TiN (Titanium Carbo-Nitride) PVD Coating

Titanium Nitride (TiN) coating is one of the most well-known physical vapor deposition (PVD) choices and has been a mainstay of product finishing for decades. Customers like TiN because of its good mechanical properties and lustrous gold color. Download the Plattit specifications here.

TiN PVD coated tool

The combination of a non-metallic element (Nitrogen) with a transition metal element (Titanium) forms a refractory (resistant to alteration) material. The material exhibits many attributes associated with refractory nitride materials.


These attributes include:

  1. High hardness
  2. Chemical stability
  3. Good electrical conductivity
  4. Good thermal conductivity
  5. Thermal stability
  6. Oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures.

Universal Coating:

• for machining

• for chipless forming

• injection molding

• for tribological applications (machine components

- Available with 1, 2, 3, 4 cathodes: Multi cathodes processes generate a coating

with nanolayer structure


- Available as ARC and as sputtered coating. The rougness of the sputtered coating is lower. The density of the ARC coating is higher.

Color Gold
Nano hardness 24 - 26 GPa
Coating thickness 1-10 μm
Coefficient of friction 0.4
Max. service temperature 600 °C

Applications