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Process Suitability.
Plasma Thermal HVOF
Yes Yes Yes

No Bond Coat Required

Used mainly as a bond coat for Plasma and Thermal processes. Produces a ‘Self Bonding’
dense coating which is resistant to oxidation.

Bond Coat.
Heat Treatment Fixtures.
Machine Slideways.

Abrasive Grains - Low Temperature Fretting - Intended Motion

Abrasive Grains - High Temperature Fretting - No Intended Motion
Oxidation up to 650C (1200F) Cavitation
Particle Erosion - High Temperature

Auminium 4.5 -325 mesh + 15 micron

Nickel Bal -45 + 15 microns
1. Machining:

Tool Carbide K 11 ‘D’ Shape

Work Speed Traverse In Feed Roughing In Feed Finishing
SFPM 10 in/rev 0.0025 inches 0.010 inches 0.005
m/sec 0.05 mm/rev 0.064 mm 0.25 mm 0.13

2. Wet Grinding:

Surface Cylindrical Centreless

Wheel GC46 - H11 - VR GC60 - J11 - VR GC60 - J11 - VR

Speeds
Wheel SFPM 5500 - 6500 5500 - 6500 5500 - 6500
Wheel m/min 1650 - 1950 1650 - 1950 1650 - 1950

Work SFPM N/A 70 - 100 70 - 100

Work m/min N/A 21 - 30 21 - 30

Table Inches/Min 400 - 600 12 N/A

Table mm/sec 170 - 254 5 N/A

Cross Feed inches 0.010 - 0.030 N/A N/A

Cross feed mm 0.25 - 0.76 N/A N/A

Regulating Wheel:
Angle N/A N/A 2
RPM N/A N/A 29

Notes:
01. The above is issued as a guide.
02. You may need to substitute alternative wheels, feeds and speeds to suit local conditions
or requirements.
03. To obtain finer finishes use finer grit wheels.
04. Do not glaze a coarse grit wheel to obtain a finer finish

Guide to Wheel Selection.

Softer Wheel Harder Wheel
Faster Stock Removal Finer Finish
Large Area of Contact Small Area of Contact
Light Pressure Heavy Pressure
Wide Wheels Narrow Wheels
Surface Preparation:

Pressure Suction
Blast Media psi bar psi bar Thermal Plasma HVOF
Aluminium Oxide Coarse 30 2.04 90 6.1 Yes Yes N/A
Aluminium Oxide Medium 30 2.04 90 6.1 Yes Yes N/A
Aluminium Oxide Fine 30 2.04 90 6.1 Yes Yes N/A
Angular Chilled Iron Grit
90 6.1 N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A
G24/G34

Aluminium Oxide is generally used to prepare:

01. Hardened surfaces.
02. Soft substrates, such as Aluminium.
03. Titanium and Titanium Alloys.
04. Surfaces which require thin coatings up to 0.020

Angular Chilled Iron Grit is generally used to prepare:

01. Unhardened surfaces.
02. Preparation for ‘Self Fluxing Alloys’ i.e. Fused coatings.
03. Surfaces which require thick coatings in excess of 0.020

Notes:

01. Aluminium Oxide breaks down readily; ensure that new grit is continually added to
maintain good quality.
02. Ensure that blasting media is free from contamination.
03. Components should be ‘air washed’ after blasting to remove dust and debris.

Sealing:

Not required.

Sprayseal M:

Not required

To comply with Health and Safety Legislation you are recommended to consult the COSHH
Data Sheet referring to this material.