Typical physical-vapor-deposition (PVD) hard coatings are 20 times thinner than a human hair, yet they can drastically improve performance, boost reliability, and extend service lives of tool and ...

Materials of tungsten carbide with 17% cobalt and tungsten carbide with 10% cobalt and 4% chrome applied with the HVOF thermal spray process are increasingly replacing chrome plate. The carbide ...

As hard-chrome plating has fallen out of favor, hydraulic-cylinder manufacturers have developed alternative coatings and platings. Here is how they affect seal performance and life. • Hard-chrome ...

Faraday Technology received the Small Business Award for its process to electrodeposit chrome coatings on metals and other materials. The Clayton, Ohio-based firm’s approach uses a low-toxicity ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- The Tank-automotive and Armaments Command’s commanding general, Maj. Gen. Darren Werner, challenged arsenal leaders and key stakeholders to develop a plan to modernize the ...

The hunt is on for an industrial process to replace chrome plating and a Stratford company says it's found it. U.S. Chrome Corp. said it has three new, patent pending, metal coatings and has already ...