Case History:
  • Brazed Carbide Dovetail (TiN)
  • Workpiece: 1018 Carbon Steel
  • Shaving .001-.002”
  • Results:
Uncoated: 15 Minutes Run Time
Coated: 8 Hours Run Time
Resharpened/Not Recoated:  2 Hrs Run Time; 3 Resharpenings
Resharpened & Recoated:     8 Hrs Run Time; 8 Resharpenings
  • Coating Cost - $8 - $16 per tool, depending on size

Titanium Carbo-Nitride (TiCN)
TiCN PVD Coatings Hardness Chart
Want two to four times the tool life over TiN? Check out our titanium carbo-nitride (TiCN) PVD Coating. Adding carbon to a TiN film increases the hardness nearly 80 percent, resulting in additional tool life.

TiCN is an excellent all-purpose coating, but does particularly well in punching, injection molding and cutting tool applications.

Because TiCN is easily stripped, huge savings can be obtained when expensive injection mold components are coated.  After getting five times the tool life with the original coating, that coating can be stripped and the part recoated, resulting in five more times the tool life, on and on, and on.

Titanium Carbo-Nitride (TiCN) Coated Mold Component
Benefits:
  • All-Purpose coating
  • Provides 2 - 4 x the tool life vs. TiN-coated tools.
  • Biocompatible, used on many medical instruments and implantable devices.
Uses:
  • Cutting Tools
  • Punching and Forming
  • Injection Molding
  • Wear Components
Properties:
  • Thickness: .0001" - .0002"
  • Hardness: 4400 - 4600 Hv
  • Deposition Temp. 700 - 800°F
PVD Coatings Offered:
Alpha™   TiCN     TiAlN / AlTiN     CrN     TiN
Surface Solutions Inc.
7895 Ranchers Road
Fridley, MN  55432
Get 2 - 4x the Tool Life (of TiN) With TiCN Coatings!

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