Aerospace Coatings Companies ｜ Air Equipment and Component Coatings

　　Wallwork Cambridge's advanced thin film NITRON FLIGHT technology applies graded coatings, precision-engineered in thickness and composition, to critical flying parts such as turbine blades and other high stress components. These coatings, from 3 to 30 microns thick and hardnesses up to 3000HV, offer

　　reduced wear and friction,

　　reduced total life costs,

　　extended maintenance intervals,

　　increased corrosion resistance

　　reduced specific fuel consumption,

　　allow substitution of lighter weight design/materials

　　Wallwork Cambridge's Nitron Flight coatings, have achieved dramatic reductions of erosion wear on Ti6/4 alloy surfaces. Comparative wear tests carried out by Wallwork Cambridge on Ti6/4 samples revealed that Nitron Flight coatings reduced abrasive wear by more than 75%. Nitron coatings, can be applied to titanium, steel and advanced alloy surfaces, such as engine blades/vanes for operation at temperatures up to 1000 degrees Centigrade. The coatings are applied in a duplex process using physical vapour deposition (PVD) to apply a variety of hard thin film nitron flight coatings in a variety of basic formulations of metal nitrides (Nitron A,B,CA & O), and in a variety of single and multiple layer coatings to suit specific applications.

　　Hard Chrome Plating (HCP) was scheduled to be outlawed by the end of 2019, however, the sunset date has been extended by a few years. This has not stopped leading manufacturers across all sectors from implementing their long developed replacement strategies. As companies review the options, Ian Haggan, business development manager for hard coatings at Wallwork Group, proposes processes that have significant performance advantages. Download it here.