Description of BrazeCoatā

BrazeCoatā is a coating/cladding process that utilizes shape-formable, flexible sheets (mats) or sprayed on liquid slurries (suspensions) of carefully sized carbide articles mixed with small amounts of brazing materials and binding agents. The mats are placed or deposited on the items to be protected then brazed in place. The product is unique in that it provides a metallurgical bond; is tougher and has significantly higher and more uniformly distributed carbide (WC and/or Cr₃C₂) concentrations than welds or thermal sprayed coatings. The product thus yields longer life, better wear resistance and less down time than weld overlays or thermal spray.

BrazeCoatā is a registered trademark of Innobraze GmbH

BrazeCoatā produces thick wear resistant coatings, close to final contour, for protecting components whose surfaces are exposed to high abrasion and erosion wear conditions. By brazing under protective atmosphere, extremely hard compound layers are manufactured, which contain up to 70 vol.-% of fine grained carbide particles, embedded in a metallic matrix which are metallurgically bonded to the component surfaces.