Once you’ve found a machining company to partner with and have had your parts fabricated to your exact specifications, the last thing you want is to have them corrode. Therefore, you need the services of companies like us. At Secoa Technology, we offer metal finishing services that are affordable and are completed in a timely fashion. We want to make sure that your precision-machined parts will have a long lifespan while continuing to adhere to the strict tolerances you expect of them. We offer high-end anti-rust coating services that will keep your parts performing as you need them to perform.
Rust and Its Effects
When iron and oxygen meet, there is an oxidation reaction; this reaction results in iron oxide that appears in the form of an orange powder on the surface of metal. In other words, rust. Rust can appear on steel and iron when they are exposed to air and water. Some metals have oxidation reactions that will actually slow down corrosion. For instance, copper, brass, and bronze develop a patina that protects the metals. Rust, however, can be hugely detrimental to the structure of iron and steel. It replaces strong pieces of the metal with a flakey powder that does not have the same strength as the original metal. In sheet metal, the rust will take the place of the metal itself and leave holes.
Rust can also compromise the performance of parts. The flaky powder on the surface of the metal causes more friction that would be extant with just the smooth surface of the part. If two parts are meant to slide past one another with little to no resistance, rust will get in the way of this action. Rust is not a good conductor of electricity, so it can ruin electronics that are made with iron or iron alloys. It is also less magnetic than iron, so it will make magnetic parts perform poorly.
Preventing Rust
At Secoa Technology, we aim to help you avoid the adverse effects of rust with our coating services. By choosing to finish your parts with an anti rust coating, you are helping to increase the lifespan of your parts and their performance.