InnerArmor Coatings
InnerArmor technology is flexible and offers virtually unlimited coating possibilities which can be applied to a wide range of base materials. And the specifications are easily tailored to meet specific application requirements, providing hardness, wear resistance, corrosion control, erosion resistance, temperature resistance, whatever is needed…
For example, in corrosive or erosive environments, thicker films may be preferred. While high-precision, dimension-critical applications may require thinner films. Harder films can best stand up to high abrasion factors. While softer films may be selected when maximum ductility or pliability is needed.
InnerArmor coatings can provide all of the above. Plus, they can combine multiple coating layers to deliver unique and finely-tuned performance characteristics.
InnerArmor coating offerings
- InnerArmor Corrosion Control Coating – protects against corrosion and aggressive media including acids, salts and hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
- InnerArmor Corrosion Control Specification Sheet
- InnerArmor Sliding Wear Coating – protects against sliding wear (i.e. adhesive wear) in dry, oil, drilling mud, and wet environments.
- InnerArmor Sliding Wear Specification Sheet
- InnerArmor Abrasive Wear Coating – protects against abrasive wear in slurry flow and other challenging environments.
- InnerArmor Abrasive Wear Specification Sheet
- InnerArmor Erosion Wear Coating – protects against erosion wear in high velocity sand and other particle flow environments.
- InnerArmor Erosion Wear Specification Sheet
- InnerArmor Flex Wear Coating – protects flexible metals (e.g., aluminum) against wear and corrosion.
- InnerArmor Flex Wear Specification Sheet
- Custom combinations— To address specific application requirements InnerArmor coatings can be designed to protect against a combination of wear, erosion, and/or corrosion. In addition, InnerArmor can employ near-frictionless diamond-like carbon coatings for improved part performance.
InnerArmor coating applications
InnerArmor coatings have been successfully tested across many applications including:
- Oil and gas applications – surface, subsea and downhole drilling, completion and production equipment
- Automotive applications – pistons, valves, tappets, cylinders, cylinder liners
- General applications – pump cylinders, gate valves, shut-off sleeves
InnerArmor coatings may be created out of virtually anything that can be ionized. The technology is capable of depositing carbon-based coatings, metals and oxides. And the coatings may be either conductive or non-conductive. Titanium nitride, tantalum carbide, chromium carbide, silicon carbide, silicon oxi-carbide and diamond-like carbon (DLC) films are but a few examples. Inner Armor can also be applied at very high deposition rates, compared to external plasma CVD methods, lowering processing costs.