| Steel | Stainless steel sheets (≤1.5 mm) | Stainless steel sheets (>1.5 mm) | Sheets (< 700 N/mm²) | Sheets (>700 N/mm² and <1000 N/mm²) | Sheets (>1000 N/mm²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punching | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, TiCN, TiN ,DUMATIC, CROSAL®-plus, Duplex- TIGRAL® * | DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN, VARIANTIC®, CrCN * | DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN, CrCN *, TiC, TiN/TiC | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, TiCN, DUMATIC, TiN, CrCN, CROSAL® -plus, Duplex- TIGRAL® * | Duplex-VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiC * | DUMATIC, Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400, FORMATIC, TiC |
| Pressing | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiC/TiN, TiCN, TiN * | DUMATIC, (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, TiCN, FORMATIC, TiN * | TiC, TiN/TiC, DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, TiCN, DUMATIC, TiC/TiN, TiN * | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000), DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiC, TiC/TiN * | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400, TiC, TiC/TiN, DUMATIC |
| Bending | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN, TiC/TiN * | DUMATIC, (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, TiCN, FORMATIC * | TiC, TiN/TiC, DUMATIC, FORMATIC, VARIANTIC®, CrCN, TiCN | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, TiCN, DUMATIC, TiC/TiN * | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000), DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiC, TiC/TiN TiCN * | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400, TiC, DUMATIC |
| Deep drawing | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN *, DLC | DUMATIC, TiCN, FORMATIC, Duplex-VARIANTIC® * | TiC, TiN/TiC, DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN * | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000), DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiC, TiC/TiN * | TiC |
| Stamping | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC (TR), TiCN, TiC/TiN *, CARBON-X® | DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN, Duplex- VARIANTIC® * | TiC, TiN/TiC, DUMATIC, FORMATIC | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN, TiC/TiN * | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000), DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiC, TiC/TiN * | TiC |
| Hydroforming | DUMATIC, Duplex-VARIANTIC® | DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN, Duplex-VARIANTIC® * | DUMATIC, FORMATIC, TiCN | |||
| Rolling | VARIANTIC® | TiCN | TiCN | VARIANTIC® | VARIANTIC® | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400 |
| Fine blanking | FORMATIC, Duplex-TIGRAL®, (Duplex) CROSAL®-plus, DUMATIC, VARIANTIC®, TiCN * | FORMATIC, DUMATIC, CROSAL®-plus, Duplex- TIGRAL®, TiCN * | FORMATIC, VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN, CROSAL®-plus | FORMATIC, Duplex-TIGRAL®, (Duplex) CROSAL®-plus, VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN * | (Duplex) VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, TiCN | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400, DUMATIC |
| Forge | TiC | TiC/TiN | TiC, TiC/TiN * | TiC/TiN, TiC * | TiC, TiC/TiN * | |
| Extrusion | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000), DUMATIC, Duplex-TIGRAL®, TiN * |
| Aluminium | Aluminium sheets (Si <7 %) | Aluminium sheets (Si >7 %) | Galvanized sheets (≤2.0 mm) | Galvanized sheets (>2.0 mm) | Non-ferrous metals | Plastics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punching | CARBON-X® (AL), Duplex-CrCN, CrN, ZrN | CrCN **, CARBON-X® (AL), CrN **, ZrN | CrN, CrCN **, CARBON-X®, TiC, ZrN | Duplex-VARIANTIC® *, TiCN, CARBON-X® (AL ), DUMATIC *, TiN, CrN, CrCN | Duplex-VARIANTIC® *, CrN, Duplex DUMATIC *, TiCN, CARBON-X®, TiC *, CrCN | CrCN **, CrN **, CARBON-X® (AL), ZrN | CrN, CrCN, CARBON-X® |
| Pressing | CARBON-X® (AL), Duplex-CrCN, CrN | (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X® (AL), CrN ** | CrN, (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X®, TiC | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000)*, Duplex-CrCN, TiCN, DUMATIC *, CrN, CARBON-X® (AL) | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000) *, Duplex DUMATIC *, TiC *, TiC/TiN *, CrCN, TiCN, CrN | (Duplex) CrCN **, CrN **, CARBON-X® (AL) | CrN |
