Corrosion

316 Stainless Steel Hand Pumps Handle Hostile Environments and Corrosive Media.

By |2018-03-02T16:02:27+00:00February 13th, 2015|Blog|

When you cannot take chances, 316 stainless steel hydraulic hand pumps are your first port of call. What sort of people use stainless steel for their hydraulics systems and their dispensing, testing and filling pumps? When do you need 316 stainless steel? When is the combination of materials in a pump an issue? I would [...]

Our top five tricky plating and finishing processes

By |2018-03-02T16:14:46+00:00July 17th, 2014|Blog|

Do you need to anodise, plate or paint your vulnerable metal components? Sarum Hydraulics shares its expertise, with 5 finishing processes you need to be extra careful with: 1. Any component or process where an air bubble inevitably lodges up inside. You obviously can't process it properly. Total disaster! 2. Anodising. When you design it, [...]

Winning the corrosion battle on wind farms

By |2018-03-02T16:20:56+00:00June 24th, 2014|Blog|

“Make it all in 316 stainless”. Unfortunately that is not practical in the majority of marine installations. If you are using commercial hydraulic components and are not immersed or in a splash zone, you will use a strategy of protecting parts. Anything static can have various finishes applied, with incredible results. Where you start to [...]

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