COATING SELECTION CHART

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TiN
Titanium Nitride

TiCN Titanium Carbon Nitride

TiAlN
Titanium Aluminum Nitride

AlTiN
Aluminum Titanium Nitride

TiAlSiN
Titanium Aluminum Silicon Nitride

ZrN
Zirconium Nitride

CrN
Chromium Nitride

AlCrN
Aluminum Chromium Nitride

AlCrN-HC
Aluminum Chromium Nitride - High Compression

COATING COLOR

Gold

Rose

Dark Gray

Dark Gray

Gray

Pale Gold

Silver

Blue - Gray

Blue - Gray

HARDNESS (HV)

2300 - 2500

2800 - 3200

2900 - 3100

3000 - 3400

3200 - 3500

2300 - 2500

1800 - 2100

3000 - 3200

3000 - 3200

COATING THICKNESS
Industry Standard:

2.2µ - 3.2µ

2.5µ - 3.5µ

1.8µ - 3.2µ

1.8µ - 3.2µ

1.8µ - 3.2µ

2.2µ - 3.8

2.2µ - 3.8

1.8µ - 3.2µ

1.8µ - 3.2µ

COATING THICKNESS
Maximum Range:

1 - 8µ

1 - 8µ

1 - 5µ

1 - 5µ

1 - 4µ

1 - 5µ

1 - 5µ

1 - 5µ

1 - 5µ

COATING THICKNESS
DCT Tolerance:

2.5µ ± 20%

2.8µ ± 20%

2.4µ ± 20%

2.5µ ± 20%

2.5µ ± 20%

3.0µ ± 20%

3.0µ ± 20%

2.5µ ± 20%

2.5µ ± 20%

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION (COF)

0.4

0.3

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.45

0.35

0.35

COMMON USE

Machining Ferrous Materials, Molding, Medical Instruments

Stamping, Punching, Blanking, Forming Tools, Tough Machining, Injection Molding

Machining Difficult Materials, Dry or High Temp Machining, Fast Feed Rate Machining, Core Pins

Dry Machining, High Temp Machining, Fast Feed Rate Machining, Hot Forging

Machining Cast Iron, Tough Applications in High Temp, High Temp Drilling

General Purpose Machining, Medical Industry Instruments

Corrosive Machining, Machining Aluminum, Copper, Metal Forming

Machining: Gear Cutting Tools, Inserts, Punching

Punches, Dies, Stamping, Coining, Beverage and Powdered Metal Industries

Great general purpose coating for numerous applications.

Improved hardness, toughness, wear resistance over TiN coating with very low COF.

Forgiving coating with high surface hardness at elevated temps.

Versatile coating with a low COF and higher breakdown temperature than TiAlN.

Extremely hard and tough coating with a higher break down temperature than TiAlN / AlTiN. Excellent wear resistance when combined with DCT's post treatment process.

Exceptional abrasion resistance and lubricity.

Great sliding wear resistance, ductile and helps prevent cold welding. Similar in use to hard chrome plating.

Superb hot hardness with extra ordinary wear resistance under extreme mechanical stress.

Ideal for coating PM steels used on cold work applications. Enhances performance of precision instruments under extreme compressive loads.

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