Mechanical Seal Sleeve Coating: Strong Raw Water Options

Summary for mechanical seal sleeve coating Discussion

The focus keyphrase here is mechanical seal sleeve coating for raw water service. In the question, Sinto Vincent from Saudi Arabia asks whether HVOF TC spray (METCO 16C) can be used in raw/sea water service for a mechanical seal sleeve, and asks which hard coating is recommended. He says the current choices are METCO 16C as the primary option and plasma-sprayed chrome oxide as the second option. The excerpt does not include any replies, so there is no named answerer or consensus to report. Based on the thread text alone, the page is simply a request for coating guidance for a seawater-exposed seal sleeve, with the two candidate coatings identified but no final recommendation shown in the excerpt.