Our Coating Offer
| TiN | |
| TiN is a versatile, wear-resistant coating suitable for a wide range of applications. This titanium nitride-based coating effectively reduces both abrasive and adhesive wear. Its attractive golden colour also makes it popular as a decorative finish. Additionally, the coating is biocompatible and safe for contact with food. | |
| Applications | |
| Milling, drilling, taps, gear teeth, metal forming, injection moulding, automotive industry, decorative coatings, food industry | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 27–29 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–4 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
~0.60 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 600 °C |
| Colour: | Gold |
| TiCN | |
| TiCN is a high-performance coating with increased wear resistance, good toughness, and a low coefficient of friction, making it highly effective at reducing tool wear. Titanium carbonitride coatings can be applied to taps, thread-forming tools, dies, and metal-forming equipment. TiCN offers higher performance compared to TiN. | |
| Applications | |
| Metal forming, injection moulding, taps, automotive industry, decorative coatings | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 29–35 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.35 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 500 °C |
| Colour: | Gold, copper, grey |
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| CrN | |
| CrN is a hard coating offering exceptional surface quality, high hardness, excellent adhesion, and outstanding corrosion resistance. It is widely used in metal forming, injection moulding, and the automotive industry, and provides a high level of oxidation resistance. Compared to chrome plating, CrN offers superior adhesion and hardness, is environmentally friendly to produce, and is safe for contact with food. |
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| Applications | |
| Metal forming, injection moulding, automotive industry, decorative coatings | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 22–26 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–4 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.55 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature | 550 °C |
| Colour: | Silver |
| CrCN | |
| CrCN is an excellent tribological coating designed for high-load and high-speed machining applications. This hard yet tough coating provides outstanding service life and optimum productivity in demanding tribological processes, exhibiting excellent sliding properties. | |
| Applications | |
| High-load and high-speed machining, automotive industry, tribological applications | |
| Coating Technology: | Sputtering |
| Nanohardness: | 24–27 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.35 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 450 °C |
| Colour: | Grey |
| ZrN | |
| Zirconium nitride (ZrN) is a hard coating notable for its high corrosion resistance, excellent hardness, and resistance to adhesive wear and non-ferrous metal adhesion. Its white-gold colour gives coated components an attractive finish. ZrN is suitable for milling aluminium alloys with low silicon content and can also be used as a wear indicator. | |
| Applications | |
| Milling of aluminium alloys (low silicon content), decorative coatings, food industry | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 20–22 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–4 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.50 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 550 °C |
| Colour: | White-gold |
| TiAIN | |
| TiAlN is a highly effective coating that provides excellent protection against abrasive wear and tool erosion. It is ideal for precision components operating under high stress and heavy loads, such as metal forming tools, saw blades, and injection moulding equipment. The coating also offers a high-quality surface finish, allowing for easy material release from moulds. | |
| Applications | |
| Injection moulding, saw blades, reamers, forming high-strength sheet metal | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 30–34 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 850 °C |
| Colour: | Purple-burgundy |
| TiAICN | |
| TiAlCN is a coating that significantly improves the sliding properties of TiAlN, though it reduces the maximum allowable temperature for the machining process. | |
| Applications | |
| Injection moulding, dies, saw blades | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 31–34 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.45 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 750 °C |
| Colour: | Grey |
| AITiN | |
| AlTiN is a versatile coating suitable for a wide range of applications and tools. Thanks to its high aluminium content, it offers excellent hardness and outstanding resistance to wear and oxidation, making it suitable for both wet and dry machining. It is ideal for drilling or milling medium-alloy steels. | |
| Applications | |
