Description

The formulation of procus 234 is designed to increase the life of equipment and components subjected to extreme wear applications.

• sound, dense deposits.
• smooth arc transfer.
• resists severe abrasion.
• deposits resist cracking.
• contains virgin tungsten carbides.
• multiple layers possible.

No wear, no where. Procus 234 will resist the most severe abrasion.

Procus 234. A tungsten carbide formulation in an iron based matrix to provide resistance to the most severe of abrasion.

Wear takes many forms – abrasive, adhesive, erosive, fretting and corrosive. Abrasive wear, itself, takes its own form but generally involves grinding and gouging. Abrasive wear represents the greater percentage of the various wear forms, being over 50% of the total. The wear is caused by hard protrusions or particles penetrating and deforming a surface, eventually displacing material to produce wear debris. This type of wear occurs when rock, sand or other hard substances slide under pressure across a surface. Procus 234 is a hardsurfacing electrode formulated to resist the most severe abrasion. Deposits contain virgin tungsten carbides so as to optimise wear resistance and to maximise the service life of equipment and components. The obvious outcome is the reduction of component downtime and a lowering of operating costs.

The low heat input characteristics of the procus 234 enables the weld metal to be deposited at minimum amperage and thereby minimising the amount of base metal dilution, particularly at the fusion line. Low dilution maximises the wear resistance of the deposit, particularly at the fusion line and so providing a more uniform resistance of wear throughout the deposit. Additionally, the low temperature application minimises the destruction of the tungsten carbides and so helping to maintain the volume of carbide throughout the deposit and maximising its resistance to wear.

Deposits relief check and cannot be machined or drilled. Its applications include oil drill collars, scraper blades and parts subjected to severe abrasion. The alloy is available in bare rod form for tig or gas welding.

Hardness: matrix hrc 63
Hardness: tungsten carbides 2200 vhn
Abrasion resistance: excellent