EHC Hard Chrome
Our Original Hard Chrome

EHC Hard Chrome is Empire’s original proprietary Hard Chrome, giving excellent surface properties without degrading the base material. It yields dramatically increased wear life and corrosion protection resulting in lower production costs. EHC's superior properties give you longer wear life and corrosion protection.

Advantages:

  • greater wear resistance due to lower coefficient of friction

  • superior bonding through micro-penetration

  • easy to remove without affecting base metal finish

  • low temperature (130°F) process

  • high thermal conductivity
     

Applications:

  • process tooling – molds, dies, rolls, hydraulics

  • production parts – agricultural, aerospace, automotive, food processing, textile

Availability:
Several surface finishes and thicknesses – and can be combined with Empire’s proprietary additives and surface coatings to provide the hardness, friction release and corrosion properties your application demands.

EHC Hard Chrome: 72-74 Rc
    Control of micro crack depth - no cracks bridge chrome layer
    Uniformity of deposit at edge
    Micro penetration to treated part surface

Conventional Hard Chrome: 60-62 Rc
    Micro cracks bridge chrome layer
    Inherent edge build up
    Hydrogen embrittlement layer

Empire Hard Chrome's proprietary wear treatment process, yields dramatically increased wear life resulting in lower production costs. EHC's Hard Chrome is available in several surface finishes and thicknesses and can be combined with Empire's additives and surface coatings to provide the hardness, friction, and corrosion properties your application demands.
 




History / Treatments / Applications / RFQ / Testimonials / Contacts
 EHC Hard Chrome / Wearalon / Wearaseal / Nitrogen Ion / EHC Tin
 Dies / Molds / Rolls / Hydraulic / Production  / Rubber / Salvage / Aluminum