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Problems we solve

Aero-Engine

Blade roots
Air foils
Tie wire holes
Propeller blades
Turbine discs and blisks and drums
Rotating rings
Engine mounting brackets
PTO Gears

Failure modes

Fretting
Galling
Fatigue
Contact fatigue
Corrosion
Stress corrosion cracking
Micro cracking
Foreign object damage
Erosion
Water droplet erosion

Solutions

Controlled shot peening
Laser shock peening
C.A.S.E. isotropic superfinishing
Thermal spray coatings
Liquid coatings

Aero Landing Gear

Failure modes

Foreign object damage
Temperature variation
Fatigue
Tensile stresses from hard chroming process
Stress corrosion cracking
Fretting
Galling

Solutions

Controlled shot peening
HVOF WC coating

Airframe

Wing skins
Fasteners
Fuselage
Stringers
Spars
Bulkheads
Bolts

Failure modes

Fatigue
Flexural bending fatigue
Stress corrosion cracking
Lighting strike

Solutions

Controlled shot peening
Shot peen forming
Laser peening
Laser peen forming

Connecting Rods

Failure modes

Residual compressive stress
Fatigue

Solutions

Controlled shot peening

Crankshafts, Camshafts, Axles

Crank pin bearing fillet
Keyways
Splines
Shear sections
Torsion bars
CV joint windows
Gears
Drive shafts

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Fatigue cracking
Contact fatigue
Pitting

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Controlled shot peening
Laser Peening
C.A.S.E. isotropic superfinishing

Exhaust Stacks and Manifold Adapters

Flanges
Holders
Weldings

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Heat variation

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Controlled shot peening
Laser Peening

Gas and Steam Turbines

Blade roots
Air foils
Diaphragm couplings
Rotors
Fir tree grooves
Locking nuts

Failure modes

Fretting
Cavitation erosion
Water droplet erosion
Fatigue
Stress corrosion cracking

Solutions

Gears and Gear Systems

Fillet at root
Flanks

Failure modes

Macro and micro pitting
Fretting
Fatigue

Solutions

Controlled shot peening
C.A.S.E. isotropic superfinishing

Medical Implants

Hip joints
Medical screws
Bars

Failure modes

Fatigue
Stress corrosion cracking
Fretting
Environmental attack

Solutions

Parylene coating
Controlled shot peening
Laser peening

Pipes and Tubes

Failure modes

Corrosion
Stress corrosion cracking
High temperature corrosion
Fatigue
Fretting
Galling
Angel hair effect

Solutions

Controlled shot peening
Liquid coatings
Thermal spray coatings
Thermal barrier coatings

Springs

Compression/tension coil springs
Valve springs
Torsion springs
Disc springs
Leaf springs

Failure modes

Fatigue
Fretting
Corrosion

Solutions

Controlled shot peening
Liquid coatings

Steam and Gas Turbines

Blade roots
Air foils
Diaphragm couplings
Rotors
Fir tree grooves
Locking nuts

Failure modes

Fretting
Cavitation erosion
Water droplet erosion
Fatigue
Stress corrosion cracking

Solutions

Valves for Compressors and Pumps

Flapper valves
Seals

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Fatigue

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Controlled shot peening
C.A.S.E. isotropic superfinishing

Welded Components and Fabrications

Fillet weld toe profile
HAZ (Heat affected zone)

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Fatigue
Stress corrosion cracking

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Controlled shot peening
Laser peening

Subsea Components and Structures

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Environmental corrosion
Stress corrosion cracking
Pressure and hydrogen cracking
Galling
Fretting

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Controlled shot peening
Liquid coatings
Thermal Spray coatings
Cathodic protection
Zinc phosphate coatings

News

June 16, 2023

Keronite Nadcap Approval >>

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