lurry erosion, or extreme impact forces to increase component life.
Benefits of plasma-transferred arc welding include:
- High productivity
- High quality of powder deposits
- Significantly lower cost for hardfacing
Thus, many surface properties needed for special applications can be economically produced by PTA welding.
Applications of PTA welding include:
- Downhole drilling tools
- High-wear piping components / slurry transport
- Ground engagement equipment for oil sands / mining industries
- Breaker screens
- Valve components
- Areas where traditional wire-based overlays such as chromium carbide are not providing significant wear life