Stenotech, essentially Tungsten Carbide, is a new protective coating with excellent performances against wear, abrasion, erosion, fretting and corrosion and very high Vickers hardness value ( from 1300 HV to 1500 HV).

Stenotech's properties make it to resist very well from erosion caused by impact angles close to 90°.
It is also suitable in applications which require resistance against micro-impacts.
Corrosion resistance can also be increased by adding a small percent of Chrome.

This coating can be applied on every kind of metal substrate, from steel to aluminium and other alloys with a temperature range from -148°F to 932°F.
Coating thickness goes from 0.004 inches to 0.02 inches.

Its outstanding hardness, not comparable to any other material, gives to coated surfaces a greater resistance and after grinding and polishing the surface can obtain a value of roughness of 0.05 Ra, suitable for applications where porosity requested is < 1%.

The requirement to increase the performances of single components subjected to wear is necessary to reach a high protection level and to create a custom-made coating which can increase the life of the component and cut-off the service time. Before production, this protective coating was tested in TWR's laboratory for at least 12 months.

Stenotech can also be used as an alternative to hard chrome plating, increasing the resistance to any wear types and its high adhesive strength make it to resist to higher load reducing the risk of cracks formation.