COATINGS

More Attractive Appearance

NICKELIZING provides 35% to 50% better adhesion characteristics than conventional coating methods and can be applied to almost any material with absolute uniformity.

Unlike electroplating, which deposits a coating of varying thickness depending upon current density, NICKELIZING maintains a true nickel-phosphorus alloy coating of the specified thickness on all surfaces including sharp edges and corners. There is never a need for machining components to size after NICKELIZING has been applied.

Longer Useful Life

NICKELIZING provides an extremely hard and extraordinarily corrosion-resistant surface to any part made from ferrous metals, aluminum or copper alloys. NICKELIZING ranges from 48 to 52 Rc and is heat-treatable to a hardness of 65 Rc.

NICKELIZED coatings have excellent abrasion and wear resistance when lubrication is used and the operating surface temperature is below 600°F (316°C). In addition to increasing the effective life of parts, NICKELIZING reduces friction by providing stressed surfaces with precisely controlled hardness and thickness, but without high, low or rough spots. Thus wear is evenly distributed over the entire surface.

Exceptional Lubricity

In addition to increasing the effective life of parts, NICKELIZING reduces friction by providing stressed surfaces with precisely controlled hardness and thickness. Falex wear machine tests have demonstrated that heat-treated NICKELIZED deposits were, at the very least, equivalent in wear resistance to chromium deposits when lubricated and under rotation stress.

Outstanding Corrosion Resistance

NICKELIZING is superior in corrosion protection to an equal thickness of electrolytic nickel due to its tight, fine-grained structure. Every surface is coated with an even density, without pits or breaks where corrosion is most apt to start. The crystalline structure of NICKELIZING is an assurance against pitting and galling.