TiCN (titanium carbonitride)
The tough one.
TiCN is used wherever great hardness and sufficient toughness are needed in combination.
Very high wear resistance and protection against galling and fretting.
Properties
| Type | Hard material coating |
| Process | PVD |
| Material | TiCN |
| Hartness | 3.000 HV |
| Coating thickness | 0,5–3 μm |
| Coefficient of friction vs. steel | 0,3 |
| Coating temperature | 300–450 °C |
| max. Service temperature | 400 °C |
| Colour | light blue grey |
Sample applications
- heavy duty cooled machining
- high load punching and forming
- punching and forming of stainless steels
- injection moulding of materials with mechanically aggressive fractions or fillers
