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Reducing the friction coefficient of stainless steel on steel

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u.s chrome


what kind of coating or plating will help to decrease the friction coefficient between the stainless steel and another steel at a room temperature?

Anatoly Sheyn
technological engineer - Israel
October 28, 2008


Hello Anatoly. I don't think this combination galls like stainless on stainless, but there are many different coatings that can reduce the friction including chrome plating, silver plating, or cadmium plating. Zinc alloy plating may be able to substitute for the cadmium. There are also dry-film lubes, teflon coatings, etc.

You haven't told us if this is a fastener application, or some kind of wear plate, or what. But if it's a repetitive wear surface, hard chromium plating is the traditional finish to beat.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
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October 29, 2008


WE CAN recommend TWO COATINGS FOR REDUCED FRICTION:
NICKEL TEFLON AND NICKEL WITH NANOPARTICLES

Ricardo Burstein
Bnei Berak, Israel
December 3, 2008


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