BACT Metal-Dylyn® Diamond-Like Nanocomposite Coating

Metal-doped Me/a-C:H/a-Si:O nanocomposite. The electrical characteristics of these coatings can be tailored by the addition of metal dopants. This creates an engineered surface for specialized applications requiring a combination of wear, low friction, and electrical conductivity. Typical applications include those requiring static discharge in addition to wear resistance, such as in wafer manufacturing.Applied using a PACVD (plasma-assisted physical vapor deposition) coating method. Diamond-like coatings are amorphous carbon-based coatings that exhibit high hardness and low coefficients of friction. Their unique composition and structure result in excellent wear resistance and non-stick characteristics. These coatings are thin, chemically inert, corrosion resistant, have minimal particulate contamination, tailorable electrical resistivities, and have a very low surface roughness.Information provided by Bekaert Advanced Coating Technologies (BACT).