Ultra Low Friction Coatings

Refmet ceramics takes tools and components to new and extended levels of performance utilising state of the art ceramic diamond diamond like carbon and ultra low friction coatings to alleviate problems associated with adhesive wear abrasive wear fretting pick up galling and friction.

Ultra low friction coatings.

The ultra low friction coefficient typically in the 10 2 range of mos 2 based coatings is generally associated with the friction induced orientation of easy shear planes of the lamellar structure parallel to the sliding direction particularly in the absence of environmental reactive gases and with moderate normal loads we used and aes xps ultra high vacuum tribometer coupled to a. The coating is also corrosion resistant with a 50µm thick layer resisting an industry standard salt spray test for well over 1000 hours a hardness of over 800hv and provides a very even coating that. Where low friction coatings are needed ptfe coatings are usually used. The advantages of apticote 480a are not only limited to low friction and non stick.

The ultra low friction described above was not observed in all tests. In a few cases 2 from 10 in dry nitrogen the friction curves were noisier with an average μ around 0 01. Magnacoat low friction coatings. Most coating ideal for the forming industry and dry machining.

Ultra low friction coating to solve material challenges. The coatings provide excellent barrier protection to resist aggressive chemicals and other sources of corrosion.