ABOUT OUR PRODUCT

Diamolith DLC Diamond-Like-Coatings provides a low friction coating with a high surface hardness along with a low friction coefficient under dry or deficient lubrication conditions. It is ideally suited for engines, machines and other mechanical assemblies with sliding and rolling movements. Diamolith provides a perfect surface finish without any post-treatment required. All of this makes it ideal for high precision injection molding tools as well as for decorative purposes, such as jewelry.

Our DLC is a plasma-assisted CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) process.  Our process was designed to support the need for Green technology with respect to educts, process and products

We provide our Diamolith DLC coating with a thickness of 3 to 5 µm with a treatment temperature between 200 to 300 C.  When applied to finished parts it increases surface hardness, decreases mechanical friction, while maintaining original surface finish.

Properties of Diamolith DLC

• Composition: Carbon, hydrogen doping elements
• Structure: Mixture of sp3 (tetrahedral diamond type) and sp2 (trigonal graphitic)
• Coating Thickness: 3.5 – 4.0 µm
• Density: 1.8-2.2 g/cm3
• Hardness: 3000-3500 HV (30-35 GPa)
• Co-efficient of friction: Diamolith® on Steel: 0.10
• Adherence: Scratch test: LC=40 N
• Thermal conductivity: >400 W/K/m
• Coefficient of dilation: 2.10-6/ C
• Permeability: Barrier to hydrogen and other gases
• Electrical resistivity: 108 ohms cm
• Chemical resistance: Bio-compatible, inert in acids, alkalis, solvents, salts and water

APPLICATIONS

Motor / Engine components

The Coating Properties of our Diamolith DLC coating provides the following benefits: 

• Better tolerance and surface finish of parts
• Extends product life
• Reduction of lubricant usage
• Anti-wear and Anti-sticking
• Decrease maintenance cost
• Higher load performance resistances
• Chemical resistance

Typical Motor Application
• Wrist pins
• Camshaft
• Retainers
• Lifters & Tappets
• Inlet Valve Stems
• Connector rods
• Carburetor components

Gear Box
• Engagement forks
• Clutch pads & cylinder

Structure Improvements
• Superior wheel housing
• Sway bars

Cutting Tools.

Diamolith DLC coating allows the machinist to use higher cutting speeds and feed rates. Our customers also experience longer tool life and time savings due to reduced tool changes. The most common application is for the coating of cutting tools for nonferrous materials, such as Aluminum, Graphite, copper, composites to name a few.

• Sharp edges are maintained
• Complex tool designs can be coated, including advanced chip breaker designs
• Depth of cut is not limited to the length of the diamond segment, as is the case for PCD tools 
• Diamolith® can be coated on HSS and carbide tools
• The tools can be reground, making the best use of expensive cutting tools

Semiconductors

Diamolith DLC coating has been instrumental to support the development of next generation semiconductor platforms where maintaining a sealing surface and / or a potential high wear area in a non-lubricated environment is critical to tool performance.

Medical 

Typical materials used for handheld instruments include the 300 and 400 series and precipitation hardened stainless steels due to their resistance to corrosion. However, their lack hardness, have a tendency to galling when sliding against each other and show limitations in maintaining cutting edges. coatings add the required hardness to the surface, preserving pointy tips and sharp edges for cleaner cuts, which reduces the tendency of cell necrosis. The life time of instruments and tools are extended significantly.

• Cutting edge retention
• Reduced light reflection of 70%
• Low friction, abrasion resistant

CONTACT US

Quick Delivery Coating, convenient shipping and part stocking programs are available.

Contact us via email at sales@applieddiamondcoatings.com.

Our customer service department is available Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30pm EST.

Phone: 860-349-3133

Fax:     860-349-1143

30 Ozick Drive, Durham, CT 06422