Hardide-W Coating
Coating for advanced engineering applications – including the aerospace and semiconductor industries.
Hardide-W has been developed for advanced engineering applications which will benefit from the coating’s chemical and corrosion resistance, ductility, extremely high melting temperature, strong adhesion and non-porous structure, but which do not require high hardness and wear resistance. Hardide-W consists of high purity metal tungsten with small amounts of special alloying elements which enhance the material’s mechanical properties. It is a REACH-compliant replacement for cadmium plating.
Hardide-W properties include:
- The coating technology achieves high deposition rates and low residual stresses enabling the production of thick coatings in excess of 100 microns and is also suitable for producing very thin conformal coatings of a few microns thickness. This expands the range of applications covering a wide variety of coating thicknesses.
- Can be applied to internal and external surfaces and complex shapes uniformly
- Pore-free coating has enhanced chemical resistance and is an excellent barrier against corrosion
- Can be applied to a wide range of metals including various grades of stainless steel, tool and alloy steels, nickel, copper and cobalt-based alloys
Key properties
| Parameter | Hardide-W |
| Microhardness [kgf/mm2] | 400 – 500 Hv |
| Coating Thickness | Ranging from 5 to 100 microns (0.0002 – 0.004”)
Thicker or thinner coatings can be produced, ask for details. |
| Coating Toughness | Excellent. Good resistance to thermal shock. |
| Strain to Fracture | Higher than 0.3% (3000 microstrain) |
| Adhesion Tensile Bond Strength | Better than 70 MPa or 10,000 psi
Under standard bond test ASTM C633-01, the Hardide coating adhesion bond has been proven to be higher than the adhesive ultimate strength of 70 MPa (10,000 psi) |
| Coating Composition | Metal tungsten with small amounts of alloying elements
Does not contain Cobalt or other metal binder materials used in Cemented Carbides and thermal spray coatings |
| Coating Porosity | < 0.5% as measured in accordance with ASTM E2109 |
| Appearance | Coating as applied is light gray
Finishes to a high metallic lustre when polished |
| Finishing Operations | Grinding, Honing, Lapping, Polishing, Super-finishing |
| Surface finish | As coated 0.4 – 0.6 microns Ra / 16-24 μin
Can be polished to 0.2 – 0.3 microns Ra / 8 – 12 μin Can be super-finished to 0.02 microns Ra / 0.8 μin |
| Corrosion Resistance | Resistant to acids, H2S and some aggressive chemicals |
| Coating Temperature | Typically 460° – 520°C / 860° – 968°F dependent on substrate |
| Electrical Resistivity @ 20°C | 5.5 microhm-cm |
| Linear Coefficient of Expansion | 4.3 x 10-6 per ºC |
| Density @ 20ºC | 19.3 (gm/cc) |
| Thermal Conductivity @ 20ºC | 174 W/m·K |
| Specific Heat Capacity @ 20ºC | 0.132 J/g·K |