| Bending | CARBON-X® (AL), Duplex-CrCN, CrN, ZrN | (Duplex) CrCN /*, CARBON-X® (AL), CrN **, ZrN | CrN, (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X®, TiC, ZrN | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000)*, Duplex-CrCN, TiCN, DUMATIC *, ZrN, CrN CARBON-X® (AL) | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000) *, Duplex DUMATIC *, TiC *, TiC/TiN *, CrCN, CrN, CARBON-X® | (Duplex) CrCN **, CrN **, ZrN, CARBON-X® (AL ) | CrN, CrCN, CARBON-X® |
| Deep drawing | Duplex-CrCN, CARBON-X® (AL), CrN | CrN **, (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X® (AL) | CrN, (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X®, TiC, EXXTRAL®-Silver | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000)*, Duplex-CrCN, TiCN, CrN, CARBON-X® (AL) | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000) *, Duplex DUMATIC *, TiC *, TiC/TiN *, TiCN, CrN, CrCN | (Duplex) CrCN **, CrN **, CARBON-X® (AL) | CrN |
| Stamping | Duplex-CrCN, CARBON-X® (AL) | CrN **, (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X® | CrN, (Duplex) CrCN **, CARBON-X®, TiC | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000)*, Duplex-CrCN, CrN CARBON-X® (AL) | Duplex-VARIANTIC® (1000) *, Duplex DUMATIC *, TiC/TiN *, TiC , CrN, CrCN | Duplex) CrCN **, CrN **, CARBON-X® (AL) | |
| Hydroforming | DUMATIC, Duplex-CrCN | DUMATIC, Duplex-CrCN | DUMATIC, Duplex-CrCN | DUMATIC, CrN, Duplex-CrCN | DUMATIC, CrN Duplex-CrCN | DUMATIC, Duplex-CrCN | |
| Rolling | CrCN | CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver | TiCN, CrN, CrCN | DUMATIC, CrN, CrCN | CrN | |
| Fine blanking | CrCN, ZrN *, CARBON-X® | CrCN *, ZrN *, CARBON-X® | CrCN /*, CARBON-X®, ZrN | VARIANTIC®, DUMATIC, CrN, CrCN | TiCN, CrN *, CrCN, VARIANTIC® | CrCN *, CARBON-X®, CrN, ZrN | CrCN, CARBON-X® |
| Forge | CARBON-X® | CARBON-X® | |||||
| Extrusion | CARBON-X® (AL), Duplex-CrCN | ||||||
| Presshardening | MOLDADUR®, Duplex-TIGRAL® | MOLDADUR®, Duplex-TIGRAL® | |||||
| ** additionally SUCASLIDE® possible |
| Steel | Stainless steel sheets (≤1.5 mm) | Stainless steel sheets (>1.5 mm) | Sheets (< 700 N/mm²) | Sheets (>700 N/mm² and <1000 N/mm²) | Sheets (>1000 N/mm²) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punching | SHW HW | EXXTRAL®-plus VARIANTIC® | CROSAL®-plus SISTRAL®, CROSAL®-plus | CROSAL®-plus, SISTRAL® CROSAL®-plus, SISTRAL® | Duplex-TIGRAL®, CROSAL®- plus, VARIANTIC ® CROSAL®-plus | VARIANTIC® CROSAL®-plus | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400 CROSAL®-plus |
| Pressing | SHW HW | VARIANTIC® – | TiCN – | TiCN – | VARIANTIC® – | VARIANTIC® – | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400 |
| Bending | SHW HW | VARIANTIC® CROSAL®-plus | TiCN – | TiCN – | VARIANTIC® – | VARIANTIC® 1000 – | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400 – |
| Deep drawing | SHW HW | VARIANTIC® – | TiCN – | TiCN – | VARIANTIC® – | VARIANTIC® – | |
| Rolling | SHW HW | VARIANTIC® – | TiCN – | TiCN – | VARIANTIC® – | VARIANTIC® – | Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1000 Duplex-VARIANTIC® 1400 |
| Forge | SHW HW | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | ||
| Extrusion | SHW HW | VARIANTIC® Duplex-TIGRAL®, CROSAL®-plus | |||||
| Die forms | SHW HW | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CROSAL®-plus | |||
| Presshardening | SHW HW | MOLDADUR®, Duplex-TIGRAL® |
| Aluminium | Aluminium sheets (Si <7 %) | Aluminium sheets (Si >7 %) | Galvanized sheets (≤2.0 mm) | Galvanized sheets (>2.0 mm) | Non-ferrous metals | Plastics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punching | SHW HW | ZrN CROSAL®-plus | ZrN CROSAL®-plus | CrN CROSAL®-plus | TiCN CROSAL®-plus | CVD TiC/TiN CROSAL®-plus | CrN – | CrN, CrCN, CARBON-X® – |
| Pressing | SHW HW | CrN CROSAL®-plus | CrN – | CrN – | TiCN – | Duplex-VARIANTIC® – | CrN – | CrN – |
| Bending | SHW HW | CrN CROSAL®-plus | CrN – | CrN – | VARIANTIC® – | Duplex-VARIANTIC® – | CrN – | CrN, CrCN, CARBON-X® – |
