The Kugler BIMETAL process permits the fabrication of steel mechanical parts, which have one or more surfaces covered with a thin layer of KUGLER-Tokat.
The steel/bronze interface features a zone of intermetallic diffusion of between 3 and 5 microns without the appearance of weak phases. This ensures perfect adhesion; in every case the mechanical properties of the interface are superior to those of bronze itself.
Steel and Tokat bronze are linked in an inseparable fashion to form one part.
KUGLER-Tokat bronze
N5 to N6 i.e. Ra 0.4 à 0.8 microns (Ra 16 – 32 microinches)
Counter-piece
N4 i.e. Ra 0.1 – 0.2 microns (Ra 8 micro-inches)
KUGLER-Tokat bronze
H7 or F7
Counter-piece
F7