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TITANTIUM COATINGS TiN - TiCN - TiAlN - AlTiN

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FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF WET OR DRY MACHINING

TiN
Titanium Nitride coating with its familiar gold color
remains the most popular general purpose coating. TiN
has the highest adhesion and ductility characteristics of
any of the coatings we offer and remains our best seller.
The excellent wear resistance, thermal stability, and low
coefficient of friction reduces built up edge and thus
improves thermal transfer of heat away from the tool.

Hardness (Vickers):

2300 (81 Rc)

Oxidation Temperature:

550C (1050F)

Friction Coefficient:

.65

Thickness:

2-4 microns

Surface Roughness (RaPm): .20

TiCN
Titanium Carbonitride, blue grey in color, has a hard,
smooth finish which offers improved wear and built up
edge resistance. TiCN has good adhesion, toughness,
and resistance to chipping and performs well on drills and
reamers where moderate temperatures are generated at
the cuffing edge.

Hardness (Vickers):

3000 (87 Rc)

Oxidation Temperature:

400C (750F)

Friction Coefficient:

.45

Thickness:

2-4 microns

Surface Roughness (RaPm): .17

Applications: Excellent for drilling and reaming of cast
irons, high silicon aluminum alloys, copper, and all

Port Contour
Cutters

Centers

Applications: A good general purpose coating for drilling,

abrasive materials. Also a good choice for milling in chip

reaming, counterboring and milling of chip classes 20

classes 20 and 40 materials. Because of the relatively low

through 140 materials. Drilling and reaming should be

oxidation temperature of TiCN, coolant must be applied

restricted to shallow holes (< 2.5x tool diameter) and to

correctly to control the temperature at the cutting edge.

applications where coolant reaction must be minimized

Failure to do so can lead to premature wear of the coated

surface.

Countersinks

Single Points

TiAlN
Titanium Aluminum Nitride, violet bronze in color, actually
forms a hard aluminum oxide layer in hot (> 800C), dry
machining applications. This further reflects the heat back
into the chip and away from the tool and workpiece.
Greater ductility makes it a good choice for interrupted
cuts. Increased production levels at higher feeds and
speeds and longer tool life in high heat applications are
the primary benefits.

Hardness (Vickers):

2800 (85 Rc)

Oxidation Temperature:

800C (1450F)

Friction Coefficient:

.70

Thickness:

2-4 microns

Surface Roughness (RaPm): .40

AlTiN
Aluminum Titanium Nitride, black in color, is a harder,
smoother variation of TiAlN. Created for abrasive and
high temperature applications (> 800C). AlTiN creates an
aluminum oxide layer during the cutting process. It is
increasing in popularity for drilling, counterboring and
milling.

Hardness (Vickers):

4500 (90 Rc)

Oxidation Temperature:

800C (1450F)

Friction Coefficient:

.45

Thickness:

2-4 microns

Surface Roughness (RaPm): .15

Applications: Excellent in dry milling of chip classes 20,
40, and 60. Because of the high hardness of the coating

Applications: Excellent in milling and drilling of high

however, very hard steels may cause chipping of the

strength steels, hard die steels, and high temperature

cutting edge (first consider TiAlN). Can be used for wet

alloys, including nickel base & titanium (chip classes 120

milling of titanium alloys, high temperature alloys, and

& 140) where high heat is generated and chipping is a

other abrasive and difficult to machine materials when

problem.

chipping is not a problem

Hannibal Carbide Tool, Inc.

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