Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc  

Combination of AlTiN-based and TiSiXN layers gives BALINIT® DURANA a high degree of ductility and superior abrasive wear resistance even at extreme service temperatures, resulting in hugely improved performance during demanding machining operations. A tailored combination of coating structure and properties significantly reduces abrasive wear, resulting in longer tool service life.

In the production process, your bevel gear cutting tools are exposed to extremely high mechanical and thermal stresses that inevitably lead to chipping and crack formation. Oerlikon Balzers has developed BALINIT® DURANA, a superior coating that withstands these tough machining conditions and gives you significantly longer tool service life and increased productivity.

BALINIT® DURANA can be used for various types of end mills. Testing under the toughest possible conditions at our in-house machining laboratory and under real-life production conditions at our customers' sites have shown that it considerably extends tool service life.

The BALINIT® DURANA coating has proven to be highly reliable for a wide range of drills and their different applications under the toughest possible conditions. The coating significantly extends tool service life – even after regrinding. 

BALINIT TISAFLEX: superior thermal stability and resistance to oxidation and wear Machining difficult-to-cut materials such as titanium,
nickel-based alloys and stainless and hardened steel, which are being used more and more in the aerospace, 3C (Computers, Communications and Consumer
electronics) and mould-making industries, pushes cutting tools to the limits of their performance. BALINIT® TISAFLEX from Oerlikon Balzers is a high-end coating solution that offers superior oxidation resistance, high thermal stability and exceptional wear resistance, making it perfect for machining these challenging materials. Top coating properties lead to excellent results. Optimised layer structure with tailored mechanical properties of each layer AlTiN based layer offers high degree of ductility TiSiXN layer makes BALINIT® TISAFLEX hard and resistant to oxidation and wear. 

Machining of difficult-to-cut
materials:

• Stainless steel
• Nickel-based alloy
• Titanium-based alloys
• Hardened steel

Advantages at a glance:

• Optimized layer structure with tailored mechanical properties of each layer = AlTiN based layer offers high degree of ductility; TiSiXN layer makes BALINIT® TISAFLEX hard and resistant to oxidation and wear
• Defined stress profile = Reduced crack formation and improved resistance to chipping
• Superior heat resistance of BALINIT® TISAFLEX = The coated tool can sustain high temperatures at the cutting edge
• Tailored combination of the coating structure and properties = Significant reduction of adhesive wear resulting in extended tool life

Highest wear resistance and tightest tolerances when machining highly abrasive special materials

Diamond provides special properties: it is extremely wear-resistant due to its unsurpassed hardness, offers thermal conductivity and is chemically inert, making it the best choice for machining highly abrasive materials. The diamond coatings from the BALDIA portfolio improve cutting performance and allow parts to be manufactured with tightest tolerances for the best possible finishing accuracy.

The new diamond coating portfolio covers the entire spectrum of demanding machining applications and is divided into two groups of different base materials. The first contains coatings for machining highly abrasive compacted and sintered powders like graphite for moulds and dies, as well as ceramics for dental
applications. For these applications, the BALDIA COMPACT and BALDIA COMPACT DC coatings produce the best possible machining performance. The second group of base materials are fibre-reinforced plastics, stack materials and highly abrasive aluminium alloys used in the aerospace and automotive industries. For this group, BALDIA NANO and BALDIA COMPOSITE DC are the right choice. In both groups the ending “DC” stands for maximum coating quality with consistently high tool performance and the tightest possible tolerances for tool diameter and coating thickness.