Medthin™ 16 TiAlN
TiAIN coating for surgical & dental instruments
Medthin™ 16 TiAlN, the bronze colored Medthin™ 16 TiAlN’s high wear resistance and adhesion, excellent resistance to alkaline and acidic cleaning and sterilization makes it a superior alternative to chrome plating of surgical and dental instruments and is often used for color coding.
Technical data |
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Material Description |
Titanium Aluminium Nitride |
Applicable on the following materials¹ |
all Stainless Steels, Titanium and Aluminium Alloys |
Technologies of deposition |
PVD |
Colour |
Bronze |
Thickness [µm] |
0.5 to 5 |
Structure |
Cubic, Polycrystalline |
Oxidation Resistance |
Good |
Cleaning and Sterilization Resistance |
Medium, all methods allowed |
Antireflection |
Medium |
Electrical Conductivity |
Conductive |
Antibacterial properties |
Not measured |
Nanohardness [GPa] |
22 to 30 |
Young Modulus [GPa] |
300 to 400 |
Friction coefficient² |
0.6 |
Adhesion Scratch Test, LC3 [N] |
>30N |
Adhesion Rockwell or Mercedes test³ |
Class 1,2, HF1-3 |
Roughness (as coated) [nm] |
~150 |
Corrosion resistance – Neutral Salt Spray |
Max 30min |
Biocompatibility data for instruments |
Passed ISO 10993-5, ISO 10993-10, ISO 10993-11 |
MSDS |
Delivered per request |
MAF at FDA in the USA |
None to date |
Most popular applications |
Color coding of instruments, bone cutting |