Coating Selection Guide

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PVD - voestalpine eifeler Coatings - Properties and Applications

	Coating Material	Microhardness HV 0.05	Friction Coefficient Against Steel (Dry)	Coating Thickness¹ (μm)	Thermal Threshold	Color of the Coating	Key Characteristics	Key Applications	Ultrafine Duplex Biocompatible	Primary Applications
TiN	Titanium Nitride TiN	2300 ± 300	0.6	2 – 4	500°C 900ºF	Gold	Standard, all purpose coating	Cutting Punching/ Forming Medical	Ultrafine Available Biocompatible	Machining/cutting of iron based materials Metal forming Plastic molding
TiCN	Titanium Carbo-Nitride TiCN (ML)	3500 ± 500	0.2	2 – 4	400ºC 750ºF	Blue gray	High hardness, excellent abrasive and wear resistance, enhanced toughness	Cutting Punching/ Forming Medical	Ultrafine Available Biocompatible	Machining of difficult-to-machine alloy steels High performance cutting where moderate temperatures are generated at the cutting edge Excellent for metal forming (stainless steel)
ZrN	Zirconium Nitride ZrN	2800 ± 300	0.5	1 – 4	600ºC 1100ºF	Pale yellow	Decorative color, good wear and corrosion resistance	Cutting Punching/ Forming Medical	Biocompatible	Cast aluminum and generally non-ferrous materials machining Machining of fiberglass, nylon and most polymer materials Forming and punching
CrN	Chromium Nitride CrN	2000 ± 200	0.3-0.4	1 – 6	600ºC 1100°F	Silver-gray	Low stress / good adhesion, high toughness and corrosion resistance	Forming	Duplex Available	Metal forming Plastic molding
EXXTRAL® plus	Aluminum Titanium Nitride ALTiN (stacked)	3300 ± 300	0.7	2 – 5	800°C 1470°F	Anthracite	High hardness, very good oxidation resistance	Cutting		Machining of hardened steel work pieces For use on round shank carbide tools High speed operations, semi-dry or dry machining
EXXTRAL® blue	Aluminum Titanium Nitride (with additives) AlTiN (nanostructured)	3500 ± 500	0.7	2 – 5	900ºC 1650°F	Blue-violet	Extreme wear resistance at high temperature, excellent oxidation resistance	Cutting		Cutting abrasive or hard materials Machining of hardned steel (>55 HRc) High performance machining, semi-dry or dry machining
CROSAL®-plus	Aluminum Chromium Nitride AlCrN	3200 ± 300	0.45	2 -5	1100°C 2012ºF	Slate-gray	Extreme hot hardness, high oxidation resistance and high adhesive strength	Cutting Punching/ Forming		Cutting: high performance cutting, hobbing, dry broaching Forming/punching
SISTRAL®	Aluminum Titanium Nitride (with additives) AlTiN (Nanostructured)	3500 ± 500	0.7	1 – 3	900°C 1650°F	Anthracite	Extreme wear resistance at high temperature, excellent oxidation resistance	Cutting Punching/ Forming	ultrafine Available	Excellent choice for cutting under extreme conditions (hard, abrasive materials, high speed, dry cutting)
TIGRAL®	Aluminum Chromium Titanium Nitride AlCrTiN	3300 ± 300	0.6	3 – 5	900°C 1650ºF	Dark gray	High oxidation resistance, high protection against abrasive wear	Cutting Forming	Duplex Available	Machining under dry conditions Hot forming sheet metals Die casting
VARIANTA®	Titanium Aluminum TiAlN (ML)	3500 ± 500	0.7	2 – 4	800°C 1470°F	Anthracite	High hardness, very good oxidation resistance	Cutting Forming Medical	Biocompatible	Coating for a wide range of carbide, cermet and high speed steel tooling Machining of cast iron and nickel based high temperature alloys High speed operations semi-dry or dry machining
VARIANTIC®	Titanium Aluminum Carbo-Nitride TiAlCN (ML)	3500 ± 500	0.2	2 – 4	800°C 1470ºF	Old rose	Low friction, high oxidation resistance	Cutting Punching/ Forming Medical	Duplex Available Biocompatible	Coating for a wide range of carbide, cermet and high speed steel tooling Machining of all types of steel under dry as well as wet machining conditions Drawing, stamping, punching, forming tools for processing of high and low alloy steel
VARIANTIC®-1000	Titanium Aluminium Carbo-Nitride TiAlCN (ML)	4,000 ± 200 HV	0.2	approx. 9-11 µm	800 °C 1470 °F	Dark reddish gold	Low friction, thick high layer adhesion and excellent protection against abrasive wear	Stamping and forming	Duplex Available Biocompatible	Drawing, pressing and forming tools for the working of high-strength steels HSLA material for deep draw
MOLDADUR®-P	Special Plasma Coating	4,000 ± 200 HV		approx. 9 µm		Pink	High layer adhesion and excellent protection against abrasive wear	Plastic Injection	N/A	Drawing, pressing and forming tools for the working of high-strength steels
DLC: SUCASLIDE®	DLC Coating a.C:Cr	1800 ± 200	0.05 – 0.10	1.5 – 2	400 °C 750 °F	Black	Good adhesive strength, very hard, very low friction coefficient, very dense and smooth coating structure. Biocompatible	Forming and cutting tools, injection molds, precision components, motor and gear parts, paper knives, industrial blades, components of food-, vacuum- and cooling technology	N/A	Suited for low-tempered steels, tools and precision components
DLC: CARBON-X®	a-C:H Based DLC Coating a.C:Cr	2400 ± 400	0.05 – 0.15	1.5 – 2.5	325 °C 617 °F	Dark grey	Outstanding wear resistance due to high hardness, low friction and reduced sticking of work piece material, enhanced tool performance and longer lifetime	Cutting of non-ferrous metals, blanking/piercing of non-ferrous metals, cold work, injection molding tools, components	N/A	Applications where high abrasive wear occurs and softer tribological coatings reach their limits

1) depends on size of tools, for micro tools also smaller thicknesses necessary

Other application specific coatings available upon request. For further information and contact details please check our website: www.eifeler.com/northamerica
This information is based upon our present state of knowledge and is intended to provide general notes on products and their uses. It should not, therefore, be construed as a warranty of specific properties of the products described, or, as a warranty of suitability for a particular purpose.

Rev_16 April/2020.

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Coating Selection Guide

PVD - voestalpine eifeler Coatings - Properties and Applications

Coating Material

Microhardness HV 0.05

Friction Coefficient Against Steel (Dry)

Coating Thickness1

(μm)

Thermal Threshold

Color of the Coating

Key Characteristics

Key Applications

Ultrafine Duplex Biocompatible

Primary Applications

EXXTRAL® blue

VARIANTA®

Coating Thickness¹