This part distributes 160 tons per hour of red-hot copper ore 365 days per year. In order to withstand extreme wear and corrosion, we electroplate these distributors with our newly developed nickel-cobalt-silica-carbide (NiCoSiC) coating.  Therefore, ELEKTROFORM is able to improve the longevity of this vital part for its customer. 

Copper molds are used in the production of steel. A thick nickel coating electrodeposited by ELEKTROFORM enhances the thermal and scales resistance. The perfect bond strength of nickel on the copper substrate results in a long-life expectancy for the mold.

Some characteristics of these extreme thermal conditions are:

• liquid steel with more than 1250 °C
• water-cooled copper mold with approximately 50 °C

The high temperature gradient induces enormous stress to the nickel coating and would peel off if the bonding was insufficient.

Copper mold in red