08-13-2011, 02:37 PM,
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Gordon
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RE: Cavitation
Hi Joris
to the Surface Engineering Forum.
Quote:What is the best coating to resist cavitation?!
Good question, unfortunately not easy to answer.
Generally it is recommended that a coating should be harder than the original surface that suffered cavitation, but should also be tough, ideally with ability to work harden. Coatings that are good with fretting wear involving surface fatigue are said to be good with cavitation.
Quote:Currently WcCoCr coatings are used since there is a combination of heavy abrassive wear and cavitation. I am not sure if this is the best solution.
The hardest the better is not alway the solution.
I think you very rarely get a situation where the only problem is cavitation. It will almost always go hand in hand with corrosion, erosion, abrasion etc. So, I think when making a coating selection, it is best to start by elimination of coating types not suitable to the other environmental factors like corrosion and erosion first. Narrow the choice down and then select for likely cavitation resistance. Hardness, toughness, work hardening properties (trouble is these properties do not usually go hand in hand) along with all the other considerations like ease of application, finishing, economics etc... Best of all feedback and past experience from field usage.
WcCoCr coatings have become a bit of a first choice favourite for many applications and in many cases deservedly so. Is it specifically good at resisting cavitation or is it just a good all-rounder?
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08-14-2011, 07:23 AM,
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Vijay Deshpande
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RE: Cavitation
Dear Joris,
There was a thought in between that polymer coatings which will absorb the shock of exploding water bubbles will reduce cavitation problem.But I do not know further developments.
Please coment.
Regards
Vijay Deshpande
(08-13-2011, 02:37 PM)Gordon Wrote: Hi Joris
to the Surface Engineering Forum.
Quote:What is the best coating to resist cavitation?!
Good question, unfortunately not easy to answer.
Generally it is recommended that a coating should be harder than the original surface that suffered cavitation, but should also be tough, ideally with ability to work harden. Coatings that are good with fretting wear involving surface fatigue are said to be good with cavitation.
Quote:Currently WcCoCr coatings are used since there is a combination of heavy abrassive wear and cavitation. I am not sure if this is the best solution.
The hardest the better is not alway the solution.
I think you very rarely get a situation where the only problem is cavitation. It will almost always go hand in hand with corrosion, erosion, abrasion etc. So, I think when making a coating selection, it is best to start by elimination of coating types not suitable to the other environmental factors like corrosion and erosion first. Narrow the choice down and then select for likely cavitation resistance. Hardness, toughness, work hardening properties (trouble is these properties do not usually go hand in hand) along with all the other considerations like ease of application, finishing, economics etc... Best of all feedback and past experience from field usage.
WcCoCr coatings have become a bit of a first choice favourite for many applications and in many cases deservedly so. Is it specifically good at resisting cavitation or is it just a good all-rounder?
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08-15-2011, 04:06 AM,
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jasonpbond
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RE: Cavitation
Vijay has a good point. And harder is not always better. In fact in recent years we have complemented metal spraying with a wide range of polyurethane coatings to resist corrosion, abrasion, erosion. Apart from the obvious cost advantages, these coatings can also have advantages in weight reduction compared to metallic coatings. Different types of urethanes are designed for different hardness and different properties - e.g. impact resistance, hydrophobicity (corrosion resistance), sliding particle wear resistance. The results in the last few years of these coatings has in some cases been similar or even better than some metal spray coatings.
Of course polymer coatings do have a few disadvantages - the largest being the operating temperature range - significantly lower than most metal spray applications!
(08-14-2011, 07:23 AM)vijaydeshin Wrote: Dear Joris,
There was a thought in between that polymer coatings which will absorb the shock of exploding water bubbles will reduce cavitation problem.But I do not know further developments.
Please coment.
Regards
Vijay Deshpande
(08-13-2011, 02:37 PM)Gordon Wrote: Hi Joris
to the Surface Engineering Forum.
Quote:What is the best coating to resist cavitation?!
Good question, unfortunately not easy to answer.
Generally it is recommended that a coating should be harder than the original surface that suffered cavitation, but should also be tough, ideally with ability to work harden. Coatings that are good with fretting wear involving surface fatigue are said to be good with cavitation.
Quote:Currently WcCoCr coatings are used since there is a combination of heavy abrassive wear and cavitation. I am not sure if this is the best solution.
The hardest the better is not alway the solution.
I think you very rarely get a situation where the only problem is cavitation. It will almost always go hand in hand with corrosion, erosion, abrasion etc. So, I think when making a coating selection, it is best to start by elimination of coating types not suitable to the other environmental factors like corrosion and erosion first. Narrow the choice down and then select for likely cavitation resistance. Hardness, toughness, work hardening properties (trouble is these properties do not usually go hand in hand) along with all the other considerations like ease of application, finishing, economics etc... Best of all feedback and past experience from field usage.
WcCoCr coatings have become a bit of a first choice favourite for many applications and in many cases deservedly so. Is it specifically good at resisting cavitation or is it just a good all-rounder?
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08-29-2011, 07:52 AM,
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RE: Cavitation
(08-13-2011, 06:56 AM)Joris Kraak Wrote: What is the best coating to resist cavitation?!
Currently WcCoCr coatings are used since there is a combination of heavy abrassive wear and cavitation. I am not sure if this is the best solution.
The hardest the better is not alway the solution.
Dear Joris
From our experience better of all Self-fluxing coatings NiCrBSi possible add WC
Rgrds
Dr.Boris A.Termika Ltd
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06-10-2013, 10:48 AM,
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pifalert
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RE: Cavitation
Maybe this article will help (link dead) let me know what you think.
Alex
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