Abstract: This invention relates to a coating comprising at least one AlTiN-based film deposited by means of a PVD process, wherein the at least one AlTiN-based film deposited is comprising an Al-content—in relation to the Ti-content—in atomic percentage higher than 75%, and wherein the AlTiN-based film exhibits solely a crystallographic cubic phase and internal compressive stresses and this invention relates to a method involving deposition of an AlTiN-based film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating for forming tools to be used in a forming operation of a workpiece material, wherein the coating is deposited on a substrate surface and the coating comprises a lower layer (10) and an upper layer (20), wherein the lower layer (10) is deposited closer to the substrate surface than the upper layer (20), wherein the lower layer (10) mainly comprises chromium nitride, and the upper layer (20) is deposited as multilayer formed by a plurality of A-layers (22) and B-layers (21) deposited alternate one on each other forming a sequence of . . . /A/B/A/B/A/B/ . . . -layers (22,21), wherein the A-layers (22) mainly comprise aluminum titanium nitride, and the B-layers (21) mainly comprise chromium nitride.

Abstract: This invention relates to a coating comprising at least one AlTiN-based film deposited by means of a PVD process, wherein the at least one AlTiN-based film deposited is comprising an Al-content—in relation to the Ti-content—in atomic percentage higher than 75%, and wherein the AlTiN-based film exhibits solely a crystallographic cubic phase and internal compressive stresses and this invention relates to a method involving deposition of an AlTiN-based film.

Abstract: Method for stripping a coating from a coated surface of a substrate, wherein the coating is stripped in an aqueous alkaline solution, characterized in that the method comprises following steps:—preparing the coated substrate to be decoated by providing the substrate with a strippable coating by depositing a coating comprising one or more layers, wherein one layer comprising aluminum is deposited directly on the substrate surface to be decoated and—introducting the substrate to be decoated in the aqueous alkaline solution, thereby conducting a chemical stripping of the coating from the substrate, whereas the aqueous alkaline solution comprises NaOH in a concentration in weight percentage from 30 wt. % to 50 wt. %.

Abstract: Coated substrate comprising a surface coated with a coating comprising at least one coating layer of (TM1-xAlx)OyN, with (0.75-y)?z?(1.2-y) and 0.6>y>0, exhibiting a solid solution with B1 cubic structure, wherein x is the content of aluminum in atomic fraction if only aluminum and TM are being considered for the determination of the element composition in atomic percentage, and y is the content of oxygen in atomic fraction if only 0 and N are being considered for the determination of the element composition in atomic percentage, wherein TM is one or more transition metals and 0.05<x<0.95, wherein y correspond to a value of oxygen concentration in the TM1-xAlxOyNz coating layer that produces an increment of the thermal stability in such a manner that no precipitation w-AlN phase is produced when the coated substrate or at least the coated surface of the coated substrate is exposed to temperatures higher than 1100° C.

Abstract: Method for stripping a coating from a coated surface of a substrate, wherein the coating is stripped in an aqueous alkaline solution, characterized in that the method comprises following steps:—preparing the coated substrate to be decoated by providing the substrate with a strippable coating by depositing a coating comprising one or more layers, wherein one layer comprising aluminum is deposited directly on the substrate surface to be decoated and—introducting the substrate to be decoated in the aqueous alkaline solution, thereby conducting a chemical stripping of the coating from the substrate, whereas the aqueous alkaline solution comprises NaOH in a concentration in weight percentage from 30 wt. % to 50 wt. %.

Abstract: Coating (210) deposited on a surface of a substrate (201) comprising a multi-layered film (216) consisting of a plurality of A-layers and a plurality of B-layers deposited alternating one on each other forming a A/B/A/B/A . . . architecture, the A-layers comprising aluminium chromium boron nitride and the B-layers comprising aluminium chromium nitride and not comprising boron, whereas the multi-layered film (216) comprises at least a first portion (216a) and a last portion (216c), wherein the average boron content in the first coating portion (216a) is higher than the average boron content in the last coating portion (216c), and both the first coating portion (216a) and the last coating portion (216c) exhibit inherent compressive stresses and wherein the inherent compressive stress in the first coating portion (216a) is lower than it in the last coating portion (216c).

Abstract: This invention relates to a coating comprising at least one AlTiN-based film deposited by means of a PVD process, wherein the at least one AlTiN-based film deposited is comprising an Al-content—in relation to the Ti-content—in atomic percentage higher than 75%, and wherein the AlTiN-based film exhibits solely a crystallographic cubic phase and internal compressive stresses and this invention relates to a method involving deposition of an AlTiN-based film.

Abstract: Coating (210) deposited on a surface of a substrate (201) comprising a multi-layered film (216) consisting of a plurality of A-layers and a plurality of B-layers deposited alternating one on each other forming a A/B/A/B/A . . . architecture, the A-layers comprising aluminium chromium boron nitride and the B-layers comprising aluminium chromium nitride and not comprising boron, whereas the multi-layered film (216) comprises at least a first portion (216a) and a last portion (216c), wherein the average boron content in the first coating portion (216a) is higher than the average boron content in the last coating portion (216c), and both the first coating portion (216a) and the last coating portion (216c) exhibit inherent compressive stresses and wherein the inherent compressive stress in the first coating portion (216a) is lower than it in the last coating portion (216c).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating system comprising at least one multi-layered film formed of alternated A- and B-nanolayers deposited one on each other characterized in that the A-nanolayers contain essentially aluminum chromium boron nitride and the B-nanolayers contain essentially aluminum chromium nitride.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating system comprising at least one multi-layered film formed of alternated A- and B-nanolayers deposited one on each other characterized in that the A-nanolayers contain essentially aluminium chromium boron nitride and the B-nanolayers contain essentially aluminium chromium nitride.