High-Performance Coatings of PVT
PVT offers a wide variety of high-performance coatings whose specifications are tailored to the customers application.
- highest hardness
- erosion resistant
- tribological
- bio-compatible
- conductive or non-conductive
Hard Coating Series

| Hardness (*) GPa |
max. service temperature °C |
Color | |||
| TiN | 25 | 600 | golden | ||
| TiCN | 30 | 600 | rosegold | ||
| CrN | 20 | 750 | silver-grey | ||
| AITi-based | |||||
| AlTiN | 33 | 900 | blue-black | ||
| AlTiN + | 35 | 900 | blue-black | ||
| TiNAl + | 35 | 900 | violett-grey | ||
| AICr-based | |||||
| AlCrN | 36 | 1,100 | light anthracite | ||
| AC+ | 36 | 1,100 | anthracite | ||
| Si-doped | |||||
| Si + | 38 | > 1,100 | dark copper | ||
(*) Microhardness, deviations +/- 3 GPa
DLC Coating Series

| Hardness (*) GPa |
Coefficient of friction μ |
max. service |
Color | ||
| DLC-Coatings | |||||
| ta-C | ≤ 35 | 0.15 | < 500 | black | |
| a-C:H | 15 | 0.05 – 0.1 | 350 | black | |
| M-DLC | 20 | 0.1 – 0.15 | 400 | black | |
(*) Microhardness, deviations +/- 3 GPa