Listed are the surface treatments currently available.
| NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
PURPOSE |
APPLICATION |
| NITRIDED |
| TST-1 |
Medium Nitride |
To resist abrasion
with a hardened surface case. |
For taping aluminiums,
die castings, abrasive stringymetals and free machining
copper alloys. |
| OXIDED |
| TST-2 |
Steam Oxide |
To counteract
galling or loading. Lubricate tap surfaces. |
For taping low
carbon, leaded steel, stainless and gummy material. |
| TST-3 |
Nitride and Oxide
in air |
For stress relief
and light oxide coating. |
Copper allows
of medium machinability. |
| TST-4 |
Nitride plus Steam
Oxide |
To add wear life
and reduce loading. |
High speed production
tapping. Poor lubrication. |
| TST-5 |
Stream Oxide plus
Nitride |
To add wear life,
provide self lubrication. |
For use in cast
iron. |
| TST-6 |
Heavy Nitride
plus Steam Oxide |
To add wear life
in hard and dense metals. |
For taping hard
steel alloys, titanium, exotic metas land hard copper
alloys. |
| CHROME
PLATED AND OR VAPOUR BLAST |
| TST-7 |
Hard Flash Chrome |
To reduce friction
and prevent galling. |
For copper and
mild ferrous alloys. |
HOWEVER, a word of caution: Customers are requested
to provide us with full details of the tapping application
before ordering a surface treatment. We will advise you
whether a surface treatment is needed or not, or if it
will solve the problem. We do not want our valued customers
to invest time or money if it is not necessary.