Micro-

Coating Coefficient
Name Desciption/Usage material
hardness
of Friction
(HV 0.05)
Plasma-assisted heat treatment: Hardening
of contours and sliding surfaces Elimination of
carbide breakout (pores) No dimensional 900-1400 HV 0,3 (no built-in
Caveo changes of treated parts Elimination of "egg- N,O;C as diffusion
depending on lubrication
shell" effect, i.e. ideal basis for other thin elements
steel material properties)
functional coatings

Thin hard PVD coating with good adhesion

Microcrystalline structure allows for the
permanent embedding of functional coatings 0,3 (no built-in
CrN Limited high-gloss compatibility due to Cr, N 2200 lubrication
microcrystalline structure properties)

Ultra-thin sliding layer made from Polyimid

Coating for sliding surfaces Best if
PIC combined with a Caveo or a CrN coating for Polyimid 600 0,04
support Can be easily
masked to avoid coating the contour surface

Combination of Caveo with an embedded

lubrication function For all
Caveo / CUR sliding surfaces Can be used Caveo + special see Caveo 0,0002
lubricant
without further lubrication Can be easily
masked to avoid coating the contour surface

Combination of CrN with an embedded

lubrication function For all
sliding surfaces Can be used
without further lubrication Superior protection
CrN / CUR against contact corrosion Can be easily masked CrN + special lubricant see CrN 0,0002
to avoid coating the contour surface

1-2 molecular layer of functional siloxane

Coating for contour surfaces Superior
demolding properties for almost all plastic
Sipolox 2 Siloxane n.a. n.a.
materials Best if
combined with a Caveo or a CrN coating for
support

1-2 molecular layer of functional siloxane

Coating for contour surfaces Superior
Sipolox SI demolding properties for SILICONES Best if Siloxane n.a. n.a.
combined with a Caveo or a CrN coating for
support

Coating combination of a active corrosion-

protection lacquer with a Siloxane top-coating
Supior protection of COOLING CHANNELS down
AnoxPro to 1 mm diameter Protects against Proprietary 400 n.a.
corrosion, lime built-up and bacterial
contamination NOT for
contour /sliding surfaces
Max. coating Max. service Layer
Coating
temperature temperature Thickmess Corrosion Guiding Demolding Mold Filling
colour
(°C) (°C) (µm)

400 450 none very light brown o + o+ o

LT: 180 HT:450 600 2-5 µm blueish-metallic + + + o

200 350 0,4 none ++ +++ o o

see Caveo 250 none see Caveo + +++ o o

see CrN 250 see CrN see CrN +++ +++ o o

200 550 0,1 none o o +++ +

200 220 0,1 none o o +++ +

200 180 15 grey metallic +++ n.a. n.a. n.a.

Biocompatibility
tested

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not necessary