Coating Guide

coating A - primary rec. coating B - alternative recommendation

	Cutting						Chipless Forming
	Drilling	Turning	Milling	Tapping	Sawing	Reaming / Broaching	Injection Molding	Stamping / Punching	Forming
Steels	nACo µAlTiN	nACo AlTiN	nACRo TiAlCN	nACVIc GRADVIC	TiAlCN STiN	nACo µAlTiN	nACVIc CrN	nACVIc GRADVIC	nACVIc TiCN-MP
Hardened steels	nACo	nACo	nACo	nACo	nACo	nACo		nACo
Cast Iron	nACo µAlTiN	nACo AlTiN	nACo AlTiN	nACo TiAlCN	TiAlCN STiN	nACo µAlTiN
Aluminium (> 12% Si)	nACo TiCN	nACo TiCN	nACo TiCN-MP	nACVIc TiCN-MP	TiCN-MP STiN	µAlTiN TiCN-MP	STiN CrN	nACo TiCN	nACVIc GRADVIC
Aluminium (< 12% Si)	cVlc TiCN-MP	cVlc TiCN-MP	cVlc TiCN-MP	CROMVIC TiCN-MP	TiCN-MP STiN	cVlc TiCN-MP	cVlc CROMVIC	cVlc CROMVIC	cVlc CROMVIC
Super alloys	nACRo GRADVIC	nACo GRADVIC	nACRo GRADVIC	nACRo GRADVIC	nACRo TiAlCN	nACo GRADVIC	nACVIc GRADVIC	nACVIc GRADVIC	nACVIc GRADVIC
Copper	CrN	CrN	CrN	CrN	CrN	CrN	CrN	CrN	CrN
Bronze, Brass, Plastics	TiCN-MP TiCN	TiCN-MP TiCN	TiCN-MP TiCN	TiCN-MP TiCN	TiCN-MP TiCN	TiCN-MP TiCN	STiN CrN	TiCN-MP TiCN	TiCN-MP TiCN

Nanocomposite Coating Usage Recommendations

	Cutting								Chipless
	Drilling		Milling		Hobbing	Tapping	Reaming		Forming
	HSS	HM	HSS	HM			HSS	HM
Steels	nACRo	nACo	nACRo	nACRo	nACRo	nACVIc	nACRo	nACo	nACVIc
Hardened steels		nACo		nACo		nACRo		nACo
Cast Iron	nACRo	nACo	nACRo	nACo		nACo	nACRo	nACo
Aluminium (> 12% Si)	nACRo	nACo	nACRo	nACo		nACRo	nACRo	nACo	nACVIc
Super alloys		nACo		nACo	nACRo	nACRo	nACRo	nACo	nACVIc

If you have questions about the most suitable coating for your applications, don’t hesitate to contact our support engineers.