What are the important applications of spraying chromium carbide?

       

Earlier, we learned about the wear resistance of sprayed chromium carbide at high temperatures. In fact, chromium is a chemical element with a symbol of Cr and an atomic number of 24. It is a steel gray, shiny, hard and brittle metal with high polish, corrosion resistance and high melting point. Chromium metal has a high value due to its high corrosion resistance and hardness.

What are the important applications of sprayed chromium carbide as an important compound of chromium?



Chromium carbide is an excellent refractory ceramic material, known for its hardness, which is similar to sprayed tungsten carbide. Chromium carbide powder is manufactured through a sintering process. They appear in the form of coaxial crystals, which is a rare structure.



Some other notable characteristics of these chromium carbide powders are that they have good corrosion and oxidation resistance even at high temperatures.



Chromium carbide powders have the same thermal coefficient as steel, which makes them mechanically strong enough to withstand stress at the boundary layer level.



Therefore, the biggest use of spraying chromium carbide is to be used as a wear-resistant coating:



Sprayed chromium carbide is very hard and resistant to high temperatures. It is generally used as a wear-resistant coating on important parts that need to be protected. When combined with a protective metal substrate, sprayed chromium carbide can produce corrosion-resistant coatings and wear-resistant coatings.



These chromium carbide coatings can be added by welding or thermal spraying.



Other applications of chromium carbide include: welding electrodes, cutting tools, chromium plating substitutes, and so on.