Surface coating technologies

Plasma Coating
Detonation Spray
Coating

Advanced Surface Coating for

wear and corrosion resistance

INTRODUCTION
Material surfaces suffer from many maladies namely corrosion, wear, heart, impact and radiation, which attack the surface of the
component and slowly eat into the very component itself. M&M provide different coatings as a versatile and effective weapon in
combating these hazard. These Hi-Tech process are used in a wide range of industrial applications to provide functionally effective
surfaces.

COATING FACILITIES:
M&M has equipped itself with state of the art facilities and in association with ARCI has expolited the potential of this technology
and developed a wide range of application. With on of its kind in India an all-purpose sophisticated automatic CNC Manipulator has
been on a wide range of substrate.
M&M is well equipped with excellent modern instruments to analyze the coated components quality and thickness and has the
facility to handle heavy jobs and in big size up to 2.3 meter in length and 1.8 meter in diameter. This brochure presents just a
sample of the many possibilities provided by M&M D-Gun spray technology and offers a challenge as well.
A wide range of powders covering pure metals, alloys, ceramic oxides, carbides, their blends and composites are readily available
for development of coatings based on the need and application.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PROCESS:

D-Gun coating is a highly cost effective way to add superior performance qualities to a given substrate and extend product life and
increase performance. A wide variety of materials can be sprayed on all suitable base materials.

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Dense micro-structres with smooth surface finish. Much smoother finish could be obtained after grinding.
Coatings feature high dimensional accuracy.
High bond strength coatings (>10,000 psi).
Low substrate temperature (< 150oC).
Controlled residual compressive stresses resulting in enhanced fracture toughness.
Better impact wear, fretting wear and erosion resistance than any other thermal spray coatings.

THE POTENTIAL OF D-GUN COATING IN SURFACE ENGINEERING

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Substantial improvement of surface performance characteristics, thus extracting more potential from the component.
Innovation of new products by combination of base material having a specific functionality with superior surface
coating properties, so as to obtain a combination of characteristics which would not be possible with homogenous
materials.
High cost savings, by use of inexpensive base materials coated with high-grade surface coating.
Increasing life of components by several times.
Less dependency on critical materials hitherto not available indigenously.

HIGH VELOCITY OXYGEN / FUEL SPRAYING (HVOF)

This process uses oxygen and fuel gases, usually propane, propylene,
hydrogen or natural gas and sprays powder coating materials at supersonic
velocities. M&M HVOF process, using the Hybrid Diamond Jet system,
represents the highest quality atmospheric (non-chamber) thermal spray
technology the industry has to offer. The resulting superior coating process
offers OEMs a viable and economical alternate to hard chrome plating. HVOF
is an ideal coating process for printing and pump equipment manufacturers.
Hydraulic rods, paper rolls, turbine rotors, blades, landing gears and engine
journals are all tight-tolerance, wear-prone parts that can especially benefit
from the uniqe enhancement properties of HVOF.
Produce Premium Quality Hard, Dense Coatings, Exhibiting High Adhesion to
the Substrate and Excellent wear Resistance, for Extended Component
Longevity and Profitability.

PROCESS
Plasma spraying uses an electric arc maintained in a nozzle as the source of heat. This are heats a stream of inert gas, generally
argon, nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, with or without addition of other gases, attaining temperatures higher than 20,000OC, leading
to disassociation of the gas molecules and partialionisation. The gas exits from the nozzle at high speeds due to the increase in
temperature and gas volume.
The material to be coated is injected in powder form with the aid of a carrier gas into this high energy plasma jet. The particles are
melted and projected onto the pre-treated base material.
In spite of the high temperature reached at the nozzle, the temperature of the parts to be coated are kept below 200OC by cooling
and as a result there is no change in the micro structure, no oxidization or distortion of the base material.

SPRAY MATERIALS
Several materials are plasma sprayed today. They can be classified as follows:
Pure metals

(eg. Mo, Ni, Ta, Al, Zn)

Alloys

(eg. NiCr, NiCrAIY, FeCrBSiC, steels, bronzes)

Pseudo-alloys

(eg. Cu-W, Al-Mo)

Ceramics/ Carbides

(eg. Ai2O3, Cr2O3, TiO2, ZrO2, WC)

Cermets

(eg. Cr3C2/NiCr, WC/Co, ZrO2/NiAl)

GENERAL APPLICATIONS
Plasma spray coating can prove effective in the following areas:

Wear protection against

- abrasion, scuffing, erosion, fretting

Corrosion protection against

- oxidation, hot gas corrosion, immersion corrosion

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Thermal insulation (Thermal barriers)

Salvaging or rebuilding of worn components

Coating
Hardness,
HV

Operating
Temp. oC

1100

980

Heat and wear resistant protective coatings ensuring high

chemical stability and oxidation resistance

950

700

Heat, wear and corrosion resistant coatings. Excellent

sliding wear resistance.

W2Co

1200

560

High wear resistance, improved mechanical impact and

heat shock resistance

WC-Ni

1100

700

High wear resistance and erosion resistance, impact

strength

Cr3C2-NiCr

875

1000

High wear resistance at high temperature, corrosion

resistance and erosion resistance

NiCrAIY

400

1300

Corrosion resistant bond coat for high temperature

applications

CoCrAIY

400

1200

Corrosion resistant bond coat for high temperature

applications

NiCr

200

1350

Corrosion and oxidation resistant bond coat at high

temperature

NiAI

300

1400

Good oxidation and corrosion resistance properties at

high temp. Good for general repair and build-up

Powder

AI2O3
AI2O3-TiO2

Application Field

MBM Engineering (I) Ltd

50, Armenian Street, Chennai - 600 001. INDIA
Ph : +91-4425341528, 25359773, 25359794
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