What does titanium nitride coating do?

Titanium nitride (TiN) coating is wear resistant, inert and reduces friction. Use it on cutting tools, punches, dies and injection mold components to improve tool life two to ten times, or more, over uncoated tools.

Is titanium nitride a good coating?

Titanium nitride (TiN) coatings have a widely range of applications due to the practical properties such as high hardness, good corrosion resistance, heat resistance and excellent wear resistance etc.

How much does it cost to coat something in titanium nitride?

If you put it on by sand blasting, chances are you are contaminating the surface or making it too rough. Pricing – we TiN coat gun barrels for $125 each. Other gun components would range in cost from about $2 to $200, depending on the size and type of part, type of coating, quantity, etc.

Is titanium nitride coating expensive?

Utilizing the PVD process (physical vapor deposition), using gold as a coating is a very expensive option. Because the use of titanium nitride is much less expensive, but gives the same look as gold, it is preferred in many industries.

How is nitride coating applied?

Titanium Nitride is a bright gold ceramic coating applied to metallic surfaces by the physical vapour deposition (PVD) process. Wallwork Cambridge produce TiN coatings using a process of electron beam evaporation under vacuum at a work piece temperature of below 500oC.

How do you strip titanium nitride coating?

Most common method for stripping Titanium Nitride is to use 30\% or 50\% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) – this works with stainless steel and HSS substrates. But this is slow; will take up to 8 hours.

How do you remove titanium nitride coating?

How hard is nitride coating?

The metallic nitrides are hard and enhance the wear resistance of the surface. This is a well-known process in the heat treatment of steel parts to improve their wear and fatigue resistance. The hardness of the nitrided layer reaches up to 65 Rockwell Hardness (RC) while the substrate hardness is usually around 45 RC.

What Color is titanium nitride coating?

gold
For example, titanium coatings are usually silver or gray when deposited, but adding nitrogen to form a titanium nitride (TiN) compound produces a dazzling gold color.

Is titanium nitride a PVD?

Titanium Nitride is an extremely hard, inert, thin film coating that is applied primarily to precision metal parts. Titanium Nitride (TiN) is the most common PVD hard coating in use today. TiN has an ideal combination of hardness, toughness, adhesion and inertness.

Can nitride coating be removed?

To remove titanium nitride coatings from metal tooling and mold surfaces without damaging the underlying metal, it is desirable to clean the nitride coating. One way in which this may be done includes first cleaning the nitride coating with acetone followed by an isopropyl alcohol clean.

Can PVD coating be removed?

Because PVD coatings are designed to protect the product it covers, it can be difficult to remove without causing damage to the base layer and can be extremely dangerous for the environment. Plasma treatment is used during the process, but it’s not effective for removing the thin PVD layer.