One area of growth and constant change in the tooling and wear products fields is the use of thin film coatings. The application of ultra hard wear resistant coatings is changing at a rapid pace with new materials and combinations of coatings being introduced each year. We at Ideal Carbide Die are constantly investigating these new coatings in order to find the best possible coating product and process for our customers and their applications.

We have experience in identifying applications where these coatings would be of benefit to our customer and the appropriate coating for that application. We regularly work with the following coatings; multi layer TiC TiN TiCN, Vanadium Carbide and Al2O3. All of these coatings are cost effective means of increasing tool life and reducing down time.

Tungsten Carbide is the best possible substrate (base) for these thin film coatings. Coatings applied using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process are the thickest and adhere better than any other method of coating application. The CVD process, occurring at 2000° F, has little or no effect on the properties of tungsten carbide, making it a great substrate as opposed to hardened tool steels, which are affected by the high process temperature.

Call or contact us to discuss your tooling or wear part application and the possible use of thin film coatings.