PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Product:
Description:
Parts to be coated:
Application to substrate:
Coating thickness:
Surface roughness Ra:
Coating material properties:
Type:
Density:
Chemical composition:
Micro hardness:
Adhesive bond strength:
Silt erosion resistance:
Resistance to cavitation:
Corrosion resistance:
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SXH™70
Protective coating against abrasive wear in hydropower equipment
exposed to water with high particle concentration and/or with very
hard minerals.
Pelton turbine parts: runner buckets, injector housing, injector nozzle
and nozzle ring.
Francis and Pump turbine parts: runner, guide vane, labyrinth ring,
facing plates, turbine cover.
Axial turbine parts: runner blade, runner tip, guide vane, facing plates.
Pelton applications
The coating is deposited onto the desired metal surface by High
Velocity Oxygen Fuel thermal spray process (HVOF). For quality
reasons, SXH™ coatings are applied to customer parts exclusively by
ANDRITZ HYDRO approved workshops.
thicker than 0.25 mm
Ra = 5 to 8 μm (coating as deposited)
Ra = 0.5 to 1.2 μm (diamond machined)
(Ra measurement according to DIN EN ISO 4288 EN)
Diamond machining is expensive and thus applied only when
absolutely necessary, e.g. for tolerance reasons.
Tungsten-carbide
13500 kg/m3 (as sprayed)
Proprietary composition for highest resistance against hydro-abrasive
erosion
1000 - 1200 HV0.3 (Vickers Diamond Pyramid Hardness, DPH 0.3 kg
load).
70 – 100 MPa (tensile test in normal direction to surface).
80 – 90 times better than steel 13-4 (measured in VA TECH HYDRO
test rig Saphyr with silt containing 38 w% minerals with Mohs
hardness equal or larger than 5).
Not resistant, as experienced in practical use. Avoid exposure to
cavitation.
Resistant against corrosion in fresh and sea water.
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 Purpose:
Turbine efficiency:
Service & maintenance:
Non-destructive testing:
Limitations:
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The coating is designed to operate under severe hydro-abrasive
erosion conditions, typically when the particle concentration in the
water is above 0.15 g/l and with minerals having a Mohs hardness
equal or larger than 5 (Quartz, Plagioclase, Feldspar, Albite, etc.).
SXH™70 - coated parts have an increased practical lifetime by the
factor 2 to 6 compared to non-coated steel parts depending upon flow
velocity, water flow per unit time, particle concentration and
composition.
Due to the higher roughness of the coating compared to steel, there is
an initial loss of efficiency of 0.5 to 1% (absolute). This initial loss is
rapidly compensated during service by conserving the ideal hydraulic
shape of the relevant parts compared to unprotected turbines, where
abrasion destroys the ideal shape and efficiency losses may increase
up to 10% during service.
Francis applications
Lifetime of coated components is significantly improved by the
coating. For Francis turbines and pumps there is in general no
intermediate service needed.
In the case of Pelton-runners the edges of Pelton runners (centre
cutting edge and inlet edges) are normally subject to impact damages
which lead to local depletion of the coating with subsequent erosion
damage of the underlying steel.
During annual inspection, trained service staff may locally repair such
areas by grinding to a “smooth” geometry. By doing so, lifetime of the
residual coating is increased.
Classical non-destructive tests like dye penetrant testing and
magnetic particle testing yield false results when applied to any type
of tungsten carbide coating. This means that the base material has to
be inspected before applying any coating. For Pelton runners, the use
of forged steel for the bucket-root area is thus strongly advised.
SXH™70 is not resistant to cavitation. Cavitation should be avoided by
a proper hydraulic design including measures to avoid trapping of
large objects in the turbine inlet. Such objects lead to poor beam
quality (Pelton) and/or turbulence and cavitation damage.
SXH™70 coating may be damaged by impact of large stones or other
large objects, capable of deforming a non-coated steel surface under
the same conditions.
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