| Drilling and machining steels up to 55 HRC, milling stainless steels, cast iron, and steel, turning stainless steel | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 32–35 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| • Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 900 °C |
| Colour: | Dark grey |
| KTRN | |
| KTRN is a universal AlTiN-based nanocomposite coating suitable for a wide range of applications and tools. Its optimised chemical composition ensures excellent durability and performance when drilling, milling, or turning high-strength steels and stainless steels. | |
| Applications | |
| Drilling and machining steels up to 55 HRC, milling stainless steels, cast iron, and steel, turning stainless steel | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 33–35 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1000 °C |
| Colour: | Dark grey |
| KTRN-X | |
| KTRN-X is an optimised version of the KTRN nanocomposite coating, adjusted for thickness and stresses to suit specific applications. Its carefully balanced chemical composition provides excellent durability and performance for drilling, milling, or turning high-strength steels and stainless steels. | |
| Applications | |
| Drilling and machining steels up to 55 HRC, milling stainless steels, cast iron, and steel, turning stainless steel | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 33–35 GPa |
| Thickness: | 3–5 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1000 °C |
| Farba | Dark grey |
| CRONAL | |
| CRONAL is a single-layer AlTiCrN coating that delivers excellent performance for drills and end mills used on low- and medium-alloy steels with a tensile strength of up to 1000 MPa. | |
| Applications | |
| Drill bits, end mills, and cutting tools for low- and medium-alloy steels, or steels with a strength of up to 1000 MPa | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 33–35 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–4 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.60 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1000 °C |
| Colour: | Grey |
| AITiCrN-SL | |
| The improved multi-layer super-grid structure of this coating is designed for roughing operations, offering greater cutting-edge stability and extended tool life. | |
| Applications | |
| Milling of alloy steels up to 52 HRC, cast iron, HSS gears, gear cutting, steels up to 50 HRC, forming tools | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 29–33 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.62 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 950 °C |
| Colour: | Purple-burgundy |
| X-CRAL | |
| X-CRAL is an AlCrN coating that provides an outstanding solution for milling low- to medium-alloy steels with low to high strength. Its high aluminium content offers excellent protection for cutting edges and ensures a long service life for tools. Suitable for both wet and dry machining, X-CRAL is ideal for roughing and finishing operations where a high-quality surface finish is required. | |
| Applications | |
| Milling unalloyed steels, milling low- to medium-alloy steels, cast iron, HSS gears, gear cutting in steels up to 50 HRC, forming tools | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 32–34 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.60 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 850 °C |
| Colour: | Dark grey |
| X-CRAL PRO | |
| Thanks to its unique nanostructure, this AlCrN-based coating is suitable for even more demanding machining conditions. High hardness, oxidation resistance and high stability against thermal shock make this coating ideal for a wide range of tools. Suitable for wet and dry machining. |
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| Application | |
| Milling of low to medium alloy steels, milling of stainless steels, hardened steels, 45-55 HRC, cast iron, hot plates, end mills | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 34–37 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity | 0.60 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1000 °C |
| Colour: | Dark grey |
| TIXAL | |
| TIXAL is an exceptional hard coating with a nanocomposite structure, offering excellent resistance to abrasive wear and outstanding oxidation stability, ensuring superior cutting performance. | |
| Applications | |
| Drilling steel, stainless steel, and cast iron, including C45, C55, and C70; milling medium- and high-alloy steels; milling hardened steels up to 58 HRC. | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 33–36 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–4 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity | 0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1050 °C |
| Colour: | Purple-burgundy |
| ta-C | |
| Tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) is a hard carbon coating ideal for machining non-ferrous alloys. Its extremely high hardness and low coefficient of friction make it suitable for aluminium and copper alloys, as well as other non-ferrous metals such as silver, gold, bronze, brass, magnesium alloys, and even materials like wood and paper. | |
| Surface Treatment Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 40–60 GPa |
