Medthin™ 10 TiCN
TiCN coating for medical instruments & hospital hardware
Medthin™ 10 TiCN has carbon inside the TiN cubic matrix strengthening and conferring a pink colour to this coating. TiCN has high wear resistance, high hardness, superior adhesion and is an excellent chemical barrier, which makes it an ideal coating for medical instruments and hospital hardware. Its high resistance to alkaline and acidic cleaning and sterilization cycles makes it a superior alternative to chrome plating on surgical and dental instruments. Medthin™ 10 TiCN is deposited at temperatures between 150°C and 450°C. The wide range of temperatures allows for a variety of materials to be coated by means of adapting the deposition temperatures to suit the substrate materials without impacting geometries.
Technical data |
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Material Description |
Titanium Carbon Nitride |
Applicable on the following materials¹ |
all Stainless Steels, Titanium and Aluminium Alloys |
Technologies of deposition |
PVD |
Colour |
Pink |
Thickness [µm] |
1 to 5 |
Structure |
Cubic, Polycrystalline , single TiCN phase |
Oxidation Resistance |
Medium |
Cleaning and Sterilization Resistance |
Medium, all methods allowed |
Antireflection |
Medium |
Electrical Conductivity |
Conductive |
Antibacterial properties |
Not measured |
Nanohardness [GPa] |
25 to 35 |
Young Modulus [GPa] |
350 to 450 |
Friction coefficient² |
0.3 |
Adhesion Scratch Test, LC3 [N] |
>30N |
Adhesion Rockwell or Mercedes test³ |
Class 1,2, HF1-3 |
Roughness, Ra (as coated) [nm] |
~100 |
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 |
Most popular applications |
Color coding of instruments, bone cutting |