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Tap Surface Treatments and Coating Types
The high speed steels we use grant high wear resistance Hardslick-COATING – Hardslick
and toughness. For machining certain materials, Hardslick combines in a novel way the advantages
various surface treatments are an advantage. of an extremely hard, thermally stable TiAIN-coating
with the sliding and lubricating properties of an outer
Steam Tempered (ST) WC/C (Tungsten carbide/carbon) coating. The hardslick
The steam tempered is a Fe3O4 oxide coating coating has a hardness of approx. 3,000 HV and
which reduces the friction between the tool is temperature-resistant up to approx. 800°. Color:
and workpiece and prevents cold welding. Violet-grey coefficient of friction against steel : 0.2
Nitriding (NI) Tolerances According to DIN EN 22857
Recommended surface treatment for machining hard For taps with ISO metric threads.
wear/abrasive materials such as grey cast iron, aluminum The following chart gives a comparison between
alloys with high silicon percentage (more than 10%). the new standard DIN EN 22857 and the withdrawn
standard DIN 802 part 1. An important change is the
TiN Coating (TI) re-classification from tap tolerance to tap application class.
The TiN coating has a hardness of approximately
2,300 HV and is temperature resistant up toapproximately 600°C. This is an excellent goldencolored coating for general applications.TiCN-COATING – TiCNApplicationclass fortaps to DINEN 22857Toleranceclass toAllotment of thewithdrawntolerance zones of thestandard DINnut thread to be cut802 part 1
TiCN takes place of TiN when the conditions require the Class 1 ISO 1 4H 4H 5H - - -
coating to have a different hardness and toughness. Class 2 ISO 2 6H 5G 5G 6H - -
The TiCN brings an advantage to machining very difficult Class 3 ISO 3 6G - - 6G 7H 8H
steels or cutting interrupted bores. The TiCN-coatinghas a hardness of approx. 3,000 HV, but is temperature--7G-- - 7G 8G
resistant up to approx. 400° only. That means TiCN A suitable transition period is to be expected.
needs excellent cooling for long service life. Color: Codes for tolerance classes 7G/8G and