Ceramic Densification

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Ceramic Densification is a thermo-chemically formed ceramic coating for the provision of corrosion protection on chrome plated surfaces.

McMillan Engineering Group has adopted this process into it’s hydraulic cylinder design and repairs.

A chemical slurry is applied to the chrome plated surface and fired at a low temperature. When heated a chemical reaction forms a Cr2O3 bond with the substrate.

This process fills and seals the inherent micro-cracks and porosity found in hard chrome plating. A chemical bond is formed underneath the plating on subsequent firings.

Benefits

• Corrosion protection
  
• Increased hardness
  
• Reduced friction
  
• Wear resistance
  
• Increased seal life
  
• No measurable build up on top of the existing plating
  
• Increases plating life by 4 to 10 times in most corrosive environments
  
• Resistant to thermal cycling/shock
• Enables repairs to the rod (Other processes harden the parent material)
  

Applications

• Marine
  
• Mining
  
• Oil and gas
  
• Offshore
  
• Construction
  

Sizes

• Bores up to Ø600mm & 8m long
  
• Rods up to Ø500mm & 8m long
  

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