Hardide Coatings, the provider of advanced surface coating technology, has announced that its Hardide-A tungsten carbide coating has met the technical performance requirements as a potential alternative to hard chrome plating on some specific Airbus aircraft components. Following an eight year programme of development and testing, Hardide-A is now available for consideration by design engineers and sub-contractors on selected Airbus aircraft components. It met the Airbus requirements for thick CVD (Chemical Vapour Deposition) Tungsten Carbide coatings and is a suitable alternative for hard chrome plating, which is used extensively on airframe and landing gear components. Commenting on the announcement, Philip

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