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BALINIT® A
BALINIT®
ALCRONA
PRO
BALINIT®
ALDURA
BALINIT®
ALNOVA
BALINIT® B
BALINIT®
FUTURA
NANO
BALINIT®
X.CEED
BALINIT®
HARDLUBE
BALINIT®
TRITON
BALINIT®
DIAMOND
CLASSIC/PLUS
BALINIT®
HELICA
Coating material TiN AICrN-based AICrN-based AlCrN-based TiCN TiAIN AlTiN
TiAlN+
WC/C
DLC
(a–C:H)
crystalline/
nanocrystalline
Diamond
AlCrN-based
Microhardness (HV 0.05)* 2300 3200 3300 3200 3000 3300 3300 30001) 2500 10000 3000
Coefficient of friction
against steel (dry)*
0.4 0.35 0.35 - 0.40 0.3 0.4 0.30 – 0.35 0.4 0.15 – 0.20 0.1 – 0.2 – 0.25
Coating thickness (μm) anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
anwendungs-
bezogen
Residual compressive
stress (GPa)
-2.5 -3.0 -3.0 -3.0 -4.0 -2.0 -3.0 / -3.5 -2.0 – – -3.0
Maximum service
temperature (°C)
600 1100 > 1100 1100 400 900 900 8001) 350 600 1100
Coating temperature
(°C)
< 500 < 500 < 600 < 500 < 500 < 500 < 600 < 500 < 260 800 – 850 < 500
Coating colour gold-yellow bright grey blue-grey bright grey blue-grey violet-grey blue-grey dark grey black grey copper
Coating structure Monolayer Monolayer Multilayer Multilayer
Multilayer,
graded
Nano-
structured
Monolayer Multilayer Monolayer Monolayer Multilayer
Versatile
standard
coating
Very high
oxidation resi-
stance and hot
hardness
High wear
and oxidation
resistance as
well as thermal
insulation effect
High wear and
oxidation resi-
stance as well
as outstanding
hot hardness
High hardness,
good tough-
ness
High hot
hardness,
high oxidation
resistance
Very high
hot hardness,
very high
oxidation
resistance
Hardness and
temperature
resistance
(TiAIN)
combined with
sliding and
lubrication pro-
perties (WC/C)
Very good
anti-adhesion
properties,
low coeffici-
ent of friction,
good wear
resistance
Extreme
hardness,
chemical
stability
High oxidation
resistance and
hot hardness
Properties of BALINIT® coatings
* depends on application and test conditions 1) Relative to TiAlN
CC = Cemented carbide HSS = High-speed steel CBN = Cubic boron nitride
Cutting
Application recommendations for BALINIT® coatings
Lubricated machining
Minimal-quantity lubrication (MQL)
These recommendations are of a general
nature. Precise values depend on the
substrate, geometry, surface finish, and
machining parameters.
Form of wear Wear mechanisms Protection by coating
Abrasion Hardness and
high wear resistance
Diffusion and abrasion Hardness, hot hardness,
and oxidation resistance,
low affinity to workpiece
materials
Thermal shocks due to
temperature change
Thermal resistance,
protection against thermal
overload
Adhesion, welding-on of
“sticky” substrates
Oxidation resistance,
good sliding properties,
chemical stability, low affinity
to workpiece materials
Coatable materials
Metallic materials such as high-speed steels, hot- and cold-working steels, stainless steels,
heat-treatable steels, carbides and cermets can be coated.
Heat treatment of tools
The temperature in the final heat-treatment step (most commonly the tempering temperature
in the case of steels) must be higher than the coating temperature.
Surface conditions of tools
Surfaces must be in the bright condition. Tools must not be chrome-plated, burnished,
steam-tempered or bath-nitrided. Ground surfaces must not display grinding cracks, oxide films
or rehardening burns. Cutting edges must not have burrs. Polished surfaces must be free of
polishing residues. Surfaces must be free of rust, chips, wax, adhesive tape, and paint. Tools
must be demagnetised.
Brazed tools
Brazed tools can be coated provided the filler metal has a melting point higher than 600°C
and contains no cadmium.
Packaging for shipment
Tools are to be packaged in such a way that they will not be damaged by other objects or each
other. The packaging has to be suitable for return shipment. On request, shipment can occur
in coating fixtures. The use of transport grids for shank tools facilitates safe and cost-effective
handling without the need for expensive individual packaging.
Rust protection
Tools should be coated lightly with water-displacing oil in order to safeguard them against
rusting.
Flank wear
Wear and success factors
Crater wear
Crest crack formation
Build-up edges
Forms of tool wear Success factors for coating
Shank tools
Material Turning Milling Drilling/reaming Thread tapping Hobbing
Inserts Inserts
CC CBN HSS CC CC HSS CC HSS CC HSS CC
Unalloyed steel CS/FN AP AP CS/AP FT/HE FT/HE A/B A/B AP AP
CS/FN AP AP CS/AP FT/HE A A AP AP
Steel < 1000 N/mm2 CS/FN AP AP CS/AP FT/HE FT/HE A/B/HL A/B/HL AP AP
CS/FN AP AP CS/AP FT/HE AP AP
Steel > 1000 N/mm2 CS/FN AP AN/AP XC/AP FT/HE FT/HE B/HL B/HL AP AP
CS/FN AN AP AN/AP XC/AP FT/HE AP AP
Steel 45 - 52 HRC CS/FN AP AN/AP XC/AP FT/HE FT/HE B/HL B/XC AP AP
XC AN AP AN/AP XC/AP FT/HE AP AP
Steel 52 - 70 HRC AD/XC AD/XC AD
Stainless steel XC AN AN/XC AN/XC FT/HE FT/HE FT/HL FT/HL
XC AN AN/XC AN/XC FT/HE FT/HL FT/HL
Cast iron (GG, GGG) CS/FN AN/AP AN/AP CS/AP FT/HE FT/HE FN/HL FN/HL AP AP
CS/FN AN/AP AN/AP CS/AP FT/HE FT/HE FN/HL FN/HL AP AP
Al cast alloys (Si > 6 %) T AP/T AP/T T FT/HE/T FT/HE/T B/T B/T
Al wrought alloys (Si < 6 %) T T T T HE/T HE/T T A/T
Nickel alloys XC AN/XC XC/AP FT/XC B/FN B/FN
Titanium, titanium alloys XC/AD AN/AP AN/AP XC/AP HE HE HL HL
Brass T T/AP T/AP T FT/HE/T FT/HE/T B/HL/T B/HL/T
Copper DIA/T T/AP T/AP DIA/T T T/DIA T A/T
Graphite DIA DIA DIA DIA DIA
Bronze T T T T FT/HE/T FT/HE B/HL/T B/HL/T
Carbon-fibre composites CFRP DIA DIA DIA DIA DIA
As appropriate to application
DIA = BALINIT® DIAMOND
FN = BALINIT® FUTURA NANO
FT = BALINIT® FUTURA TOP
HE = BALINIT® HELICA
HL = BALINIT® HARDLUBE
T = BALINIT® TRITON
XC = BALINIT® X.CEED
A = BALINIT® A
AD = BALINIT® ALDURA
AN = BALINIT® ALNOVA
AP = BALINIT® ALCRONA PRO
B = BALINIT® B
CS = BALINIT® FUTURA CS