Carbide Materials for Superior Wear Resistance

Carbide materials stand as a proven solution for wear and erosion protection, and our extensive carbide portfolio ensures the right material selection for your specific wear requirements and operating conditions.

The Hallmark of Wear Protection

Carbide-containing materials are renowned for their exceptional ability to provide wear protection across diverse applications. Bogo Engineering offers a comprehensive range of carbide materials for various application processes.

Including:

- Thermal spray

• HVOF (High-Velocity Oxy Fuel) spray for gas-fuel or liquid-fuel processes

• Combustion powder spray

• Atmospheric plasma spray.

Available Product Forms:

• Powders

• Matrix materials (carbide materials ready to blend with your matrix material)

• Metal cored wires

  
  

Surface Protection Tailored to Your Wear Needs

We comprehend wear in all its facets. Let our experts assist you in achieving surfaces that safeguard against:

• Abrasion

• Adhesion

• Erosion (solid particle or cavitation)

• Fretting

• Impact

• Galling

• Sliding wear

• Hard surfaces

• Complex combined wear mechanisms

Materials Specialized for Your Service Environment

Tungsten carbide (WC/W2C) materials, often in a cobalt matrix, offer optimal wear protection. For enhanced corrosion resistance, we recommend a matrix of nickel-cobalt-chromium (NiCoCr) or cobalt-chromium-nickel (CoCrNi).

If your application demands service temperatures above 500°C (930°F), chromium carbide (Cr3C2) materials, generally with varying amounts of a nickel-chromium matrix, are recommended. Higher matrix percentages yield coatings with improved ductility, impacting and fretting resistance, while lower percentages provide greater hardness, resulting in superior abrasion and wear resistance.

Consider tungsten titanium carbide (WTiC) as a potential replacement for tungsten carbide. WTiC is less dense, making it technique-independent for more reliable processing, and its lower cost and unique properties make it suitable for various applications.

Material Optimization Through Manufacturing:

Our manufacturing processes directly influence the service and spray properties of our materials. Agglomerated and sintered carbides offer better microhardness and coating deposition efficiency compared to fused and crushed carbides. Further powder densification enhances deposition efficiencies, and our optimization procedures save time and money on production, enhancing surface service life.

We Manufacture Various Carbide Morphologies:

• Fused tungsten carbides

• Monocrystalline tungsten carbides in a wide range of sizes

• Sintered and crushed carbides

• Spherical (densified) carbides

An Alternative to Hard Chromium Plating

Explore our carbide portfolio for excellent alternatives to hard chromium plating, especially for landing gears, hydraulic rods, and oil field equipment. 

The benefits include:

• Faster application

• Tailored material for the operating environment

• Coatings grindable to high surface finishes and tight tolerances

• Smooth "as-sprayed" surfaces often usable without additional machining

Fine Carbides for Non-Machinable Components

For components challenging or costly to machine, we offer very fine carbide materials. These provide smooth "as-sprayed" surface finishes, requiring minimal or no machining. For example, corrugating rolls in the paper industry demand an abrasion-resistant surface with a geometry prohibitively expensive to machine. Consult with our material scientists for specific application requirements.