All,
This is not really a gun related question. However, I think gun mfrs make the best coatings for resisting corrosion and I need a corrosion resistant steel coating in a big way.
Currently, I work in solar and we manually coat a certain part in what amounts to gun oil and all sorts of silicon and glue particles stick to this oil film making the particles hard to get out of the way. These particles are causing me a large amount of grief as they cause a lot of dimensional issues on my silicon parts. 0.25 mm causes 1 mm of run out addition on a cylindrical part. This issue is costing me over 25K per month on lost revenue as a downstream module engineer with 0.05 mm or less tolerances. Said parts are landing on a large table 4'x4" table covered with thick gun oil to keep it from rusting.
I'd like to cover this mounting table with a corrosion resistant coating that would remove the need for using oil to keep it from rusting. This way, my ops team could use simple compressed air and a water hose to keep the table clean and not worry about corrosion giving them (and me) process grief regarding setup.
All comments welcome.
1. I don't think electroplating chrome or similar would work, but it might. Tables are electromagnetic parts.
2. What's the best electro-less coating that is corrosion resistant?
3. This is a pure production environment with 40kg parts landing on a 6" diameter steel pad lowered by a manual crane or large robot. I need some tough stuff.
4. Think of it as a 3" thick 4'x4" steel plate that you need to coat with said material. Said parts are steel with an aluminum "matrix" plate mounted on top. They are exposed to silicon carbide and polyethylene glycol, and regular tap water for cleaning.
All input appreciated.
This is not really a gun related question. However, I think gun mfrs make the best coatings for resisting corrosion and I need a corrosion resistant steel coating in a big way.
Currently, I work in solar and we manually coat a certain part in what amounts to gun oil and all sorts of silicon and glue particles stick to this oil film making the particles hard to get out of the way. These particles are causing me a large amount of grief as they cause a lot of dimensional issues on my silicon parts. 0.25 mm causes 1 mm of run out addition on a cylindrical part. This issue is costing me over 25K per month on lost revenue as a downstream module engineer with 0.05 mm or less tolerances. Said parts are landing on a large table 4'x4" table covered with thick gun oil to keep it from rusting.
I'd like to cover this mounting table with a corrosion resistant coating that would remove the need for using oil to keep it from rusting. This way, my ops team could use simple compressed air and a water hose to keep the table clean and not worry about corrosion giving them (and me) process grief regarding setup.
All comments welcome.
1. I don't think electroplating chrome or similar would work, but it might. Tables are electromagnetic parts.
2. What's the best electro-less coating that is corrosion resistant?
3. This is a pure production environment with 40kg parts landing on a 6" diameter steel pad lowered by a manual crane or large robot. I need some tough stuff.
4. Think of it as a 3" thick 4'x4" steel plate that you need to coat with said material. Said parts are steel with an aluminum "matrix" plate mounted on top. They are exposed to silicon carbide and polyethylene glycol, and regular tap water for cleaning.
All input appreciated.