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Saint Gobain TufCote®

Curved blue foam pipe insulation with a gray circular end.

When the Going Gets Tough: Tuf-Cote® Rope Hard-facing Solutions

When your application calls for a tough coating to protect against extreme process conditions, Tuf-Cote® ropes provide the ideal brazed hard-facing solution to increase service life & performance of your parts & equipment.

Tuf-Cote® rope is a brazed hard-facing material that creates tough wear-resistant coatings designed to increase the life of industrial components by 3 to 10 times. These ropes impart coatings that are extremely resistant to abrasion, erosion, corrosion & oxidation at both ambient & high temperatures, making them the ideal hard-facing material for oil & gas, power generation, drilling, mining, waste treatment, steel production & other demanding applications.

Easy Application for a Tough, Economical Hard-facing Solution

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Tuf-Cote® ropes require minimal capital investment to apply: Overlays are brazed onto parts using an acetylene-oxygen torch, which can be done in shop or on site. In addition to saving money in the application process, Tuf-Cote® ropes deliver extremely tough, wear-resistant overlays that significantly extend the life of parts & equipment.

Technically Superior Chemistry for Maximum Toughness

Chemically, Tuf-Cote® ropes feature a tungsten carbide base with a nickel self-fluxing matrix. These hard-facing materials are offered in spherical or angular forms, with a range of formulations designed to meet specific process needs. With tungsten carbide particles sizes up to 1.6 mm (1/16 inch), Tuf-Cote® ropes can deliver the optimal hard-facing solution for your application.

Tuf-Cote® Industry Applications

Sugar Cane

A large yellow self-propelled combine harvester in a field.

Sugar Cane Cutters – Saint Gobain Coating Solutions

Sugar Cane Shredder – Saint Gobain Coating Solutions

Sugar cane crusher, cutters, hammers, shredders.

Tuf-Cote being used to protect the edges of a sugar cane hammer from impact, thus increasing its life.

Brick & Tiles

Stacks of red bricks on wooden pallets in an outdoor storage area.

Clay Extraction and Brick Making – Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions

Auger, edges of molding screws, pulverizer mill scrappers, cones, combs, crushing hammers, mixer blades.

Civil Works

A yellow bulldozer with a large front blade sits on a dirt lot beneath a cloudy sky, with another yellow construction vehicle in the background.

Bucket teeth, grader scrappers, bucket liners, drilling bits, mixer blades for asphalt machine, wear plates, tunneling tools.

Two weathered, grooved metal panels leaning against a wall.

Mines

Close-up of two large orange heavy-duty tires on an orange mining dump truck, showing rugged treads.

Lignite Mining Tools – Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions

Scrappers and bucket teeth, hopper linings, screens, feeder rolls, crushing hammer.

Interior of a weathered metal box with sloped walls and a stepped, recessed floor.

Food

Two workers in white cleanroom outfits with hairnets and masks operate stainless steel production equipment.

Feed screws for sugar beets, palm oil press screws, mixer blades.

Agriculture, Forestry

A yellow combine harvester operating in a golden wheat field under a blue sky with white clouds.

Barking blades & tools, wear parts for farming tools, feeding screws for fertilizers, feeding screws for wood barks.

Waste Treatment

Water treatment plant with long rectangular basins and walkways, set against a mountainous landscape.

Scrappers, blades of centrifugal machines and mixer, edges of screw for water treatment equipment.

Foundries

A worker in protective gear stands beside a glowing forge, sparks fly from molten metal.

Hopper lining, screens, scrappers, dosing valves, bucket scrappers, feeder screws, crushing hammers.

Dredging

Dredging work along a canal with a barge in the water and a yellow excavator on the riverbank.

Scrappers & bucket teeth, scrapper blades, bucket liners, teeth of dredging bits, cutter teeth, feed pipes.

Close-up of a rusted metal tool resting on a dark, textured surface.

Cement Plants

A rusted cylindrical storage tank with a red brick chimney behind a chain-link fence under a blue sky.

Concrete Mixer Blades – Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions

Centrifugal Fan Blades – Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions

Feeding screws, fan blades, mixer blades, mixer scrappers, dosing valves, feeding ports.

Drilling

Close-up of several metal drill bits of varying sizes arranged in a row.

Stabilizer blades, rock drilling bits, guides/sleeves, reamer.

