Heat Management, Thermal Barrier
& Emissivity Management |
HPC’s coatings have been used for many things but heat management definately rises to the top of the list when it comes to what they do best. Our Heat Management, Thermal Barrier and Emissivity Managing coatings have helped the professionals at Indy and every industry in between. These coatings are so bullet proof even NASA and the aerospace industry have benefitted from them. This coating will make your ride cooler in more ways than one and can help keep industry running cooler as well. |

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"HPC did it first and does it
better."
Mustang 5.0 Magazine - February 1996

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V8 header coated with HPC HiPerCoat® 1300
polished aluminum finish |
Stearman aircraft exhaust coated with HPC
HiPerCoat® 1300 polished aluminum finish |
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Benefits of HPC HiPerCoat®
- The original ceramic header coating
- Superior corrosion protection; self-sacrificial
quality will not allow corrosion to develop even when damaged
- Protection at metal temperatures of -375° F to
+1,600° F (1300° F for polished aluminum finish)
- Eliminates thermal fatigue and oxidation
- Lifetime guarantee against subsurface rust and
corrosion
- Performance gains from increase exhaust gas velocity,
improved airflow, and reduced ambient under hood temperature
- Rapid cool-down
- Weldable
- Will not blue or stain
- Available in 6 colors
- Excellent abrasion resistance
- Can be applied to both new and used components
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2-1 motorcycle header coated with HPC
HiPerCoat® 1600 semi-gloss black finish |
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Before and after coating titanium header with
HiPerCoat 1300 |
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HPC HiPerCoat® 1300 and 1600 is dyno-proven to reduce
component temperature 40%+ at just 5" from the header. |
HPC HiPerCoat® is the original ceramic header
coating. HiPerCoat's inorganic matrix provides greater protection,
and avoids the staining or bluing characteristics found with traditional chrome
and stainless.
This unique ceramic-aluminum coating process reduces
radiant heat and ambient underhood temperature 40%+
while increasing horsepower. Performance benefits are attributed to:
combustion chamber stabilization and reduced under hood temperature due to the
improved air density; increased gas velocity due to the heat retaining
properties of the coating; and better laminar air flow due to the elimination of
oxide scale on the header's inside diameter. |
HiPerCoat is available in a high luster
polished aluminum finish that maintains it's beautiful shine up to 1,300° F part
metal temperature and for hotter applications up to 1,600° F part metal
temperature in semi-gloss black and gray, flat blue, red, green, and purple.
To keep your HiPerCoat polished aluminum finish looking brand
new HPC has developed HiPerWash™ Cleaner and Liquid Buff™
Polish. These specially formulated
products will keep a like new shine to your coated components. |
THERMAL FATIGUE
Often mistaken for rust, thermal
fatigue/oxidation is a problem caused by cyclical temperatures and hot gas
impingement. HiPerCoat retards oxidation and heat buildup even at temperatures
up to 1,600° F. Bonded onto steel, it extends component survivability by over
100-times. |
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CORROSION PROTECTION
Field performance proven HiPerCoat has the unique ability to
protect components against corrosion even when the coating is damaged. It was
the first coating of its kind in the automotive industry and remains unsurpassed
in quality. HiPerCoat meets U.S. military specification MIL-C-81751B for
metallic-ceramic coatings, has FAA approval on several models of aircraft,
and is OE specified by auto, truck, motorcycle, and powersports equipment
manufacturers. |
Available HiPerCoat Colors: |

