Steel is ubiquitous in industrial manufacturing and demands maximum performance from tools and coatings. With the latest HiPIMS coating material MultiCon, CemeCon offers a powerful solution specifically for milling and drilling cast and steels between 30 and 50 HRC – for both wet and dry machining.
AlCrN coatings have been found in steel processing for many years alongside AlTi(Si)N-based coatings – previously also as a sputter variant at CemeCon. A large part of the coatings used is deposited using the arc process. Although these solutions have proven themselves many times, there were hardly any performance improvements possible.
This is where HiPIMS technology comes into play: It produces extremely smooth, dense, and homogeneous coatings with high adhesion. This opens new potentials in steel machining. The new HiPIMS coating material MultiCon is the consistent further development of our AlCrN sputter coatings – with clear advantages in terms of performance and tool life, especially compared to arc variants,” says Manfred Weigand, Product Manager Round Tools at CemeCon.
Custom-made for steels from 30 to 50 HRC
With MultiCon, CemeCon fills the gap between the HiPIMS coating materials FerroCon and InoxaCon. While FerroCon is ideal for soft steels and InoxaCon is suitable for the upper range of medium steels as well as stainless steels, MultiCon has been developed for steels with a hardness between 30 and 50 HRC.
Performance improvements that convince
Practical examples from steel processing show how MultiCon increases productivity. When milling quenched steel (1,400 N/mm²) with a solid carbide end mill, tool life improvements of about 30 percent were achieved compared to an AlCrN coating deposited using arc technology. Manfred Weigand: “And that's not all: Some users even report tool life improvements between 50 and 80 percent.” These outstanding results are made possible thanks to the combination of optimally coordinated tool geometry and tailored HiPIMS coating, developed in close collaboration between CemeCon and the respective tool manufacturer. This allows MultiCon to fully unleash its potential.
MultiCon sets new standards
For companies that require maximum process stability in steel processing, MultiCon is the ideal solution. The coating combines the properties of AlCrN coatings with the advantages of HiPIMS technology and elevates the performance of milling and drilling tools to a new level. With MultiCon, CemeCon offers a future-proof solution that meets the demands of modern manufacturing,” summarizes Manfred Weigand.
MultiCon at a glance:
• AlCrN-based coating material
• HiPIMS coating technology
• for milling and drilling of cast and steels between 30 and 50 HRC
• for wet and dry machining
• optimal wear behavior, excellent adhesion, extremely smooth
• maximum operating temperature of 1,100 °C
• dark gray color
• available in 3 µm layer thickness for shank tools
With the latest HiPIMS coating material MultiCon, CemeCon offers a powerful solution specifically for milling and drilling cast and steels between 30 and 50 HRC. Practical examples show how MultiCon increases productivity. When milling quenched steel (1,400 N/mm²), tool life could be increased by nearly 30 percent compared to an AlCrN coating deposited using arc technology. Hardened steel, stainless steel, cast iron, or even titanium and aluminum – CemeCon offers suitable solutions. With MultiCon, CemeCon fills the gap for steel processing between the HiPIMS coating materials FerroCon and InoxaCon.
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