Steel Making

Molten metal glows orange on a long track inside a metal foundry, with steam rising from a furnace and industrial equipment in the background.

Fan blades, hopper liners, screens, dosing valves, guides, teeth and crushing hammers.

Ceramic Industry

A stack of glossy ceramic pots in blue, yellow, green, and orange.

Mixer blades, scrappers of pulverizer mill, feeding screws, crushing hammers, extrusion dies, screws.

Aluminum Paste

A crumpled, silver-gray lump with a white powdery coating on a blue surface.

Screws, extruder teeth, kneader components.

Mixing & Crushing

Two large, weathered metal hopper silos on a construction site with scaffolding and tarps.

Cylindrical Crusher Scrapper Blade – Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions

Various mixer wear parts for TEKA®, Eirich®, Lödige®… scrapers, blades etc.

Saint-Gobain TufCote® Grades

Flexicord Tuf-Cote®Size of WC Particle Features & BenefitsPhysical Properties
Grade ACurved gray foam cylinder with a rough textured surface.0.8 – 1.6mm
  • Very good abrasion resistance.
  • Good erosion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Carbides: ~62% in weight, Pure cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 to 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 2400 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade NCurved blue foam pipe insulation with a gray circular end.0.5 – 0.8mm
  • Very good erosion resistance.
  • Good abrasion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Carbides: ~60% in weight, Pure cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 to 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 2400 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade GM-S (Grey)Curved gray foam handle grip with a textured surface.0.4 – 0.8mm
  • Excellent coating for metal/metal friction.
  • Moderate abrasion resistance.
  • Moderate erosion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Significantly reduces machinery power required.
  • Carbides: ~60% in weight, Spherical and cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 3000 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade GM-S (Green)Curved green foam pipe insulation with a gray end showing the interior.0.45 – 0.8mm
  • Excellent coating for metal/metal friction.
  • Moderate abrasion resistance.
  • Moderate erosion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Significantly reduces machinery power required.
  • Carbides: ~60% in weight, Spherical and pure cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 3000 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade PLSCurved gray foam handle grip with a textured surface.0.4 – 0.8mm
  • Excellent coating for metal/metal friction.
  • Very good anchorage of the carbides in the matrix.
  • Very good abrasion resistance.
  • Good shock resistance and toughness.
  • Good thermal stability.
  • Carbides: ~67% in weight, Spherical WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 2400 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade RSLCurved green foam pipe insulation with a gray end showing the interior.0.8 – 1.6mm
  • Excellent shock resistance.
  • Good abrasion resistance.
  • Good erosion resistance.
  • Good coatings for metal/metal friction.
  • Carbides: ~40% in weight, Pure cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 2400 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade WCS M67Curved gray foam handle grip with a rough texture.0.4 – 0.8mm
  • Excellent coating for metal/metal friction.
  • Very good abrasion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Significantly reduces machinery power required.
  • Carbides: ~67% in weight, Spherical WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40  – 50 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 3000 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade WCS FCurved gray foam handle grip with a rough texture.0.2 – 0.4mm
  • Excellent coating for metal/metal friction.
  • Very good abrasion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Significantly reduces machinery power required.
  • Carbides: ~63% in weight, Spherical WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40  – 50 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 3000 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade WCS MCurved gray foam handle grip with a rough texture.0.4 – 0.8mm
  • Excellent coating for metal/metal friction.
  • Very good abrasion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Significantly reduces machinery power required.
  • Carbides: ~63% in weight, Spherical WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40  – 50 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 3000 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade HR2Curved green foam pipe insulation with a gray end showing the interior.0.8 – 1.6mm
  • Good abrasion resistance.
  • Good erosion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Carbides: ~60% in weight, Pure cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40  – 50 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 2400 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)
Grade MCurved gray foam handle grip with a rough texture.0.5 – 0.8mm
  • Very good abrasion resistance.
  • Very good erosion resistance.
  • Moderate shock resistance.
  • Carbides: ~60% in weight, Pure cast WC/W2C
  • Matrix: Self-fluxing NiCrBFeSiC, 40 HRC ±2
  • Organic Binder: 1 – 2% in weight
  • Overlay: WC hardness ~ 1800 to 2400 Hv300, Matrix hardness ~40 to 50 HRC, 14 g/cm3 (0.54 lb/in3)

The Tuf-Cote® flexi cords are manufactured in diameter 3/16″, 1/4″ and 5/16″.

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