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| Centrifugal Blower Fan Blades |
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SHS 9192 overlay wear plate for resisting abrasion |
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SHS 7170 TWAS coating for resisting corrosion and erosion |
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NanoSteel extends blower fan blade service life by 3x |
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 Application Report |
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| Rotary Vane Feeder Drum |
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SHS 9192 overlay wear plate for resisting abrasion and impact |
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SHS 7170 TWAS coating for resisting corrosion and wear |
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NanoSteel extends rotary vane feeder service life by 2x |
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Application Report |
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| Concrete |
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| Mixer Truck Aluminum Chutes |
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Aluminum chutes reduce driver injury risks but wear quickly |
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SHS 7170 TWAS coating for resisting abrasion and erosion |
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Chute can last almost indefinitely with repeat NanoSteel coatings |
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Application Report |
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| Marine |
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| Ice Breaker Tugboat Hull |
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Tugboat hull encounters severe abrasion, corrosion and impact |
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SHS 7570 TWAS hull coating at the water line |
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No corrosion after 2 years in service |
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Application Report |
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| Mining |
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| Concrete Delivery Line |
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Spent sections in underground uranium mine are encased in concrete |
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Slurry abrasion results in replacement of L80 steel pipe every 16 months |
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NanoSteel ID clad wear pipe projected to last 17.5 years |
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Application Report |
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| Haul Truck Bed Liner |
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240 ton haul truck in service at hard rock mine |
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Rear section of bed is exposed to severe sliding abrasion |
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SHS 9700 overlay plate outperforms 500 Brinell Q&T plate |
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Application Report |
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| Side Door Haul Truck Liner |
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90 ton side dump haul truck at molybdenum mine |
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Plates exposed to severe sliding abrasion during load and unload |
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SHS 9700 overlay plate exceeds Brinell 500 Wear Life by 4x |
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Application Report |
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| Skip Car Deflector |
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Ore drops 30 feet (9 meters) onto deflector and slides into skip car |
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Plate exposed to abrasion and impact during load and unload |
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SHS 9800 overlay plate outlasts Brinell 500 Q&T by 2.9x and CrC by 2x |
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Application Report |
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| Vibratory Compactor Drum |
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NanoSteel SHS 9700 overlay hardfacing applied to drum OD |
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Compactors are used to level haulage road at copper ore mine |
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NanoSteel hardfacing provides better wear life than 500 BHN plate |
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Application Report |
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| Power |
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| Boiler Tubes |
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Coal fired CFB boiler burns anthracite and bituminous waste coal |
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SHS 7170 TWAS is 1 of 3 coatings applied in comparison test |
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NanoSteel coating provides superior erosion resistance |
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Application Report |
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| Dry Scrubber Chamber Wall |
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Dry scrubbers remove sulphur dioxide from flue gas |
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SHS 7570 TWAS coating is applied for corrosion resistance |
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Coating reduces material loss and extends service life |
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Application Report |
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| Dry Scrubber Turning Vanes |
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Dry scrubber turning vanes direct the flow of hot flue gas |
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SHS 9172 TWAS coating is applied for erosion resistance |
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Coating reduces material loss and extends service life |
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Application Report |
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