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BALIMED FUTURA

BALIMED FUTURA High aesthetics and better identification through colour coding

BALIMED FUTURA - high aesthetics and better identification through colour coding

The bronze-coloured BALIMED™ FUTURA not only improves the aesthetics of medical instruments, it also helps surgeons to better identify their operation instruments. Also, the high hardness of BALIMED™ FUTURA gives surgical instruments sharp cuttings-edges and outstanding protection against abrasive wear.

  • Colour coding
  • Sharper cutting-edges
  • High hardness
  • Minimum wear
  • High thermal stability
BALIMED FUTURA
Coating material TiAlN
Coating technology Arc
Coating colour Bronze
Coating hardness HIT [GPa]* 33 +/- 3
Coefficient of friction (dry) vs. steel** ~0.6
Max. service temp. [°C]**** 700
Process temperature [°C] < 350
General remark All given data are approximate values, they depend on application, environment and test condition.
*Coating hardness HIT [GPa] Measured by nano indentation according to ISO 14577. For multilayers the hardness of the different layers varies. Hardness can be adapted to the application.
**Coefficient of friction (dry) vs. steel Determined by ball-on-disc test in dry condition with an Steel ball according to ASTM G99. During run-in the given values may be exceeded.
****Max. service temp. [°C] These are approximate values out of the field. Due to thermodynamic laws there is a dependency of pressure in application.
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Oerlikon Balzers Coating Benelux NV; Nijverheidslaan 5470, 3800 Sint-Truiden, Belgium

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