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THE SURFACE ENGINEERS™

AlCrN coating for milling and gear cutting

Crosscut™ AlCrN, the latest addition to Ionbond’s range of coatings for cutting tools features a unique nanostructure for a substantial decrease of internal stress. Crosscut™ is tailored to withstand cutting temperatures of up to 1050 °C. It enables consistent performance at very challenging cutting conditions.

A distinguishing feature of Ionbond’s Crosscut™ is the improved wear per-formance at the cutting edge of the tool. Uniform distribution of mechanical forces in the vicinity of the cutting edge provides an additional advantage. This puts Crosscut™ ahead of other coatings, making it excel in applications where similar AlCrN coatings provide only modest lifetime improvements. Crosscut™ boosts the tool performance in dry and lubricated cutting condi-tions.

Superior performance and productivity gains

Reliable operation of Crosscut™ leads to increased productivity of cutting tools in a wide range of materials, speeds and feeds. Since the coating re-sists chipping and roughening, the surface quality of the machined part remains exceptionally high throughout the life of the tool.

While providing improvements for a wide range of tools, Crosscut™ shines in particular for interrupted cutting applications, such as milling and hobbing.

Crosscut™ AlCrN

Crosscu t ™

03.2017

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Technical Data

Material AlCrN

Hardness HV 0.05 3000

Coefficient of Friction < 0.55

Oxidation Temperature 1050 °C

Typical Thickness 2 – 4 μm

Deposition Process PVD Arc

Process Temperature 450 – 500 °C

Color Grey