Dense chrome plating improves hydraulic and pneumatic parts such as cylinders, pistons, poppets, seals, rings, sleeves, and spools because its extreme density eliminates leakage.
The chrome plating process is a simple and inexpensive method of protecting threads from wear, corrosion and seizure. It can be applied to many ferrous and non-ferrous metal-threaded products. In fact, the seizure issue often encountered with stainless steel-threaded parts is eliminated with the use of chrome plating.
Deposited on the bore, chrome plating furnishes corrosion protection, wear resistance and reduces the torque required to open and shut the valve. Chrome plate retains most of its characteristics at elevated temperatures up to 1250ºF.
Chrome plating reduces wear and galling which lowers friction and torque. It also eliminates fretting corrosion on bearing surfaces. Effective on electric motor parts, gears, shafts, bearings, bushings, cams and seats.
The manufacturers of computers and other electro-mechanical products use chrome plating on shafts, cams, gears, threads and other surfaces subject to wear, friction or corrosion. The life and efficiency of these parts is increased tremendously by chrome plating.
Chrome plating also extends the life and increases the efficiency of HSS cutting tools such as taps, drills, chasers, cutters, broaches, and reamers. It also extends the useful life of threads, plugs and ring gauges. (Extremely close tolerance gauges occasionally require honing or lapping after plating, depending on application.)
Additional applications that will benefit from chrome plating include punches, bores, dies, discs and plastic and rubber molds.