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HVAF/HVOF have been merged into a single system that offers the
highest spray rates in the industry in either mode.

The HVAF/HVOF system produces very

economical, high quality coatings with easy to
use, reliable equipment.

HVOF mode delivers coatings of metals

that meet HVOF specs with high spray
rates and high DE.
HVOF mode delivers coatings of hard
metals that are extremely dense.
HVAF mode delivers higher quality
than state-of-the-art HVOF with much
higher spray rates and high DE
The equipment produces porous free
chrome replacement coatings as thin
as .002 thick. We can achieve 0.4 RA
on our 86-10-4 coating with polishing.

Hybrid Convertible HVAF-HVOF Thermal Spraying Equipment

HVAF and HVOF have been merged into a single system HVAF/HVOF that offers the highest
spray rates in the industry in either mode. The HVAF/HVOF system produces very
economical, high quality coatings with easy to use, reliable equipment. The system sprays
tungsten carbide coatings according to HVOF specifications with a HVAF 5X spray rate at as
much as half the cost and deposits coatings in compliance with SAE AMS 2447, 2448 or
proprietary standards. HVAF/HVOF coatings will meet all existing HVOF specifications. Our
Convertible HVAF/HVOF system can be used in an existing HVOF or plasma spray booth and
sprays superior HVAF or HVOF coatings by choice

Hybrid Convertible HVAF-HVOF Thermal Spraying Equipment

Hybrid Convertible HVAF-HVOF Thermal Spraying

Equipment

Our Convertible HVAF / HVOF system can be used

in an existing HVOF or plasma spray booth.

HVAF/HVOF equipment includes:

One or more spray guns

 Control console equipped with a Request a Quote or
PLC and an industrial mobile Call 1-800-358-4287
computer
Powder feeder
Gas vaporizer
Optional grit feeder for HVAF grit
blasting

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Uses Pros Used With

High quality coatings of
metallic alloys,
cemented carbides and
other composite
powders
High Spray rates. Dense, low HVOF / HVAF Spray Guns
porosity coatings at HVOF / HVAF Auxiliary Equipment
minimum thickness with
very low Ra roughness.

HVAF High Velocity Air Fuel Process Description

HVAF is a process for the deposition of high-quality coatings of metals, alloys, cemented carbides and borides
onto metallic surfaces.

The coating material in the form of pre-alloyed or composite powder is fed into a HVAF thermal spray system.
The gun combusts compressed air and fuel gas (propane, propylene, natural gas, etc.) generating a high-
velocity jet of combustion products. Being heated and accelerated in the jet, the spray powder impacts a
workpiece (substrate) to form a coating.

The quality and efficiency of the systems family is due to the relatively low combustion temperature of the air-
fuel mixture combined with the axial injection of the feedstock through the long combustion chamber where the
low gas velocity provides sufficient time for the powder particles to gradually heat. The materials acceleration
occurs in the nozzle that has a large diameter. The large diameter of the nozzle is needed to pass through the
volume of nitrogen present in the combustion air. It also assures that the nozzle walls do not interact with the
particles, allowing the use of a nozzle that is as long as is needed for feedstock acceleration, typically from 800
to over 1,000 m/s. The Ceramic Catalytic Insert is used in the combustion chamber to provide a wide range of
stable combustion parameters.

Precise temperature control of the spray material near the melting point and high impact velocities
are the distinguishing characteristics of the HVAF coating deposition process.
HVAF Coating Quality
The combustion temperature in air-fuel mixtures is typically 1,000C lower than in oxygen-fuel combustion. This
lower temperature is ideal for the gradual heating of the feedstock particles of metals and cemented carbides to
or slightly above the metals melting temperature. The initial oxygen content in the combustion gas mixture is 5-
fold lower in the HVAF process compared to any HVOF process. Both factors prevent the oxidation of metals and
the decomposition of carbides and their dissolution into the metal binder. These factors allow the retention of the
original ductility of the powder feedstock material in the applied coating, even when the hardness of the
cemented carbide coating exceeds 1600 HV300.

Hybrid convertible HVAF-HVOF thermal spraying equipment

Convertible HVOF and HVAF equipment spray tungsten carbide coatings according to HVOF specifications with a
HVAF 5X spray rate and at half the cost. Hybrid high velocity thermal spray equipment deposits coatings in
compliance with SAE AMS 2447, 2448 or proprietary standards. HVAF/HVOF coatings will meet all existing HVOF
specifications.

The HVAF and HVOF Systems

Convertible HVOF and HVAF equipment spray tungsten carbide coatings according to HVOF specifications with a
HVAF 5X spray rate and at half the cost. Hybrid high velocity thermal spray equipment deposits coatings in
compliance with SAE AMS 2447, 2448 or proprietary standards. HVAF/HVOF coatings will meet all existing HVOF
specifications.

There are three families of HVAF and HVOF systems:

Multi-purpose HVAF AK versatile systems to spray metal, carbide and alloyed powders coatings all
possible ways: outer and internal diameters, manual, on-site
Convertible HVOF + HVAF - systems to spray superior HVAF or HVOF coatings by choice
Specialized HVAF S highly focused systems to spray particular metals in the most efficient way

Benefits:

Industrial IP67-rated Tablet + PLC Controller

Unlimited data logging - one system fits all guns
Variety of powder feeders and gas vaporizers
Custom-made systems and guns by request

Hybrid High Velocity Thermal Spraying Equipment Choice

Our Convertible HVAF / HVOF system can be used in an existing HVOF or plasma spray booth.
HVAF/HVOF equipment includes:

One or more spray guns

Control console equipped with a PLC and an industrial mobile computer
Powder feeder
Gas vaporizer
Optional grit feeder for HVAF grit blasting