Kevin & Kim wrote:

One more.
Here's a fantastic site for flamespray and metalurgy information:
http://www.gordonengland.co.uk/
Scroll down and you'll find a BUNCH of stuff!
Cheers!
Kevin

This could be the place Diamond Engines (Midwest) is using to coat their rotary housings.

Paul Lamar

Robert Pay wrote:

Hi. You will find that the Rotary housings on the Midwest Housings are coated with Elnisil,or Nicosil. The housings that are sprayed with tungsten carbide
take to long to grind I know from housings that my brother and I did in the late 80, 24hrs with a diamond tool, the Nicosil are much faster and cheaper.Midwest
did have some of the housings dine in England but they may be coated in Germany by the same co that did the NSU . Hope this helps Bob  Pay                         

 
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