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3. Applications in the oil and gas industry
The oil industry has been an excellent testing ground for electroless nickel for many years. It now represents
The properties most appreciated for these applications are: uniformity of deposit thickness, excellent corrosion resistance (particularly with "high phosphorus" nickel), abrasion and erosion resistance.
Electroless nickel has :
greatly improved the performance of materials traditionally used in the past;
lower manufacturing costs;
extended equipment life (this last point is very important, as the cost of downtime to replace worn spare parts is particularly high in this industry)....
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Applications in the oil and gas industry
Applications in the automotive industry
References
Organizations (non-exhaustive list)
SATS (Syndicat national des entreprises d'applications de revêtements et traitements de surface) http://www.sats-france.com /
NiDi (Nickel Development Institute) http://www.nidi.org/
Events (non-exhaustive list)
SITS Salon international des traitements de surface et des revêtements (tous les deux ans) http://www.sits.com
Journées du nickel chimique (regroupant jusqu'à 20 conférences)
Electroless Nickel Conferences (aux USA)
Surface treatment specialists (including electroless nickel) (non-exhaustive list)
MacDermid Inc http://www.macdermid.com
MacDermid France [email protected]
Atotech http://www.atotech.com
...Various electroless nickel applications (non-exhaustive list)
Table 5 presents the main areas of electroless nickel applications, detailing the different materials that can be treated and the properties sought or harmful effects that can be avoided by this treatment.
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