ACT COATINGS

Titanium Nitride (TiN)

Titanium Nitride (TiN) serves as an excellent universal choice for increasing tool life. TiN increases hardness and has a high oxidation temperature. This coating is bright gold in color with a surface hardness reaching 81 Rc. Titanium Nitride (TiN) is the most common PVD hard coating in use today. TiN has an excellent combination of performance properties, attractive appearance, and safety (meets FDA requirements for surgical tools and implants as well as food contact applications).

Appearance: Gold
Thickness: 2-4 microns
Thermal Stability: 1000 deg. F or 537 deg. C
Hardness: 2800 Vickers
Lubricity: 0.4 coefficient of friction

XL-100

Our latest development in coatings offers improved wear resistance to abrasive, adhesive, or difficult-to-machine materials such as, cast iron, aluminum alloys, tool steels, copper, inconel and titanium alloys. This multi-layered coating is best suited for hard work materials over 40 Rc and operations involving interrupted cuts, high shock applications, and difficult forming jobs. The addition of carbon gives this coating more hardness and better surface lubricity. XL-100 is capable of having a surface hardness reaching 90 Rc.

Appearance: Light to Dark Grey
Thickness: 2-4 microns
Hardness: 3000 Vickers
Thermal Stability: 750 deg. F or 398 deg. C
Lubricity: 0.3 coefficient of friction

Titanium Aluminum Nitride (TiAlN)

Titanium Aluminum Nitride (TiAlN) coating is recommended for applications where heat resistance and extra hardness is required for abrasive materials. A formed layer of aluminum oxide gives this tool better life in high heat applications. This coating is primarily selected for carbide tooling where little to no coolant is being used. TiAlN has a surface hardness in the upper 80 Rc range with a coefficient of friction less than Titanium Nitride (TiN). TiAlN is a high-performance coating which excels in abrasive and difficult-to-machine materials such as cast iron, aluminum alloys, tool steels, and nickel alloys.

Appearance: Purple
Thickness: 2-4 microns
Thermal Stability: 1500 deg. F or 815 deg. C
Hardness: 2700 Vickers
Lubricity: 0.4 coefficient of friction

Chromium Nitride (CrN)

Chromium Nitride (CrN) Chromium Nitride is a specialty coating that has the ability to endure conditions under high loads, and its low residual stress enables it to have the greatest adhesion and ductility of all PVD coatings. These properties provide CrN with a niche in forming and drawing applications where optimum release is essential. Also, CrN can be beneficial on wear components, due to its excellent surface adhesion which creates a tough resistance against corrosion and heat. Recommended applications are Injection Molding, Carbon Steels, Aluminum, Aluminized or Zinc Coated Steels, Brass, Copper and 300 Series Stainless Steels.

Appearance: Silver
Thickness: 2-6 microns
Hardness: 2000 Vickers
Thermal Stability: 1300 deg. F or 704 deg. C
Lubricity: 0.5 coefficient of friction

Zirconium Nitride (ZrN)

Zirconium Nitride (ZrN) Zirconium Nitride is another specialty coating developed to perform in areas that TiN has proven unsuccessful. ZrN possesses a very low deposition temperature, which makes it most suitable for temperature-sensitive substrates. Also, ZrN had excellent corrosion-resistance, lubricity and hardness to suit many applications. A coating that works well with non-ferrous materials, ZrN has a unique ability to reduce the build-up edge on cutting tools and leave a better surface finish on materials its machined. ZrN is appropriate for machining Titanium and Aluminum Alloys, Nickel, Brass, Copper, Cast Iron and Zinc.

Appearance: Pale Gold
Thickness: 2-5 microns
Hardness: 2800 Vickers
Thermal Stability: 1050 deg. F or 565 deg. C
Lubricity: 0.5 coefficient of friction

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