| Deep drawing | SHW HW | CrN – | CrN – | EXXTRAL®-Silver – | TiCN – | Duplex-VARIANTIC® – | CrN – | |
| Rolling | SHW HW | CrCN – | CrCN – | EXXTRAL®-Silver – | TiCN – | DUMATIC – | ||
| Forge | SHW HW | – Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CrCN, CrN | ||||||
| Extrusion | SHW HW | – Duplex-CrCN, CrN, ZrN | ||||||
| Die forms | SHW HW | – Duplex-TIGRAL®, Duplex-CrCN, CrN |
| Drilling | Turning | Milling | Sawblades | Thread cutting | Reaming | Gear cutting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel <55 HRC | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® Gold SUBLIME® | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® (Gold) SUBLIME® | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® (Gold) SUBLIME® | TiN / TiCN (HSS) EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® SUBLIME® | TiN TiCN EXXTRAL® * | TiN TiCN EXXTRAL® * | TiN / TiCN VARIANTIC® EXXTRAL® (HM/HP) * SUBLIME® |
| Steel 55 HRC | SISTRAL® (Plus) | SISTRAL® (Plus) | SISTRAL® (Plus) | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® | TiN TiCN SISTRAL® (Plus) * | TiN TiCN SISTRAL® (Plus) * | TiN / TiCN VARIANTIC® EXXTRAL® (HM/HP) * SUBLIME® |
| Stainless steel | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | TiN / TiCN EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® SUBLIME® | TiN TiCN SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | TiN TiCN SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | TiN / TiCN VARIANTIC® EXXTRAL® (HM/HP) * SUBLIME® |
| Cast iron | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL®-Gold | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL®-Gold | EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL®-Gold | TiN / TiCN (HSS) EXXTRAL® (Plus) SISTRAL® | TiN TiCN EXXTRAL® (Plus) * SISTRAL® (Gold) * | TiN TiCN EXXTRAL® (Plus) * SISTRAL® (Gold) * | TiN / TiCN VARIANTIC® EXXTRAL® (HM/HP) * SUBLIME® |
| Aluminium Si <9 % | ZrN / ZrCN CARBON-X® | ZrN / ZrCN CARBON-X® | ZrN / ZrCN CARBON-X® | CARBON-X® | ZrN / ZrCN CARBON-X® | ZrN / ZrCN CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver |
| Aluminium Si >9 % | ZrCN EXXTRAL®-Silver | ZrCN EXXTRAL®-Silver | ZrCN EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver | ZrCN EXXTRAL®-Silver | ZrCN EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver |
| Ti based alloys | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SUBLIME® |
| Ni based alloys | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SISTRAL®-Gold SUBLIME® | SUBLIME® |
| Brass / Copper | EXXTRAL®-Silver CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver CARBON-X® | EXXTRAL®-Silver |
| Wood | EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver | EXXTRAL®-Silver | CrN EXXTRAL®-Silver |
| * ultrafine on request |
| TiN* | TiCN* | CrN / CrN-Multilage | EXXTRAL®-Plus* | DLC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermoplastics | Polyolefine – PE, PP, PB | + | ++ | +++ | ||
| Thermoplastics | Styrene polymerisates – PS, SB, SAB, ABS, ASA | +++ | ++ | |||
| Thermoplastics | Chlorine-containing polymerisates – PVC | ++ | ||||
| Thermoplastics | Fluorine-containing polymerisates – PTFE, PVDF | ++ | ||||
| Thermoplastics | Acetal resins – POM | ++ | ++ | |||
| Thermoplastics | Polyamide – PA | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | |
| Thermoplastics | Linear polyester – PC, PBT(B), PET(P) | +++ | +++ | ++ | ||
| Thermoplastics | Polyarylenethene – “PEEK, PPS, PSU, PES, PPE, PPO” | + | ++ | +++ | +++ | |
| Thermoplastics | Polyimide – PI | +++ | ||||
| Thermoplastics | Cellulose ester – CA, CP, CAP | +++ | ||||
| Thermoplastics | Polyacrylates – PMMA | +++ | ||||
| Thermoplastics | Polyurethane – TPU | +++ | ||||
| Thermosets | Polyurethanes – PUR | + | ||||
| Thermosets | Aminoplastics – MF, UF, MP | ++ | +++ | |||
| Elastomers | Polyurethanes – PUR | + | ||||
| Elastomers | Synthetic rubber – NBR, EPDM, SI | ++ | ||||
| Elastomers | Fluorinated elastomers – Multipolymer-TPF, FPM | ++ | ||||
| Wear types | Abrasion | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | + |
| Wear types | Adhesion | + | + | ++ | + | +++ |
| Wear types | Corrosion | + | +++ | ++ | ++ | |
| + = suitable | ++ = well suitable | +++ = very well suitable | * ultrafine on request |