Cheniflon and Elniflon: electroless nickel plating with PTFE microparticles

Argos’ Cheniflon electroless nickel plating and Elniflon electroless nickel plating give surfaces a smooth finish. They contain PTFE microparticles (1 micron in diameter), dispersed in varying percentages from 20% to 30% in the nickel matrix, ensuring the persistence of PTFE on the surface.

The duration of their sliding performance, combined with the slow thinning of the PTFE coating, creates a low coefficient of friction over very long times. Through professional consultation with Argos technicians, you will find the solution that best suits your needs.

Properties of Cheniflon and Elniflon coatings

With these electroless nickel-plating processes, Argos provides a perfectly uniform coating on the piece, guaranteeing the utmost protection, even of internal areas such as cavities and holes. This property also carries the advantage that the coating is very versatile, adhering perfectly to the substrate and preventing peeling, even if it suffers mechanical damage or is subject to significant stress. It confers greater safety than electroplating such as chrome plating, which can suffer from delamination and corrosion. Cheniflon and Elniflon prevent this from happening even in the presence of micro-porous base materials.

Applicability and sectors of interest

Uniform thickness, strength, hardness, low friction, magnetic sensitivity and conductivity properties make Cheniflon and Elniflon coatings by Argos the right solution for a variety of uses. In fact, their application is widespread in the following areas:

• Textiles
• Food and pharmaceuticals
• Automobiles and motorcycles
• Electronics and telecommunications
• Aeronautics, marine and aerospace
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Printing on plastic and glass
• Petrochemical, nuclear and oil & gas