remove pre-induced conditions.

• Adhesion: Armcoat will not crack, peel, flake, chip, or separate from the base metal under standard ASTM bend tests or under conditions of extreme heat or cold.

• Effect on Base Metal: Armcoat will not significantly affect the yield, tensile or fatigue properties of the base metal.

• Coefficient of Friction: Measurements made at 72 degrees, no lubricants, using other materials for comparison.
Material-------Against-------Material Static Sliding
Steel-------Against-------Steel 0.30 0.20
Steel-------Against-------Babbit 0.25 0.20
Steel-------Against-------Armcoat 0.17 0.16
Babitt-------Against-------Armcoat 0.15 0.13
Armcoat-------Against-------Armcoat 0.14 0.21
Benefits
• Increase life of metal
• Increase profits
• High corrosion resistance
• High resistance to heat and cold
• Has positive adhesion
• Extremely hard
• Self-lubricating
• Requires no additional grinding
Call Today for ARMCOAT Plating

The experts at Products Finishing, Inc. can provide all the additional information you need about ARMCOAT plating. Our ARMCOAT plating services will help protect your metal parts from the effects of regular use, weather exposure, chemical contact, and more. The coating we can provide will extend the lifespan of your metal materials and make it easier to use these parts in various industrial applications. All it takes is the application of a thin layer of ARMCOAT plating to provide the full durability and protection your parts need. Contact our metal finishing company today to learn more about our ARMCOAT plating services, as well as black chrome plating, electroless nickel plating, hard chrome plating, industrial chrome plating, mold plating, polymer plating, selective plating, and Teflon plating. Call Products Finishing, Inc. today!

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