Ionbond™ 347

Ionbond™ 347 is a multi-layered CrN/CrON oxynitride coating. It provides superior performance to traditional PVD TiN and CrN coatings in plastic molding applications. Ionbond™ 347 exhibits excellent resistance to adhesive wear and abrasive wear during processing of technical plastics and a superior mechanical and thermal fatigue resistance. These properties lead to increased productivity and machine availability as well as improved product quality and minimized scrap.

The low adhesion tendency of its CrON top layer towards all common thermoplastics and elastomers minimizes adhesive wear and sticking of the injected plastic parts to the mold. The excellent wear and impact fatigue resistance of the supporting CrN multilayer structure avoid abrasive wear of the mold by the technical plastics and its additives, such as glass fibers and hard particles to maintain surface appearance and ensure excellent product quality. The CrN multilayer structure in combination with the dense amorphous CrON top layer contributes to an increased corrosion resistance compared to a monolayer TiN or CrN coating. The combination of these properties makes Ionbond™ 347 ideal for use in high-temperature forming applications, such as aluminum high pressure die casting.

Ionbond™ 347 is also available as duplex coating with a plasma nitriding of the mold prior to PVD coating. This can additionally help to increase the impact fatigue and corrosion resistance of the coating. Ionbond™347 can be deposited over a wide range of temperatures. This versatile process allows a variety of tool materials to be successfully coated below the respective tempering temperature which ensures that no softening or dimensional changes will occur.