Re: Metallized valve

From: <Christopher>
Date: Mon Feb 21 2005 - 11:20:00 EST

On Feb 20, 2005, at 9:56 PM, Devarajan Kannan wrote:

> Could you throw some more light on this interesting subject? I am a
> bit curious to know about how does this process compare with some of
> the other processes such as nitro-hardening and molybdenum di-sulphide
> coating.

You might also want to do a Google search on flame spraying. Flame spraying is used to apply a coating of metal or ceramic to surfaces that need thermal or erosion protection. I've heard that referred to as metallizing. Here are a couple of places to start: <a href="http://cage.rti.org/altern_data.cfm?id=flame&cat=Gen_Info">http://cage.rti.org/altern_data.cfm?id=flame&cat=Gen_Info</a> <a href="http://www.accuwright.com/flamespray/index.shtml">http://www.accuwright.com/flamespray/index.shtml</a>

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