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Lesson 08·Selection

Choosing the right treatment

Failure-mode-driven selection. Why 'PVD or nitride?' is the wrong question and 'what's failing?' is the right one.

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A new mold is being designed for an injection molding application that runs at 280°C with glass-filled nylon (very abrasive). The substrate is H13 heat-treated to 50 HRC. What treatment combination would you start with?