Hard coating

SP High speed cutting and hard-to-machine material cutting are the recent technology. To meet this tendency, the hard layer coating by vapor deposition over tool’s surface has become popular. There are two coating methods, CVD and PVD. PVD is mainly used for tap.

Physical Vapor Deposition

SL Inside of the container of high vacuum, are vapor deposition materials heated. And we vapor-deposit particles ionized by electric

discharge on tool’s surface.

  • Due to its low reaction temperature (lower than 500˚C), PVD makes little change in shape and hardness of HSS tools.

PO The features and classification of coating

Classifi cation FeaturesTitanium nitride (TiN)Titanium carbonitride (TiCN)Titanium nitride aluminium (TiAIN)Chromium nitride (CrN)
Vickers Hardness2000-24003000-35002300-27001800-2200
Wear resistanceGoodExcellentExcellentNormal
Welding resistanceGoodGoodGoodExcellent
Heat resistanceGoodNormalExcellentExcellent
Acid resistanceGoodNormalExcellentGood
SlipperyGoodExcellentGoodExcellent
ColorGoldBlue Gray - VioletVioletSilver
Workpiece materialsCarbon Steel Aluminum forgingCarbon Steel Hard Steel Stainless Steel Aluminum forging Cast Iron Brass, BronzeStainless Steel Cast IronCopper

LONG Note: Evaluation (tri-level) of characteristic features is just comparative of these four coatings, TiN, TiCN, TiAlN, and CrN, in the table. These coatings have great advantages of wear resistance, welding resistance, and friction reduction. The values of vickers hardness are also higher than the heat treatment or nitriding of HSS cutting tools from the table.

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TAPS Comparison between bright and TiN coated Comparison between bright and TiCN coated

EG (STI)CUTTING CONDITIONCUTTING CONDITION
Tap: F-SL M6×1 ISO2X(6HX)Tap: N-RS M6×1 ISO2X(6HX)
Work piece: Ck45 (213~222HB)Work piece: AlSi9Cu3(Fe)
SPECIALHole size: Ø 5 mmHole size: Ø 5.54 mm
THREADS,Tapping Length: 14mm (through hole)Tapping Length: 14mm (through hole)
GAUGESCutting Speed: 30 m/minCutting Speed: 15 m/min

Fluid: Water Soluble cutting oil Fluid: Water Soluble cutting oil Tapping Machine: CNC tapping machine Tapping Machine: CNC tapping machine THREAD MILLS

DIESF-SL designF-SLN-RS designN-RS design
(Bright)(TiN coated)(Bright)(TiCN coated)

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