Coatings expand cutting tool capabilities, reach new markets

When first introduced in the late 1970s, cutting tool coatings — especially titanium nitride (TiN) — were embraced by tool manufacturers for their ability to extend tool life. As workforce materials have expanded from conventional ferrous and nonferrous metals to exotic alloys, composites, ceramics, and others, coatings have likewise progressed and, thanks to new formulations and deposition methods, are extending cutting tool capabilities as well as tool life.

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