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!

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

Products Finishing, Inc.
2002 Greengarden Road - Erie, PA 16502 • 814-808-7235

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Products Finishing, Inc. provides honing, grinding, and plating machine services, including hard chrome and black chrome plating. With each of our services performed, we always make sure the prep, process, and post-process steps are completed in their entirety, ensuring the best possible outcome. No matter what plating machine services you are looking into, our team will deliver results that will exceed your expectations. We also offer a variety of other plating services, including electroless nickel plating, polymer plating, mold plating, and selective plating.

For more information about hard chrome plating or to learn more about our other services, contact us today! Our staff members are always enthusiastic about educating and providing information regarding the plating machine services available and can steer you in the right direction when it comes to scheduling for your project.

ARMCOAT Plating Services

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