Tool Coating Services

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To enhance the performance of your cutting tools, Universal Grinding & Tool Service, Inc. offers the following coatings. Please contact us today for any of your coating requirements or other coatings that may be available.

Coatings

Coating Structure

Applications

Thickness (microns)

Hardness
Temperature Stability

Coefficient of Friction
Color
Titanium Nitride TiNCarbon Steels,Tool Steels,300 / 400 Series Stainless 2 to 4 2600 650 0.55 Gold
Titanium Carbonitride TiCNAlloy Steel, Tool Steel, Aluminum, Cast Iron 2 to 4 3000 400 0.4 Gray-Blue
Titanium Aluminum Nitride TiALNCarbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Tool Steel, Ni Alloy, Ti Alloy, Cast Iron, Composites, 300/400 Stainless 3 to 6 3300 800 0.3 Purple
Aluminum Titanium Nitride ALTiNCarbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Tool Steel, Ni Alloy, Ti Alloy, Cast Iron, Composites, 300/400 Stainless 1.5 to 2.5 3300 900 0.4 Black
Chromium Nitride CrNCarbon Steels, Aluminum, Aluminized or Zinc Coated Steel, Brass, 300 series stainless 2 to 3 3000 700 0.3 Silver
Zirconium Nitride ZrNAluminum, Brass, cast iron, graphite, Ni Alloys, Ti Alloys, 300 / PH series stainless, Zinc 2 to 4 2800 600 0.5 Pale Yellow
Crystalline diamond DiamondGraphite, Aluminum (12% Si), Brass, Precious Metals, Copper 1 +/-.2 8000 700 <.1 Black
HardCut TiSi basedHigh speed and hard machining of difficult to machine materials 3.5 +/-1 3600 1200 0.4 Bronze
Dominizer AltTiCrN basedMachining of steels with hardness <40 HRC 2 to 4 3000 900 0.3 Black Violet
TriboCut Me-DLCMachining aluminum with under 12% Si content 2 to 4 2600 350 0.02 Black