Nickel Ceramic Cylinder Block Services.
capricorn Automotive Ltd are the market leader in coting technology for motorsport and automotive applications. Our propriety electrolytic nickel ceramic coating has been at the leading edge of motorsport technology for over 20 years.
Capabilities.
We are experts in providing high-performance solutions all designed and manufactured in-house and have proven repair/engine upgrade solutions for many types of cylinder blocks including Porsche, Lamborghini, BMW, Mercedes, Yamaha and Suzuki to name a few.
Our in-house honing capabilities allows us the options of cold or hot honing (with or without torque plates), variable surface finish options to suit and typically inline with our own cylinder liner standards.
Alternative coatings and materials such as plasma and cast iron can also be honed utilising our in-house equipment.
Advanced Coating Technologies..
Our in-house proprietary nickel-ceramic coating process enhances the performance and longevity of cylinder liners by providing superior resistance to friction, wear, and thermal stress.
With the ability to deposit up to +um of nickel ceramic coating, giving an optimum hardness of +550Hv with an average SiC count of 8%.
Innovation.
Research carried out by our Chief Technical Officer Dr. Sebastian Howell Smith in conjunction with the Loughborough University, has proven that nickel ceramic has the lowest frictional properties when compared to other alternatives.
Typical repair/engine upgrade solutions are;
- Re-plate and hone with our nickel ceramic coating, offering excellent wear resistance and low friction thus optimising the performance of your engine.
- Dry liner or wet liner conversion using steel or aluminium custom-designed cylinder liners with our nickel ceramic coating. This will add the same benefits as a standard re-plate and hone, but provide additional benefits on cylinder strength and cooling enablng high-performance tuning to be achieved.
If you have a cylinder block that you would like to send to us for evaluation/repair/upgrade please use the contact form and we will be in touch.
Contact us
Telephone: +44 1256 365800
E-mail: sales@capricornauto.co.uk
Address: Units B&C Lutyens Industrial Centre, Bilton Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8LJ, UK.