| Coating Thickness: | 0.5–2 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): | 0.15 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 400 °C |
| Colour: | Black |
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| MAKRO | |
| MAKRO is our most advanced surface treatment for drilling. This AlCrN-based coating is an outstanding solution for drilling non-alloyed and low- to medium-alloy steels. Its high aluminium content provides excellent protection for cutting edges and ensures a long service life for drills. | |
| Applications | |
| Drilling non-alloyed, low- and medium-alloy steels; milling low- to medium-alloy steels; cast iron | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 30–33 GPa |
| Thickness: | 2–5 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1000 °C |
| Colour: | Light grey |
| TiSiN | |
| TiSiN offers exceptional protection against wear and delivers outstanding performance when machining difficult-to-machine materials such as stainless steels, hardened steels, and Ti- or Ni-based alloys. Its superior oxidation resistance, wear resistance, high hardness, and thermal stability make it a top-tier coating. TiSiN from STATON is the ultimate choice for modern machining applications. | |
| Applications | |
| Roughing and finishing with end mills and drills for materials such as stainless steel, Ni- and Ti-based alloys, and hardened steels (58–62 HRC). | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 36–38 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1050 °C |
| Colour: | Gold-brown |
| SICRAL | |
| SICRAL is a TiSiN-based coating with an optimised structure that enhances the toughness of cutting edges. It provides excellent wear and oxidation resistance, even at elevated temperatures, making it particularly effective for machining stainless steels and hardened steels up to 58 HRC. | |
| Applications | |
| Roughing and finishing end mills for stainless steels; end mills for hardened steels up to 58 HRC; drilling stainless steels. | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 34–36 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity |
0.62 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1050 °C |
| Colour: | Gold-brown |
| MAHLEN | |
| MAHLEN is a TiAlCrXN multi-layer coating designed for pressing tools, dies, and moulds. It significantly extends tool life and helps reduce overall process costs. | |
| Applications | |
| Knives, moulds, punches, dies | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Nanohardness: | 30–32 GPa |
| Thickness: | 2–5 µm |
| • Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature and 50% humidity | 0.65 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1000 °C |
| Colour: | Brown |
| ALU-CUT | |
| ALU-CUT is a specialised coating designed for machining non-ferrous alloys. With its extremely high hardness and low coefficient of friction, it is ideal for machining aluminium and copper alloys, as well as other non-ferrous materials such as silver, gold, bronze, magnesium, wood, and paper. | |
| Applications | |
| Shank tools for non-ferrous alloys, aluminium alloys, copper, brass, magnesium alloys, wood, paper. | |
| Coating Technology: | ARC |
| Hardness: | 40–60 GPa |
| Thickness: | 0.5–2 µm |
| • Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry aluminium, at room temperature, 50% humidity; |
0.15 |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature, 50% humidity |
0.1-0.2 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 400 |
| Colour: | Dark grey to black |
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| TriboW | |
| TriboW is a tungsten-doped coating offering outstanding resistance to abrasion. | |
| Applications | |
| Automotive industry, sliding applications | |
| Coating Technology: | Sputtering |
| Nanohardness: | 10–15 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–3 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature, 50% humidity |
0.1 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 450 °C |
| Colour: | Dark grey to black |
| TriboAF+ | |
| TriboAF+ is a high-abrasion-resistant coating developed for demanding sliding applications. | |
| Applications | |
| Automotive industry, sliding applications | |
| Coating Technology: | Sputtering |
| Nanohardness: | 12–18 GPa |
| Thickness: | 1–2 µm |
| Coefficient of Friction (CoF): vs. dry steel, at room temperature, 50% humidity | 0.2 |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 400 °C |
| Colour: | Dark grey to black |
| STACOM30 | |
| Thermal barrier and abrasion-resistant nanostructured coating. | |
| Application | |
| Heat-resistant components | |
| Coating Technology: | |
| Nanohardness: | 25 GPa |
| Thickness: | 3,0 µm |
| Maximum Operating Temperature: | 1200 °C |
| Color: | Anthracite |
| BARTIL | |
| A highly corrosion-resistant coating. | |
| Application | |
| Components exposed to corrosive environments with high humidity and salt content. | |
| Coating Technology: | Sputtering |
| Thickness: | 2-5 µm |
| Color: | Metallic or Anthracite |
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