WCC – The Coat with

Excellent Sliding Properties.

The WCC PVD coating is made of a tungsten carbide carbon layer (a-C:Me) and yields significantly reduced friction and adhesive wear. Thanks to reduced friction one can expect, this coating system is ideally suited for the coating of parts sliding against each other (e.g. slides). WCC is a special PVD arc technology, an Eifeler in-house development. Apart from reduced friction, the novel deposition method in our arc units delivers, above all, a coat with high adhesion strength.

WCC – The Coat with

Excellent Sliding Properties.

The WCC PVD coating is made of a tungsten carbide carbon layer (a-C:Me) and yields significantly reduced friction and adhesive wear. Thanks to reduced friction one can expect, this coating system is ideally suited for the coating of parts sliding against each other (e.g. slides). WCC is a special PVD arc technology, an Eifeler in-house development. Apart from reduced friction, the novel deposition method in our arc units delivers, above all, a coat with high adhesion strength.

Reduced friction with Eifeler PVD coating WCC

WCC – Tungsten Carbide Carbon Performance Parameters.

WCC – Tungsten Carbide Carbon Performance Parameters.

Hardness

1.000 – 2.200 HV

Maximum working temperature

400 °C / 750 °F

Friction coefficient against steel

0,2 – 0,25

Coating thickness

2 – 5 µm

Colour

charcoal

DUPLEX method

available

Low-temperature method

available

Reduced friction thanks to PVD coat WCC by Eifeler Austria

WCC – Preferred Areas of Application

  • Precision components
  • Punching and metal forming, MMS or dry
  • Plastic injection moulding, dry
  • Reduced friction
  • Elements moving against each other
  • Machining of galvanised sheet metal

Reduced Friction

WCC coating is suited for the use on materials that can be subjected to coating temperatures exceeding 300° C. The reduction in friction the coat yields significantly improves the sliding properties of various tools, components and construction elements. The anti-friction effect also makes it applicable to e.g. hard coated machining tools.

Application of WCC by means of the DUPLEX method or the low temperature method is available.

Is WCC the right coating for your area of application? Or would one of our numerous other hard coatings be even better suited for your individual requirements?

Which coating system is the perfect match? We will gladly advise you!