CaTiB – Optimum Scratch Resistance
For Sensitive
Surfaces.
CaTiB protects surfaces against damage and wear, being particularly suited for polished and structured, highly sensitive surfaces in plastic mould construction. This method doesn’t involve a coating being applied for scratch resistance. Instead, a plasma-supported diffusion process leads to a targeted increase in the workpiece’s surface hardness. This ensures that repairs and re-polishing remains possible and without de-coating which significantly reduces maintenance efforts and costs.
CaTiB – Optimum Scratch Resistance
For Sensitive Surfaces.
CaTiB protects surfaces against damage and wear, being particularly suited for polished and structured, highly sensitive surfaces in plastic mould construction. This method doesn’t involve a coating being applied for scratch resistance. Instead, a plasma-supported diffusion process leads to a targeted increase in the workpiece’s surface hardness. This ensures that repairs and re-polishing remains possible and without de-coating which significantly reduces maintenance efforts and costs.
CaTiB Surface Treatment Performance Parameters.
CaTiB Surface Treatment Performance Parameters.
Hardness
900 – 1.500 HV
Treatment temperature
400 – 480 °C
Method
Thermochemical diffusion process, plasma nitriding method
Diffusion depth
20 – 90 µm
Colour
colourless
CaTiB – Preferred Areas of Application
- Scratch and wear resistance
- Support coat: the ideal foundation for other thin coats
- Plastic processing (in connection with Eifeler DLC SLICOs)
Benefits and properties of the CaTiB method
The hard coat resulting in the workpiece’s base material thanks to the CaTiB method is particularly suited for wear and scratch resistance, thus also increasing its productivity. The CaTiB surface treatment method stands out with:
- Better demoulding and low deposit formation
- Constant surface hardness
- No dimensional changes
- 1:1 reproduction of surface – preservation of gloss level
- Marked increase in hardness, even with soft base materials
- Repairable and weldable
- Re-polishing possible
- Coatable – invrease in scratch resistance with subsequent decorative coating
- Faster and more cost-efficient processing: no hardening necessary – nostress cracks
- Reduced maintenance and repair costs: Scratches can be removed more easily by re-polishing without the need to decoat or recoat
Areas of application of this scratch protection treatment
CaTiB creates a scratch-resistant surface without changing the surface quality and protects tribologically stressed workpieces. This is why this method provides optimal scratch resistance for high-gloss polished surface, especially in the field of plastic injection. In connection with our DLC coating system Eifeler DLC SLICOs extremely successful in plastic processing!
Does CaTiB perfectly meet your requirements? Or would one of our numerous other hard coatings / one of our numerous PVD coatings be even better suited for your individual requirements?
Which coating system is the perfect match? We will gladly advise you!