BELZONA SUCCEEDS WHERE NOBLE METALS FAIL
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Carbon Steel
Customer Location: Manufacturer, Varese, Italy
Application Date: November 2015
Products:
Belzona 1811 (Ceramic Carbide)
Belzona 4151 (Magma-Quartz Resin)
Problem: Severe dry abrasion from ferrite powder was wearing mixer wheel despite being constructed from expensive noble metal alloy. Belzona consultant recommended lining a carbon steel wheel with Belzona.
Photograph Descriptions
- Carbon steel wheel after grit blasting
- One of the templates used for the application
- Application in progress
- Completed application
Application Situation
Ferrite wheel mixer
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-13. Prefabricated custom made templates were used to carry out the application of Belzona 1811 at a thickness of approximately 10mm on all surfaces of the wheel. Belzona 4151 was then applied to provide a glossy finish.
Belzona Facts
Belzona was able to solve a substantial problem of dry abrasion in the presence of strong concentrations of chlorides. In fact, using a carbon steel wheel coated with Belzona 1811 quadrupled component's life to 4000 hours. The original noble metal alloy wheels lasted 1000 hours in service.
