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 sputtering

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

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