Help! We need to make our product nonsparking!
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Posted by: yotboy ®

02/02/2007, 10:35:11

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Hi,
One of our customers has enquired if it is possible to produce intrinsically safe/nonsparking versions of our tools, which are hand operated hydraulic and mechanical spreading and lifting wedges/jacks, made mostly out of forged alloy steel; My initial stabs in the dark have suggested in no particular order, Xylan(fluoropolymer) coating, copper alloy plating, and possibly a PVD coating of some kind. Is there any data available about PVD coatings making steel parts nonsparking?

One of the biggest problems I have encountered so far is I cannot find a national or industry standard defining what constitutes a nonsparking material/finish; can anyone enlighten me? The tools are curently sold with a xylan coating, but with that or cuprous alloy plating, there are concerns about durability and/or abrasion resistance. Can you provide any advice?

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David








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02/03/2007, 22:30:04

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David

I believe titanium is often used to make the tool itself.

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