Improving Friction Control Coatings
14 February 2017
Originally published: 1st January 2012
By Alan Gardner, global marketing manager, MacDermid Industrial Solutions
Ref: FFM731201/120
The extensive use of topcoats for fasteners began in the 1980s. The primary need was to enhance corrosion protection and they were generically known as leach and seal, due to their ability to turn yellow passivates to an almost silver colour.
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