
Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal's Coating Series are high-quality, high-performance indexable grades that combines a proprietary, special ultra-hard carbide substrate with a multi-layered coating that provides excellent wear and heat resistance plus superior adhesion strength. Utilised in high-speed, high-efficiency applications on a wide range of work material including, steel, cast iron, and exotic alloys.
Absotech Platinum CVD Absotech Bronze PVD
Absotech Platinum Absotech Bronze TiAlSiN AlTiSiN TiAlSiN 10nm
AlTiSiN TiAlSiN Surface of edge coating Cross section of edge coating SEM image TEM image
| Achieves a good balance between drastically-improved coating strength | Improves the stability of cutting edge by succeeding our unique-multi- | |
| and excellent surface smoothness thanks to a newly-developed, | layered coating structure, which is applied to Super ZX coating and by | |
| boride-based titnaium compound coating. | employing highly-heat-resistant coating of new composition, as well as | |
| improving the adhesion strength between carbide substrate and coating. | ||
| l Achieves more than double the chipping resistance of conventio- | l Achieves excellent wear and oxidation resistance thanks to the | |
| nal coatings thanks to the improved coating strength. | new composition's TiAlSiN-based ultra-multi-layered coating | |
| l Drastically improves the adhesion resistance and reduces the oc- | structure. |
currence of abnormal damage thanks to excellent surface smoo- l Drastically improves the peeling-off resistance of coating by im- thness. proving the boundary control technology between carbide subst- l Improves the corner visibiltiy with a unique light color. rate and coating. l Compared to conventional grades, achieves more than double
the fracture resitance in stainless steel machining.
| Adopted Grades | For stainless steel turning: | AC6030M | Adopted Grades | For stainless steel turning: AC6040M |
| Super FF Coat | New Super ZX Coat / Super ZX Coat CVD | PVD | ||
| Super FF Coat | ||||
| Our unique new CVD | Utilising our proprietary thin layer | |||
| New Super ZX Coat | ||||
| process, Super FF Coat | coating technology and advanced | |||
| Alumina | Ultra-flat coating | technology, produces | Super ZX Coat | nanotechnology, Sumitomo |
| faces and surfaces | u l t r a - f l a t boundary | Electric Hardmetal has developed | ||
| faces between coating | NEW Super ZX Coat and Super | |||
| layers and super ultra- | ZX Coat | ZX Coat, coatings that consist of | ||
| fine coating particles to | TiCN | approximately 1.000 alternating, | ||
| TiCN Ultra-fine | TiAlN | |||
| crystal structure | achieve higher reliability | nanometre-level-thin (1 nanometre | ||
| and longer tool life. | TiN | = 1 billionth of a metre) layers. |
Substrate Starting Temperature for Oxidation l Smooth coating surface provides excellent adhesion and l Coating hardness increased by 40% and starting temperature for start of chipping resistance. Improved coating adhesion strength. oxidization increased by 200°C compared to conventional grades.
l Harder than conventional coatings with huge improvements in wear resistance. l At least 1,5x improvement in high-speed and high-efficiency
that of conventional grades is possible. l under conventional cutting conditions.
under conventional cutting conditions.
| Adopted Grades | For Steel Turning: | AC805P, AC810P, AC820P, AC830P |
| For Cast Iron Turning: | AC405K, AC415K, AC420K | |
| For Stainless Steel Turning: | AC610M, AC630M | |
| For Milling: | ACP100, ACM200, ACK100, ACK200 |
AURORA Coat (DLC : Diamond Like Carbon) PVD
Using our proprietary PVD process tech nology, we have developed a hydrogen-free DLC coating that is extremely hard and smooth. l ADC12 Comparison of Cutting Edge Adhesion After Cutting Adhesion of Aluminium Work Material : ADC12
Cutting Conditions: v : 300m/min c f : 0,15mm/t t
| d = w | : 5mm, Dry | |||
| oc | oc | |||
| AURORA Coat | Uncoated | |||
| Adopted Grades |
| l Second only to diamond in terms of hardness, this smooth coating has a low coefficient of friction | For Milling | DL1000 | |
| and provides excellent adhesion resistance to deliver better-quality machined surfaces. | For Endmilling | DL1000,DL1200 | |
| l Can be used for high-speed, high-efficiency cutting of aluminium alloys, copper alloys, resins, and more. | For Drilling | DL1300,DL1500 |