Susanne Gerritsen

Stainless steels are qualified for various F&B applications due to their high chemical inertness and cleanability. Nevertheless, poor tribological behavior, especially low abrasive wear resistance, a tendency to fretting and a limited fatigue life has restricted the use of these materials. Low temperature surface hardening with Bodycote’s processes S³P feat. Kolsterising®, as a REACH- & FDA-compliant solution, replaces the no longer permissible Hard Chrome coating. The wear and fatigue properties of stainless steel parts will be increased, without the risk of delamination. In this lecture, the S³P technology will be presented with different test results and possible application examples