Parallel to the development of METAPLAS-DOMINO, development of new coatings for more cost-effective, high-performance production has been accelerated and a new and catchy naming assigned.
Mtec is one of the innovative METAPLAS Machining series of coatings. It stands out for its improved high-performance cutting (HPC) characteristics. Mtec´s optimized and extremely closed morphology makes it particularly suitable for machining of otherwise poorly machinable materials. The structure of the coating layer can be adjusted, with the same target composition, within a broad range of parameters from finely columnar to nanocrystalline, and can thus be optimally matched to customer requirements. The APA (Advanced Plasma-Assisted) evaporator technology of METAPLAS-DOMINO achieves extremely high ionization of the vaporized material and a high plasma density. The METAPLAS-Machining series layers therefore exhibit, in addition to other important characteristics, high hardness, high thermal stability and high resistance to oxidation. Mtec also offers ideal bond-layer properties. Mtec is particularly suitable, and exhibits excellent chip formation of:
- Heat-treated steels
- Austenitic steels
- The most diverse range of high-temperature alloys, titanium, -TiAl- and nickel-based alloys
Mpower is the first in the “micro-alloyed coatings” series. Top-class performance features in high-performance (HPC) and high-speed cutting (HSC) make Mpower the first-choice coating for mould-making, particularly for difficult service condition. This is due not only to the high steel hardness of 60 HRC range or greater, but also the situation in which tool and steels of moderate hardness but high carbide content used for plastic moulds must be precisely machined and finish-machined to an almost polished surface. Carbide type, carbide volume, carbide hardness and carbide size are important factors in this context.
Mpower is especially suitable for HPC and HSC machining of:
- Cold work tool steels with variable carbide content and a hardness of 57 to 63 HRC,
- Hot work tool steels with a hardness of 40 to 54 HRC and corresponding hot strength
- Steels specifically developed for plastics extrusion and injection-moulding moulds with elevated resistance to corrosion, good polishability and a hardness range of 45 to 58 HRC
At Grindtec 2008,
Augsburg, 12.03-15.03.08: Hall 7 Booth 717
At METAV 2008,
Düsseldorf, 31.03.-04.04.08: Hall 4 Booth D16