Automotive
Tribobond™ 55
Special coating for vacuum and dry environments
Tribobond™ 55 is a specialty coating, which was developed to address tribological applications in dry environments, such as dry gas or vacuum. Regular Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) coatings, like Tribobond™ 41/42/43 do not perform well in such conditions, since they need humidity to form a lubricating layer and reduce friction.
Tribobond™ 55 is specifically designed to overcome such limitation, which is achieved by modifying structure/composition of the functional DLC layer. This customized layer allows to maintain an extremely low coefficient of friction in most dry environments, thus helping to reduce wear.
Technical data
Material
Cr + a-C:H:X
Technology
PVD Arc
Thickness range [µm]
1 - 8μm
Microhardness, HV
750 - 900
Friction vs. Steel (dry)
<0.05 (vacuum)
Service Temperature
350°C
Process Temperature
200°C
Color
Black
Application Reference
Low friction for vacuum and dry gas environment