Cutting Tools
SUCASLIDE®
SUCASLIDE® DLC Coating
SUCASLIDE® – The modern friction-reducing DLC coating
SUper CArbon SLIDE (SUCASLIDE® DLC Coating) is a metalliferous, amorphous carbon coating (a-C:Me) from voestalpine eifeler. This PVD coating displays all the benefits of a modern, friction-reducing coating:
- Good adhesive strength
- Very hard
- Sufficient coating thickness (approx. 2 µm)
- Low friction coefficient /anti-friction coating
- Very dense and smooth coating structure
- Biocompatible
Applications:
- Forming and cutting tools for non-ferrous metals, in particular aluminum (e.g. IHU)
- In case of injection molds, both for the mold surfaces and for sliders and ejectors (absolute dry running possible)
- Combination with other PVD and CVD layers possible
- Precision components, motor and gear parts, gears, storage and valve parts, sealing and guiding elements
- Paper knives, industrial blades
- Saw blades for composite materials
- Components of food-, vacuum- and cooling technology (dry running)
Features:
- Significant improvement of the slide characteristics with respect to traditional PVD layers (also with minimal lubrication a significant improvement results), decrease of adhesion and both friction partners are protected
- Improvement of the run-in characteristics with tools and precision components
- Improvement of the emergency running characteristics
- Suited for low-tempered steels (case hardened, spring and bearing steels)
In numbers:
| Deposition process: | Magnetron PVD sputtering |
| Coating temperature: | < 200° C |
| Coating structure: | Amorphous metallic carbon |
| Micro-hardness HV 0. 01: | 1,000 – 1,200 |
| Coefficient of friction against 100Cr6 steel: | 0.05 – 0.10 |
| Layer thickness [µm] : | 1.5 – 2.5 |
| Maximum application temperature: | 400° C / 750° F |
| Color: | Black |
| Adhesion tendency against Al alloy: | Very low |
| Chemical resistance: | Very good |
