Coating Portfolio

Cutting Tools

Coating

Material

Technology

Thickness range µm

Nano

hardness

HV 0.05

Friction vs. Steel

Service T. °C

Process T. °C

Color

AuroraX Plus

TiAISiXN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

39 ± 2 GPa**

0.4

1100

450-500

rainbow

Crosscut™

AlCrN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3000

0.55

1050

450-500

grey

Crosscut™ Plus

AlCrN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3200

0.55

1050

450-500

grey

Hardcut™

TiSiN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3500

0.4

1100

450-550

copper

Hardcut™ Plus

TiSiN

PVD Advanced Arc

2 - 4

3800*

0.4

1100

450-500

copper

Ionbond™ 01

TiN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

2800

0.5

500

450-500

gold

Ionbond™ 42

Cr + CrN + a-C:H:W + a-C:H

PVD Sputtering

2 - 4

2800

0.15

300

250

dark-grey

Ionbond™ CVD 08

Ti(B,C,N)

CVD

12 - 16

3500

0.2

1000

800-1000

grey

Ionbond™ CVD 10

TiN-TiCN-TiN

CVD

4 - 6

2800

0.3

800

800-1000

gold

Ionbond™ CVD 13

TiCN-TiC-TiN

CVD

8 - 10

2600-2800

0.3

800

1000

gold

Ionbond™ CVD 29

αAl2O3 / κAl2O2

CVD

8 - 15

3000

0.3 - 0.4

1200

1000

black-maroon

Ionbond™ CVD 29 HSA Plus

TiN+Ti(C,N)+αAl2O3+TiN / TiN+Ti(C,N)+αAl2O3

CVD

8 - 20

3000

0.3 - 0.4

1200

1000

gold or black

Maximizer

AlTiN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3500

0.6

850

450-550

blue-black

Maximizer Plus

TiAlN

PVD Advanced Arc

2 - 4

3100*

0.6

850

450-550

purple-black

Optimizer™ Plus

AlCrN based

PVD Advanced Arc

2 - 4

3400*

0.4

1080

450-500

grey

Tetrabond™

ta-C

PVD Arc

0.5 - 1.5

>5000

<0.15

500

Below 300

dark-grey

Tetrabond™ Plus

ta-C

PVD Advanced Arc

0.5 - 3.5

>5000

<0.1

500

Below 300

Rainbow-dark - grey-black

Dominizer™

AlTiCrN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3200

0.55

850

450-550

silver

Ionbond™ 10

TiCN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3000

0.2

300

450-500

blue-grey or pink

Ionbond™ 16

TiAlN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

3200

0.6

800

450-500

grey

Ionbond™ 18

TiAlCN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

2800

0.4

700

450-500

grey

Ionbond™ 30

CrN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

2300

0.55

700

450-500

silver

Ionbond™ 60

ZrN

PVD Arc

2 - 4

2600

0.55

500

450-500

gold

* Micro hardness HV 0.02

** Hardness HIT