External Cylindrical Grinding

High demands on dimensional tolerances, roundness, or roughness can often no longer be met by hard chrome plating alone. The combination of cylindrical grinding with technical hard chrome plating produces very hard, wear-resistant surfaces of high quality and precision. In this process, residual layer thicknesses of several tenths of a millimeter can be achieved without compromising on roughness requirements or dimensional tolerances. For residual layer thicknesses greater than 0.3 mm, it is advisable to consider multi-layer chrome plating with intermediate grinding due to the internal stresses of the chrome layer. We recommend not to fall below a residual layer thickness of 0.03 mm after grinding for most applications. However, with appropriate parameterization, it is also possible to grind the hard chrome layer down to the base material without damage.