Polished Aluminum |

Semi-Gloss Black |

Semi-Gloss Gray |

Flat Red |

Flat Blue |

Flat Green |
For turbocharged, supercharged,
rotary, Spec Racer Ford, and
other applications where exhaust component temperature will exceed 1600° F for
continuous periods we recommend our HiPerCoat®
Extreme coating.
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"A drop of 530° C (986° F) impressed
everyone and proves that
HPC's products really do work."
New Zealand Performance Car Magazine - November 1996
Hot stagnant air under hood--it's a problem worsened today by increased exhaust gas
temperatures from leaner
air/fuel mixtures, turbochargers and small displacement/high horsepower engines. Combined with aerodynamics
designed to pass air over and around the car rather than through it, the solution is HPC's HiPerCoat®
Extreme process.
Unlike other 2000° F coatings,
HiPerCoat Extreme is a true thermal barrier and is even FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration) certified.
Benefits
On-track testing has shown as much as a 35% reduction in
under hood ambient temperature and more than 50% reduction in component skin
temperature. HPC's HiPerCoat Extreme process achieves this by creating a
thermal barrier which retains the heat within the exhaust system. In turbocharged applications this coating helps
increase turbo boost and spool-up. Independent testing of a turbocharged
4-cylinder engine has shown a 5% increase in horsepower when HiPerCoat Extreme
was used on the exhaust manifold, turbo and downpipe.
Today's leading
IRL, CART, NASCAR, IMSA, and F-1 teams use HPC's
HiPerCoat Extreme process with winning success, where it easily withstands temperatures reaching 2,500°
F. But race cars are not the only candidates for HiPerCoat Extreme. Sport compact cars, towing
vehicles, motorhomes, and buses also benefit from reduced under hood temperatures which help
to prolong
component life and promote passenger comfort.
HiPerCoat Extreme is available in the U.S. in the Oklahoma plant only.
HiPerCoat Extreme is available in both the Queensland and Victoria plants in
Australia as well as the New Zealand facility. Due to pigment stability above
1,600° F semi-gloss black and gray are the only
colors available.
The following graph shows the results of a test performed by Marsh Motorsports on a Mercruiser 900 (496 CID Chevrolet). The engine produced 913 hp and 860 ft/lbs torque at 6750 RPM.
HiPerCoat Extreme was used on cylinder #2 header tube only. The other 7 were left bare. Readings were taken with thermocouples attached to the header primary tubes 1" from the header flange. |

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"HPC's Thermal Barrier Coating
increased turbine speed
and boost while decreasing underhood
temperatures."
Turbo & High Tech Performance Magazine - July 1990 |
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Available
HiPerCoat Extreme Colors |

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H-Series
for High Temperature Corrosion Resistance
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HPC's H-Series of coatings offer a unique binder system combined with ceramic with suspended aluminum
particulates. This allows the coating to be more active electrochemically than the metal substrates they are
attached to. This provides a self-sacrificing coating which, when damaged, will not allow the propagation or
undercutting of corrosion.
Our H-Series has proven to be highly effective in the prevention of heat scaling, oxidation,
erosion/abrasion and saline corrosion. Corrosion and thermal fatigue, which occur as a result of
exposure to cyclical temperatures and chemical environments, can be drastically reduced. It can withstand temperatures of -125°
F to +1300° F.
Unlike plating processes, our
H-Series coatings have no potential of
generating hydrogen embrittlement. In terms of bond strength measurments of 10,000 PSI
are common. H-Series coatings can easily withstand hammer impacts without suffering any
degradation to the coating, and also provide an adherent conductive coating for non-conductive substrates
such as glass and ceramics.
H-Series coatings
provide excellent heat retention on items such as exhaust manifolds and ducts, turbo housings, flame arresters and pipe. Inside diameters can be coated, thus enabling the
coating to double its insulating properties, while eliminating thermal scale and oxidation build-up.
H-Series coatings are available in eight colors when top coated.
H-Series
coatings are OEM specified by truck, auto, and motorcycle manufacturers and meet
U.S. military specification MIL-C-81751B ceramic-metallic coatings.
Email HPC
Technical Department
- Superior corrosion protection.
Self-sacrificial
quality will not allow corrosion to undercut even when damaged.
- Rapid cool-down.
- Color availability.
- Will not blue or stain.
- Eliminates thermal fatigue and oxidation.
- Excellent abrasion resistance.
- Protection at temperatures of -125°F to +
1,300°F.
- Can be applied to both new and used components.
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Thermal fatigue
Hot gas impingement combined
with cyclical temperatures resulted in premature failure of this turbo
outlet. |
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E-Series Extreme High Temperature
Coatings
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Applications which require a significant surface temperature reduction as a result of high temperature
heat soak will benefit from our E-Series coatings. Designed to operate in temperatures up to 2500°
F. this process will protect the substrate from thermal fatigue and oxidation as well as oxidation scaling while reducing skin
temperatures by as much as 56%! HPC's E-Series coating is also FAA approved.
E-Series coatings can be applied to most alloys and are available in black or
gray due to color stability over
2000° F (1093° C).
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Tubular exhaust headers coated with E-Series. Cylinder #2 is coated
with HPC E-Series coating while the others were left bare.
Thermocouples were placed 1" from exhaust port to measure skin temperature of the low carbon steel tube.
Test was conducted on a Mercruiser 900, 496 cubic inch displacement
making 913 horsepower @ 6750 RPM. |
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Helicopter Exhaust Duct
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Diesel Exhaust Manifold Section
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Which HPC coating is right
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For more information E-mail our Tech Department or call us at 1-800-456-4721. |