	TiN	TiN-T1	TiCN	CrN	TiAlN-T4	TiAlN-T3	GLT-1
	Titanium Nitride		Titanium Carbonitride	Chromium Nitride	Titanium Aluminum Nitride		Anti-friction Coating
Microhardness (HV 0.05)	2300	3000	3000	1750	3000	3500	3000
Coefficient of Friction against Steel (Dry).	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.2
Coating Thickness (μm)	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-6	2-4	2-4	2-4
Max. Working Temperature	600° C 1100° F	400° C 750° F	400° C 750° F	700° C 1300° F	800° C 1470° F	800° C 1470° F	800° C 1470° F
Coating Color	Gold	Gold	Blue-Grey	Silver-Grey	Violet-Grey	Violet-Grey	Dark Grey
Key Characteristics	Good general purpose.	Good general purpose.	High Hardness, good wear resistance, enhanced toughness.	Good adhesion, good corrosion and oxidation resistance.	Excellent oxidation resistance.	Excellent oxidation resistance.	Lubricity low tendency for adhesive wear.
Primary Applications	Machining of iron based and high silicon cast aluminum material. Metal forming. Plastic molding.	Machining of iron based and high silicon cast aluminum material. Metal forming. Plastic molding.	For mechanically stressed cutting edges-machining difficult-to-machine steel alloys and high speed cutting where moderate temperatures are generated at the cutting edge. Aluminum under flood coolant.	Machining copper, aluminum magnesium and titanium. Metal forming. Plastic molding.	A multi-layer coating designed for a wide range of carbide, cermet and high speed steel tooling. Excellent for machining cast iron, stainless steel, nickel-based high temperature alloys and titanium alloys. Designed for high speed and semi-dry or dry machining operations.	A specialized single layer coating designed specifically for use on carbide end mills for the machining of hardened steel workplaces. Designed for high speed and semi-dry or dry machining operations. Also aluminum steel castings, stainless steel.	Precision components dry machining. Plastic molding.