Upgraded Coating for Heavy Duty Piston Rings from Federal-Mogul Powertrain
New technology on display at IAA Commercial Vehicles will allow rings to withstand higher mechanical and thermal loadsBurscheid, Germany, 2 August 2016 … Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) has developed an upgrade to its GOETZE® Diamond Coating (GDC®) for piston rings, a technology that has been satisfying heavy-duty diesel engine requirements for more than a decade. The new coating, GDC60, features higher diamond content than the established GDC50 to further reduce wear and has demonstrated lower friction and greater scuff resistance