Efficient protective coating extends tool life

the Moscow Institute of Steel Alloys, a russian national research technology university, has developed an efficient protective coating that prevents wear and tear in automotive and tool partsThis protective coating prevents wear, oxidation and corrosion of automotive parts and metalworking toolsSpray coatings help improve the performance of the base materialby, extending the service life of milling cutters, cutting blades, drills, reamers, punches, high-load friction component parts (bearings, hinges, gears, transmissions) by several timesThe findings were published in the International Journal of Ceramics" our goal is to create a protective coating that is sprayed with plasma precipitation technology on products in the vacuum chamberTitanium, nickel, aluminum, carbon atoms in the role of gas discharge, to the surface of the product, with nitrogen reaction, forming a hard protective coatingEvgeny Levaschov, head of the institute's department of powder metallurgy and functional coatings, said the protective layer reduces the coefficient of friction in the cutting area, increases the wear resistance and thermal stability of the coating, and reduces harmful impurities emitted into the atmosphere, thereby improving the efficiency of metal processing