Steam Oxide Steam Oxide is produced in a controlled dry steam furnace at an elevated temperature. The steam treatment of ferrous metals forms a thin, hard, well-adhered, blue-black oxide film, called magnetite (Fe304). The process is often referred to as The oxide layer produced is porous therby retaining oil which lowers friction in ferrous applications, thus avoiding the problems of pick-up, cold welding on taps and 'built-up edge' on cutting edges. friendly using water + heat to • Prevents chip build-up on the cutting edges Improved performance with • Cutting sticky ferrous materials • Increased corrosion resistance applications for very soft or non- ferrous materials. Surface Technology Coatings is a division of Sutton Tools innovation Through Technology

through technology By heavily investing in R&D, Surface Technology Coatings is combining the latest technology and Australian ingenuity, to provide world class capabilities for your products. Together we will support Australian manufacturing at a global level. Surface Technology Coatings and its parent company Sutton Tools Ply Ltd are a key financial partner in the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC Ltd.), based in Victoria.'DMTC Ltd. represents a major partnership between Commonwealth and State Governments, the research sector tand private industry, struck to develop and deliver advanced...