What does nickel boron coating do?

Nickel Boron (NiB) is a durable bolt carrier group coating that provides reduced friction with excellent corrosion resistance. NiB impregnates the surface and becomes part of the metal. This process produces a surface harder than the metal itself.

Is Nickel Boron better than chrome?

Hard Chrome has the edge in hardness but Nickel Boron wins on slickness. Both are superior finishes with distinctly different looks. Nickel Boron tends to have more shine especially compared to matte chrome. Nickel Boron is easy to find today while Chrome is hard to find and generally more expensive.

Is a Nickel Boron bolt worth it?

A bolt carrier group finished in Nickel Boron will generally be more expensive than a Phosphate BCG or Black Nitride BCG but not always. In my opinion, the benefits of a Nickel Boron BCG are undeniable. Whether or not those advantages are worth the increased cost is something only you can decide.

How hard is nickel boron coating?

Nickel boron nitride offers an equal (if not higher) level of hardness, averaging 70 C on the Rockwell scale and is generally considered more lubricious than hard chrome.

Is Nickel Boron toxic?

Nickel boron is an alloy consisting of approximately 95 percent nickel and five percent boron. A NiB coating offers the protective properties of hard chrome, but it is non-toxic and more environmentally friendly.

What does WMD guns stand for?

WMD (Wynn, Mike & Duke) Guns is an industry leader in the application of NiB-X on firearms and firearm parts and works with several major manufacturers to treat their key component parts. NiB-X is often applied to the parts that are used hardest and exposed to the highest levels of carbon fouling.

How is Nickel Boron applied?

The Nickel Boron Plating Process The nickel boron coating process entails the use of electroless plating. Unlike traditional electroplating that requires the introduction of an electric current into the plating bath, the electroless method relies on an autocatalytic reaction to coat the workpiece.

Is Fostech BCG good?

It is great. I had bought one before and it worked excellent, clean and smooth. The second one I just bought is just as great. I think this one is going to be the BCG for all my builds.

What is EXO coated?

GTechniq EXO is a paint coating that protects virtually any surface from dirt, sun exposure, and moisture permanently. Durability tests prove that after 600 washes, water still beads on surfaces treated with EXO.

How thick is nickel boron coating?

EXO is typically applied at a thickness between 10 and 100 microns. Coating thicknesses as high as 800 microns are possible, depending on the application. Regardless of the depth of the coating, the surface of the component remains remarkably smooth and uniform.