What is ionbond gun finish?

What is ionbond gun finish?

Ionbond Diamond Black DLC Firearm Coatings This is a metal finish that is applied through a Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) process. The result is a DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coating that will provide years of protection against wear while retaining a nice appearance.

What is ionbond coating?

Ionbond provides thin-film coating services and operates 35 coating centers in 15 countries. Its coatings are used to improve durability, quality, functionality, efficiency and aesthetics of tools and components. Our portfolio includes PVD, PACVD, CVD, CVA and CVI technologies, including a broad range of DLC coatings.

What is a DLC barrel?

DLC stands for Diamond-like carbon. Being amorphous DLC can be applied to different finishes and it will adopt the same tacticle characteristics of the surface it is applied to (brushed or polished), resulting in a change of colour but retaining its finish.

What is a PVD finish on a gun?

Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) Coating is a military-grade coating for firearms. Use it to extend the life of steel and titanium firearms by reducing wear-and-tear. Get the reliable performance you need, while reducing jamming, oxidation, and abrasion.

How much does DLC coating cost?

DLC coating is a lot-based process, with parts loaded into a chamber and then treated. A typical lot charge might be on the order of $1,000-$1,500. Depending on your part size and whether you are able to use a process that other customers are already running, you may be able to pay less for a few small parts.

What is CVD coating?

Contact Us. Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is a coating process that uses thermally induced chemical reactions at the surface of a heated substrate, with reagents supplied in gaseous form. These reactions may involve the substrate material itself, but often do not.

Is DLC better than nitride?

Both are excellent finishes that are very hard, smooth and high performing. DLC outperforms nitride by about the same amount that nitride outperforms phosphate. This is on the basis of hardness and corrosion resistance. If you have the money, DLC wins.

Is Cerakote better than DLC?

Cerakote ceramic coatings offer superior abrasion resistance in a thin film coating, outlasting PVD – DLC in a modified ASTM Taber Abrasion Test by 4,500 cycles.

Is PVD better than Cerakote?

Does DLC coating wear off?

But with the DLC coating process, it is different. DLC coating, with its diamond-like applied black finish, you will not have to worry about scratching your watch. This coating will not disappear if you accidentally do something that would otherwise leave a huge mark on some PVD-method coated watches.

What color is DLC?

DLC Coatings – Diamond-Like Carbon