Hardfacing Services
What is Hardfacing?
Hardfacing is a metalworking process that involves applying a layer of harder material to a base metal to enhance its durability and extend its lifespan. This process is commonly used in industries such as mining, construction, and manufacturing to protect components from wear, abrasion, and corrosion.
The Benefits
The primary goal of hardfacing is to improve wear resistance, extend the service life of components, and reduce maintenance costs. Overall, hardfacing is a cost-effective solution for increasing the operational efficiency of machinery and equipment in high-wear environments.
Tungsten Drop Carbide Hardfacing
This process is commonly applied to heavy equipment wear parts such as cutting edges and attachments but can be applied to a variety of surfaces. This is the most common/ basic type of hardfacing you'll see, but many complain of the tungsten carbide flakes eventually falling out after wear which is why we have other options as well.
Chromium Carbide Hardfacing
Chromium (chrome) carbide hardfacing is another common hardfacing process that applies chrome carbide to surfaces that will receive a lot of wear in high temperatures. Chromium carbide alloys are known to have "check-cracks" when cooled to moderate temperature. Although this can be somewhat mitigated, this is to be expected with this type of hardfacing application.
Stellite (Cobalt) Hardfacing
Stellite hardfacing is a cobalt-based alloy application with high integrity so there's zero cracking or porosity in the finished product. Commonly used in food-grade manufacturing, but can be used for many applications albeit it is our more expensive hardfacing process, but it gives the cleanest outcome.