A principal advantage of this process is that a much wider range of materials can be utilised. For example, aluminium, zinc, stainless steel, bronze, low carbon steel, nickel-based materials, molybdenum, nickel or cobalt based self-fluxing alloys or even ceramic materials.
These can all easily be processed into powder form giving a much larger choice of coatings. As many alloys are difficult (or impossible) to produce in a wire form the powder spray process allows for such alloys to be used as coatings.
Currently we offer the following common spray coatings: –
- Colmonoy’s 4, 5 and 6 **
- Nickel, chrome boron with a tungsten carbide matrix
- Powder spraying can often be used where cost is a priority, and a slightly lower quality can be tolerated. Many components are sprayed manually.
- Bearing reclamation using powder spraying
- Bearing surfaces are easily repaired using this process.
- Damaged, scored or undersized bearings can be sprayed with similar materials to the base material and machined back to original size.
- The surface coatings produced are porous and so provide a beneficial way for lubricants to be absorbed into the coating, enhancing performance of the bearing.
Note: ** Components will require heat treatment after application unless they are stainless steel
