Wear Resistance
Stainless Steel and Titanium
Improving wear resistance with Expanite hardning
The term abrasion or wear resistance refers to the ability of materials and structures to withstand abrasion or wear.
Wear or Abrasion resistant stainless steel with Expanite®
Wear is a common challenge for stainless steel — even martensitic grades, despite vacuum hardening.
Expanite’s advanced nitrocarburizing process changes the game: with surface hardness levels reaching 1200–1500 HV, wear resistance is taken to a whole new level.
In ASTM G133 wear tests, SuperExpanite®-treated AISI 316 showed 168 times better performance compared to an untreated reference.
This impressive improvement comes without applying any coating — only nitrogen and carbon are diffused into the surface, making it up to 10 times harder.
Results from an ASTM G133 wear test show a 168 times improvement in performance when comparing SuperExpanite® hardened AISI316 steel against an untreated reference.
In addition to the abrasive wear properties the Expanite hardening technology also provide superior galling and corrosion resistance.
