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Ring Materials and Plating
“Z” Rings Blue TiO - TiN Gold - Bronze - Chameleon Zirconium - PVD TiCH Over Zirconium
“H” Ring
Zirconium rings offer similar performance to SiC but are not as brittle. Rings made from this high-end zirconium ceramic offer superb hardness, thermal dissipation, and a low coef fi cient of friction. It also provides the perfect surface for (Physical Vapor Deposition) PVD Coatings.
Zirconium
Chameleon
“H” Rings
Short for hard aluminum oxide, this is the highest grade of aluminum oxide available, and the ring of choice for many major rod manufacturers. This highly polished ring offers excellent hardness, wear, and a very low coef fi cient of friction. It is hard enough to stand up to all super braid lines and offers unsurpassed value.
The PVD (PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION) Process
TiN Gold
Bronze
PVD is a sophisticated process of vaporizing a solid material within a vacuum chamber. The vaporized material condenses onto a substrate and forms a complete and perfect coating. In general, most coatings produced by the PVD process are vey hard and offer superb density. PVD coatings also improve hardness, corrosion resistance, and the coef fi cient of friction. PVD is done at a low enough temperature to protect the integrity of the substrate material. Components that offer PVD are as follows: TiN Gold coating is Titanium Nitrate, TiN. PVD TiCh is the bright titanium chrome coating referred to as Titanium Hydrogenation. PVD TiO reffers to Blue Titanium Oxide. All three of these coatings are harder than the substrate they cover. They dramatically improve the smoothness, hardness, and the coef fi cient of friction. When PVD is used on a guide frame or ring it improves the durability and resistance to corrosion.
Blue TiO PVD TiCh
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