Choose your country / language

BALIQ ALCRONOS Advanced coating solution for micro tools, reamers, threading tools and stamping punches

BALIQ ALCRONOS micromachining
Reamers are required to produce high quality products and high quality surfaces
Outstanding surface quality and precision for thread formers and taps
Outstanding surface quality and precision for thread formers and taps
Revolutionary thread forming and tapping mastery

High-precision tools are required to produce components with high-quality surfaces and the required accuracy. However, the accuracy provided by new tools declines with use. With the micron-precise, high-end coating BALIQ® ALCRONOS, tools such as micro-drills, thread formers and mills, reamers, end mills and punches remain as good as new, and the reliability of the process is increased.

Tool change frequency is significantly reduced for a wide range of materials, especially ductile alloys like 300 series stainless and steels up to HRC 50 or when stamping challenging materials such as Corson alloys. The revolutionary smooth coating with excellent adhesion to the substrate ensures outstanding surfaces and thus high production quality. The AlCrN-based coating is also considerably less prone to built-up edge formation.

  • Consistently long tool life thanks to the smooth, defect-free coating surface, especially micro-drills
  • Precision, high-performance coating
  • High micro-machining process reliability and efficiency
  • Reduced tool costs
  • Reliable production of critical and expensive components
  • Superior manufacturing and surface quality
  • Can be reconditioned, thus contributing to sustainability by conserving valuable natural resources

BALIQ® ALCRONOS now offers the same properties with the same performance and benefits as the previously available BALIQ® MICRO ALCRONOS.

BALIQ ALCRONOS
Coating material AlCrN-based
Coating technology S3p
Coating colour bright grey
Coating hardness HIT [GPa]* 37 +/-3
Intrinsic stress [GPa]*** -3.5 +/-1
Max. service temp. [°C]**** 1100
Process temperature [°C] < 500
General remark All given data are approximate values, they depend on application, environment and test condition.
*Coating hardness HIT [GPa] Measured by nano indentation according to ISO 14577. For multilayers the hardness of the different layers varies. Hardness can be adapted to the application.
***Intrinsic stress [GPa] Measured by XRD and/or bending method (Stoney equation). The calculated thermal stress has been substracted.
****Max. service temp. [°C] These are approximate values out of the field. Due to thermodynamic laws there is a dependency of pressure in application.

© Copyright 2024 OC Oerlikon Management AG

Back to top keyboard_arrow_up

keyboard_arrow_up