# | Product | Material | Process |
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1 | Brake Caliper Piston | Low carbon steel | Ferritic Nitrocarburising + POST Oxidation |
2 | Electrical Contacts | Low carbon steel | Austenitic Nitrocarburising |
3 | Engine valves | Stainless Steel | Surface activation + Nitriding |
4 | Bearing cages | Low carbon steel | Ferritic Nitrocarburising + POST Oxidation |
5 | Hydraulic Jack-Screw rods | SG IRON | Ferritic Nitrocarburising |
6 | Piston rings | Low Carbon Steel | Surface activation + Nitriding |
7 | Lever guides | High Carbon Steel | Ferritic Nitrocarburising |
8 | Ring travellers | Stainless Steel | Ferritic Nitrocarburising + POST Oxidation |
Compound layer depth: 18µ
Oxide layer depth: 4-5 µ
Surface hardness: 645 HV 0.1
Hardness in HV 0.05 | |
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Specification | 400 HV 0.05 (minimum) |
Maximum | 660 HV0.05 |
Minimum | 615 HV0.05 |
Average | 638 HV0.05 |
Surface Roughness (Ra) in µm | |
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Fresh | 0.24-0.28 |
Nitrocarburised | 0.48-0.50 |
Ferritic Nitrocarburising + Post Oxidation | 0.31 – 0.35 |
PROCESS | SPECIFICATION (as per standard ASTM B117) | BEST RESULT |
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Ferritic Nitrocarburising + Post Oxidation | 120 Hours (minimum) | 240 Hours |
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