Is nitride better than Cerakote?
The Traditions™ Performance Firearms barrel protected by Cerakote took 150x longer to show visible signs of corrosion than the barrel treated with Black Nitride Rust Proofing by CVA®. This test video shows that when corrosion protection matters, Cerakote outlasts and outperforms, making it the obvious choice.
What finish does Glock use?
In the case of the Glock 19, the original Gen 1 and Gen 2 were finished with a Parkerizing process. Parkerizing is otherwise known as phosphate conversion coating, and its primary purpose is to provide more protection against corrosion and wear. Parkerizing is done on rough surfaces, and its finish is matte.
How good is nitride finish?
The real benefit of nitriding is that you get better corrosion resistance than chrome, on both the inside and outside, at a lower cost, without affecting accuracy. Remember, the surface of the bore alters its chemical structure to become a harder material.
What is nitride finish?
Nitriding is a heat treating process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of a metal to create a case-hardened surface. These processes are most commonly used on low-alloy steels.
When did Glock stop using the frying pan finish?
So in 2010 Glock abandoned the frying pan finish. They started making Gen 3 and Gen 4 glocks with a new and currently used finish that looks and behaves like a parkerized finish. It wears the same, looks the same, etc.
What finish are Glock slides?
Melonite is basically salt bath ferritic nitrocarburizing, also known as liquid nitrocarburizing. Melonite is also called Tenifer by Glock. It is the finish we use on all our black slides and its durability is unparalleled by any black finish we have used.
Is nitride finish better than phosphate?
A nitride exterior will protect the barrel longer than a phosphate exterior finish. However, a chrome-lined, or phosphate, barrel will hold up better to sustained fire than a nitride interior. Nitride has a slight edge in accuracy and price. However, phosphate coated/chrome lined barrels are more common.
What are the advantages of nitriding?
Advantages of Nitriding Process
- Quick processing time.
- Low-temperature process.
- Clean pollution-free operation.
- Economic and energy-efficient operation.
- Lower friction coefficient.
- Improved fatigue properties.
- Uniform surface.
- High surface hardness.
What is the Glock black finish?
Is a stainless barrel better than nitride?
In a nutshell? Stainless steel gives better accuracy but at the cost of lower overall barrel life.
Is DLC or nitride better?
Both are excellent finishes that are very hard, smooth and high performing. DLC outperforms nitride by about the same amount that nitride outperforms phosphate. This is on the basis of hardness and corrosion resistance. It is just a question of how much performance you want to pay for.
Will nitrided barrels become the rule or the exception?
If they live up to expectations in terms of wear life and performance, I expect we will see nitrided stainless and chrome-moly barrels become the rule, rather than the exception. Get the best of Shooting Illustrated delivered to your inbox.
Does nitriding on stainless steel barrels affect accuracy?
Their data shows FNC yields superior stainless steel barrel properties in terms of wear, with no negative effects on accuracy. Criterion does not believe nitriding holds any advantage over its chrome-lining method on chrome-moly barrels and given its mastery of the chrome-lining process, I can understand why.
Is black nitriding the same as gas nitride?
Some companies claiming to nitride their barrels are actually using abbreviated processes like “gas nitriding” or “black nitriding” (not to be confused with Blacknitride, which is an H&M trademark for FNC) that skip steps in the QPQ process.
What is the difference between nitriding and chroming barrels?
A barrel that is to be chromed has to be drilled, rifled and chambered slightly oversize to account for the thickness of the chrome lining. Nitriding does not change any dimensions, so it can be applied to finished barrels.