ABOUT UNIVERSAL HARDCHROME
We at Universal Hardchrome take pride in delivering a quality product and excellent service at a competitive market price. To obtain and maintain our goals, management inspires each and every employee to take pride in their work, be responsible and work together as a team.
Though service is our top priority, quality will not be sacrificed. Due to our workshop being operational 24 hours a day we are able to maintain a consistent service and have an above average turn around time.
For this reason we don’t differentiate between “BIGGER” or “SMALLER” customers. Every job booked into our system is priority.
On request test certificates are supplied on Material, Hardness, Chroming, Metal Spray and Tolerances.
We collect and deliver however, if there may be an adverse circumstance that we are unable to, you as our valued customer will always be informed if and when these obstacles occur!
HARD CHROME PLATING
Hard chrome plating is an electroplating process in which chromium is deposited from a chromic acid solution. Thickness of hard chrome plating ranges from 20 to 250µm. Various types of hard chrome include micro-cracked chromium, micro-porous chromium, porous chromium and crack free chromium. It is essential that the micro-cracked and porous coatings have a minimum thickness between 80-120µm in order to confer adequate corrosion resistance.
Micro-cracked chromium has a Vickers hardness of 800-1000 kg/mm2, while crack-free chromium has Vickers hardness between 425-700 kg/mm2. The formation of micro-porous chromium is achieved by a specialised plating method involving the use of inert suspended particles. Porous chrome plating is developed by etching electrodeposited chromium. These are designed to retain lubricant, for sliding and bearing type applications.
HARDCHROME SPECIALISTS AND SUPPLIERS OF CHROMESTOCK
QUALITY DRIVEN
Our quality-driven industrial hard chrome plating services have many different applications:
• Restoring worn parts to their original size and shape.
• Protecting the surfaces of new parts to help them resist abrasion and extend wear life.
• Protecting parts from corrosion from different environmental factors and abrasion on their wear surfaces.
• Restoring worn parts to like new tolerances
We know delivery time is one of the most important aspects of any hard chrome plating job. We take our commitments to our customers very seriously and have structured our business to comply. We run two shifts a day and every one of our employees put our customers first.
Feel free to submit a request for estimate for your industrial chrome plating needs. Tell us what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.
