Tool coating shows its mettle
Machinery - the home of production engineers
Home Advertise Magazine Events MYTV Used machine tools
  


Tool coating shows its mettle
25/10/2007 Email to a friend
 
Oerlikon Balzers Coating’s Balinit Alcrona tool coating is delivering dramatic increases in productivity.

Tool coating shows its mettleOerlikon Balzers Coating’s Balinit Alcrona tool coating is delivering dramatic increases in productivity in both dry and wet machining applications on a range of materials, including steels up to 54 HRC.

The AlCrN (aluminium chromium nitride) tool coatings expand the performance envelope of a wide range of carbide and high speed steel cutting tools, as compared to conventional titanium-based coatings. Balzers is the first company to produce AlCrN coatings for practical applications.

Benefits are being seen on tools as diverse as solid carbide endmills, indexable inserts, HSS endmills and carbide and HSS and carbide hobs.

In one example, a roughing application on a 52 HRC steel using a 10 mm solid carbide endmill saw flank wear using a TiAlN coated tool of 115 micron after 34 minutes of operation. Under the same conditions, the flank wear reduced to 40 microns on a cutter coated with Balinit Alcrona.

When finish milling the same material at 200 m/min surface speed, the Balinit Alcrona coated tool exhibited a 255 per cent increase in tool life.

 
Author
Andrew Allcock
 
 
This material is protected by Findlay Media copyright 2010.
See Terms and Conditions.
One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not.
For multiple copies contact the sales team.
 
Bookmark this article using:
 
Del.icio.us digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon
 
 
Your comments / feedback
Do you have any comments or feedback on this article? Please contact us by filling in the form below.
NameHide name
Your Email Address
Comments
Send
We may edit your comments and not all entries will be published.
Terms and Conditions

To comment on news stories or blogs you need to complete our 60 second registration process. Once completed this then allows you to download any and all white papers, register for e-zines and access our detailed supplier directory for FREE.

If you are all ready a registered user then enter your e-mail address and login.

You will need to have logged in prior to entering your comments in the boxes provided.

Please enter your email address to login and gain free access to this site.
 
If you are using this site for the first time registration is quick and completely free.
 
Register Now - Register Now


Email Address :  

Remember Me: - If this box is ticked you will be automatically logged in when you return.

Important: To protect your privacy, do not select 'Remember Me' if other users have access to the computer you are using.

 
Related Companies
Oerlikon Balzers Coating UK Ltd
 
 
Related News
Sandvik Coromant brings added solutions to wind power market
 
ITC shows ranges at MACH 2010
 
Blum tool setting system at MACH 2010
 
ACT tooling starter kits at MACH 2010
 
D.Rapid service from Dormer
 
 
Related Technology
Boosting productivity in the energy sector
 
Sandvik Coromant Coropak 2 highlights
 
Productivity edge
 
Professional image
 
Small focus
 
 
Related Products
Hard metal removal rates increased with ITC end mill series
 
LMT cutter range for sign making
 
TaeguTec milling cutters for moulds and dies
 
ConeFit milling cutters for producing intricate contours
 
LMT’s universal face milling cutters
 
 
Related Events
MACH 2010