TEFLO-Chrome is a special process that provides greatly extended life for hard chromium and hard electroless nickel surfaces.  TEFLO-Chrome is designed for ultimate performance in high corrosion and wear applications.  TEFLO-Chrome provides substantial improvement in overall product quality.

Advantages

• Improves the finish
• Corrosion resistance is dramatically increased
• Lubricity is considerably enhanced
• Release property is notably improved
• Friction is significantly reduced
• Galling is virtually eliminated
• Wear resistance is greatly extended

TEFLO-Chrome provides outstanding surface conditions for metal parts used in harsh environments.  The results obtained from numerous tests, under varying conditions are outlined below:

Adhesion:  is improved by eliminating the corrosive effect which ultimately causes undermining and flaking of the chromium and hard electroless nickel deposit.

Corrosion Resistance: A typical increase in corrosion protection with TEFLO-Chrome is on the order of 100X.  The reason is that corrosive environments like salts and chlorides (C1), cannot penetrate the dense microstructure and bonded polymers.

Lubricity:  The TEFLO-Chrome surface is considerably smoother, with an improved coefficient of friction.  This is due to the special characteristics of the polymer used.  The significant increase in lubricity provides a unique "non-stick" characteristic.

Release:  The increased lubricity of the TEFLO-Chrome process provides optimum release properties.  The increase of release ability is a significant factor in extended surface life and improved product quality.

Reduced Porosity:  Conventional hard chrome electroless nickel plating have a high degree of porosity.  This is easily viewed in a cross section, under magnification, with numerous sites extending down to the base metal.  These sites serve as passageways for corrosion where undermining of the deposit occurs.  The corrosion process then accelerates, thereby causing flaking of the deposit.

TEFLO-Chrome on the other hand, is extremely dense, with no base metal exposure.  The TEFLO-Chrome polymers, impregnated into the crystal structure, serve to completely seal the substrate.

Wear Resistance:  The optimum test of a part's life is its ability to resist wear.  This is the area where TEFLO-Chrome really shines.  Numerous tests under "real world" conditions have shown TEFLO-Chrome to provide a typical increase in wear resistance of 10X when compared to conventional hard chrome and hard electroless nickel.

The above properties provided by TEFLO-Chrome relate directly to longer part life, longer production runs, less downtime and improved product quality.