Medthin™ 60 ZrN
ZrN coating for medical instruments
Medthin™ 60 ZrN, has light gold colour, features very good wear resistance, low stress, high adhesion and an excellent chemical barrier function. It is an alternative to Medthin™ 01 TiN, has superior adhesion to the substrate materials with good chemical stability when undergoing several cleaning and sterilization cycles, which makes it an ideal coating for medical instruments. The coating is deposited at temperatures between 150°C and 500°C depending on the application and base material.
Technical Data |
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Material Description |
Zirconium Nitride (ZrN) |
Applicable on the following materials¹ |
all Stainless Steels, Titanium and Aluminium Alloys |
Technologies of deposition |
PVD |
Colour |
Light Gold |
Thickness [µm] |
1 to 4 |
Structure |
Monolayer Cubic, Polycrystalline |
Oxidation Resistance |
High Chemical resistance at temperatures below 500°C |
Cleaning and Sterilization Resistance |
Medium, all methods allowed |
Antireflection |
Medium |
Electrical Conductivity |
Conductive |
Antibacterial properties |
Not measured |
Nanohardness [GPa] |
22 to 28 |
Young Modulus [GPa] |
350 to 450 |
Friction coefficient² |
0.55 |
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 |
- |
Most popular applications |
Color coding of instruments, bone cutting |