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TiN AlTiN AlTiN Nano CBN

Coating/
Substrate: Titanium Aluminum Aluminum Titanium Cubic Boron
Nitride Titanium Nitride Nitride Nano Nitride
-C1 -C3 -C6

• General purpose coating • High performance coating
for machining ferrous in ferrous materials.
materials.
• Excellent high
temperature resistance
and hardness.
• Maintains high surface
hardness at elevated
temperatures improving
tool life and allowing
faster feed rates.
• Produces aluminum oxide
layer at high temperature
which reduces thermal
conductivity, transferring
heat into the chip.
Application/
• Excellent in dry
Benefits: machining, machining
titanium alloys, inconel,
stainless alloys and cast
iron.
• Not recommended for
use in aluminum and
aluminum alloys.
• Premium coating in • Solid CBN tipped endmills
ferrous materials. designed for finishing
hardened steels 52Rc to
• Latest generation AlTiN
68Rc.
coating mixed with silicon
to produce a unique • Use only in applications
nanocomposite coating. with light, consistent
This structure improves depth of cut.
hardness, heat resistance,
• Run at high RPM and feed
and toughness over
rates.
traditional AlTiN coatings.
• CBN can withstand high
• Superior results,
temperatures and its
extended tool life and
hardness is second only to
reduced cycle times over
diamond.
traditional AlTiN coatings
in demanding applications
where setup minimizes
runout and vibration.
• Not recommended for
use in aluminum and
aluminum alloys.

Materials: Ferrous Materials & Exotic Metals

General Purpose Ferrous
Materials
Alloy steels, stainless
steels, tool steels, titanium,
inconel, nickel and other
aerospace materials
Hardened steels, hardened Finishing hardened steels
stainless, nickel based 52Rc to 68Rc
alloys, tool steels, titanium
alloys, inconel and other
aerospace materials

Color: Gold Dark Gray / Black Blue / Black Black

Nano Composite
Structure: Mono-layer Multi-layer
Multi-layer
Solid Cubic Boron Nitride

Hardness
21.7 35.5 45.0 65.0
(GPa):

Coefficient
0.5 0.6 0.5 0.2
of Friction:

Coating
Thickness 2-5 2-5 1-4 Solid CBN Tip
(microns):

Max.
Working 1000° F 1400° F 2100° F 2500° F
Temp:

PLEASE NOTE: Information and test results were compiled from multiple sources and testing methods. Data presented is intended to be a
general application guideline for comparing various coatings / substrates.

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Amorphous CVD PCD

ZrN TiB2
Diamond Diamond Diamond
Zirconium Titanium Diamond-Like Crystalline CVD Polycrystalline
Nitride Diboride Coating Diamond Diamond
-C7 -C8 -C4

• High hardness, • Primary benefit over • A PVD amorphous • True Crystalline CVD • PCD diamond is
lubricity and abrasion other non-ferrous diamond coating which diamond is grown manufactured as a
resistance. coatings is extremely improves lubricity and directly into a carbide carbide backed flat
low affinity to wear resistance in non- end mill. wafer. The wafer is
• Improves performance
aluminum. ferrous materials. brazed to a carbide
over uncoated carbide • Dramatically improves
body to form an end
in a wide variety of • Prevents build-up on • Coating is thin relative hardness.
mill.
non-ferrous materials. cutting edge, chip to CVD diamond,
• Hardness improves
packing and extends preventing edge • PCD has excellent
• Less expensive abrasion resistance
tool life. rounding. hardness and abrasion
alternative to diamond. and extends tool life
resistance, and is the
• Recommended in • Sharp edges improve up to 50x and allows
thickest diamond layer
Aluminum Alloys and results (performance higher feed rates than
we offer.
Magnesium Alloys. and finish) over CVD uncoated carbide.
in certain abrasive, • Sharply ground cutting
• Not ideally suited for • Ideal for machining
non-ferrous materials edges and thick
abrasive varieties of Graphite, Composites,
(copper, brass, high diamond layer combine
these alloys. Green Carbide, and
silicon aluminum). the sharp edge benefits
Green Ceramics.
of Amorphous Diamond
• Low temperature
• Diamond layer approx with the abrasion
threshold makes
5 times thicker than resistance of CVD
diamond unsuitable for
Amorphous Diamond, Diamond.
ferrous applications.
improving wear
• Low temperature
resistance.
threshold makes
• Low temperature diamond unsuitable for
threshold makes ferrous applications.
diamond unsuitable for
ferrous applications.

Thin coating maintains Thicker diamond layer Thickest diamond layer

sharper edge. for increased wear ground to sharp edge.
resistance.

Non-Ferrous & Non-Metallic Materials

Abrasive non-ferrous Aluminum Alloys, Abrasive Plastics, Graphite, Composites, Abrasive Plastics,
alloys such as Brass, Magnesium Alloys Graphite, Carbon Fiber Green Carbide, Green Graphite, Carbon Fiber
Bronze, Copper and Materials, Composites, Ceramics Materials,Composites,
Abrasive Aluminum Alloys Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Copper, Brass,
Bronze, Carbon, Gold, Bronze, Carbon, Gold,
Silver, Magnesium, Zinc Silver, Magnesium, Zinc,
Green Carbide, Green
Ceramics

Light Gold / Champagne Light Gray / Silver Charcoal / Gray Gray Gray / Black

True Crystalline CVD Polycrystalline Diamond

Mono-layer Mono-layer Mono-layer
Multi-Layer (Carbide Backed)

24.6 27.5 78 - 88 88 - 98 88 - 98

0.5 0.45 0.1 .05 - .3 .05 - .2

.010" - .030"
2-5 1-3 .5 - 2.5 8 - 10
Solid PCD Layer

1100° F 900° F 750° F 1100° F 1100° F

PLEASE NOTE: Information and test results were compiled from multiple sources and testing methods. Data presented is intended to be a
general application guideline for comparing various coatings / substrates.

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