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September 14 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

Do CVD Coatings Clog Fritted Filters?

SilcoTek® CVD coatings like SilcoNert® and Dursan® are used in analytical column, metal capillary column analysis, sulfur analysis and process systems. But can they be used to improve corrosion...

September 22 2017 Corrosion

Protective Coatings for Iodine Vapor.  NASA Takes US To The Limit!

NASA tested our coatings under extreme halogen plasma conditions found on their latest state-of-art iodine thrusters. Here's what happened.... *Hall-effect thrusters have been used in satellites and...

August 25 2017 Corrosion

How Venus Helped To Improve CO2 Corrosion Resistance

NASA tested our coatings under brutal Venus atmospheric conditions, here's what happened. The weather forecast for Venus? 96% carbon dioxide with a high temperature of 462 ºC. I think I'll skip that...

July 28 2017 SilcoTek

High Temperature Coatings Part 2.  What's the Maximum Temperature?

Can SilcoTek coatings take the heat? We took a blowtorch to our coatings, here's what happened.... In a previous blog post we focused on the high temperature thermal performance of SilcoTek’s...

June 16 2017 Process Analytical

Can Our High Temperature Coatings Take the Heat? (Technical Insight)

What's the maximum temperature of SilcoTek® high temperature coatings? Customers frequently ask that question so our R&D team studied the high temperature performance of our functionalized inert...

March 10 2017 Corrosion

Do Thicker Coatings Increase Corrosion Resistance?

Customers use our coatings to solve corrosion issues. We encourage our customers to thoroughly evaluate the recommended coating in the application because the number of unique environments is...