Ion Bond Diamond like Carbon (DLC) Explained...

DLC is a superb coating for ferrous alloys (8620, 9310, c158 etc..) and stainless steels (1740, 415R and 416R etc..) is the plasma assisted vapor deposition coating called Tungsten Diamond Like Carbon. One of the best selling points of the Diamond-Like Coating in that the parts are never heated over 300 degrees Fahrenheit, so there's no need to worry about the parts losing their temper, softening, or becoming brittle. Two microns of the material is deposited on the surface during the DLC Process. 2 microns amounts to about 80 millionths of an inch-far too little to affect any parts' function or fit. DLC is a thoroughly impressive treatment. Not only does it perform its intended task of coloring the bright steel to a matte, non-reflective greyish black, it also provides a tough, corrosion-proof coating that is virtually scratch proof. DLC will not wear even when subjected to extensive use. Our DLC BCG uses a high quality ion-bonded first layer followed by a Physical Vapor Deposition process to harden the parts to superior Rockwell hardness ratings yo see below.

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Quality DLC Deposition

DLC coatings can be deposited using a variety of deposition methods such as sputtering, ion beam, cathodic arc, electron beam, lasers and PACVD. Cobratac deposits our diamond like carbon coatings using a patented technology combining PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) and PACVD/Ionbond (Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition) which deposits some of the highest quality, most consistent DLC coatings available to industry today.

This technology allows the DLC coatings to be deposited in large production machines without sacrificing film quality. With this patented technology, we have the ability to deposit PVD layers as well as dense, uniform PACVD layers in the same system. Our process will transition from PVD layers to DLC layers seamlessly producing films that exhibit excellent interlayer adhesion as well as excellent adhesion to the substrate.

Coating Process

The Bolt Carrier Gorup parts are placed into the stainless steel vacuum chamber on a fixturing carousel and the chamber is evacuated. The product is preheated to a low processing temperature that will not exceed (150 c) 300 F. The preheating phase of the process conditions the substrate for the coating and will ensure that all of the moisture absorbed by the material has been