Especially developed for internal components.
This coating has been specially developed for the internal moving parts of watches (rough movements, weights..) It is a combination of a thin PVD film and a controlled thickness of thin ALD film.
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) – Procedure
ALD is a composition of thin films of the type CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition).
The principle consists of exposing the surfaces to gas pre-cursors so as to obtain thin films. The deposit is self-regulating and takes place cycle after cycle. Once a film of atoms is deposited, the deposition stops itself. The following cycle begins once the previous one is finished
For ALD coating the deposition temperature is usually between 150 and 200°C.
The blue deposit thickness is 2 +/-0.5 (micron)
HV 0.05 hardness is between 800 and 1000
Conforms to REACH and RoHS standards
Applications
Blue colorised coatings
ALD technology allows a wide range of new colors thanks to the interference colors. The combination of the part’s base color and control of the ALD film thickness means that we can have a multitude of colors that are repeatable and homogenous while at the same time respecting the part’s decor.
Twin color treatment
The ALD layers are deposited on a colorized substrate which gives a free choice of an infinity of decorative solutions.
Excellent barrier layer
The perfect conformity of the deposit, even on complex-shaped parts, offers an excellent protection for substrates which are subject to corrosion.
- Protection of brass against corrosion
- Protection of silver against tarnishing
The advantages
- Excellent quality for money
- Excellent results in watchmaking tests (climatic resistance, UV, ..)
- The best technology for a blue deposit
- Large range of blue colors
- Can be deposited on all substrates (copper alloys, titanium, gold, steel and stainless steel, plastics)
- Clean deposition
- Good compromise between ductility and hardness
- Perfect conformity thanks to perfect control of deposition thickness
- Excellent homogeneity on 3D parts
- Perfect reproductivity of the color
- Respect of terminals
- A blue treated part can be detreated and retreated.
