Functional Coatings
Material properties	EKagrip® 10	EKagrip® 25 PLUS	EKagrip® 35 PLUS
Form as supplied	Shim with EKagrip® 10 coating	Shim with EKagrip® 25 PLUS coating	Shim with EKagrip® 35 PLUS coating
Hard particle	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
Mean particle size	10 µm	25 µm	35 µm
Diamond-surface concentration	8-16%	8-25%	10-30%
Matrix material	Electroless nickel phosphorus	Electroless nickel phosphorus	Electroless nickel phosphorus
Thickness of matrix x	5-9 µm	13-17 µm	14-22 µm
Total layer thickness y	10-20 µm	25-35 µm	35-50 µm
Heat treatment	150°C ± 10°C / 350°C ± 10°C	150°C ± 10°C / 350°C ± 10°C	150°C ± 10°C / 350°C ± 10°C
Hardness of nickelphosphorus matrix	600 / 900 HV 0.03	600 / 900 HV 0.03	600 / 900 HV 0.03
Color	silver gray metallic	silver gray metallic	silver gray metallic
Shim material (preferably)	C 75 S (acc. to EN 10132-4)	C 75 S (acc. to EN 10132-4)	C 75 S (acc. to EN 10132-4)
Thickness d of shim	Standard 0.1 mm ± 0.01 mm (others upon request)	Standard 0.1 mm ± 0.01 mm (others upon request)	Standard 0.1 mm ± 0.01 mm (others upon request)
Total thickness of coated shim (based on uncoated shim 0.1 mm ± 0.01 mm)	0.13 mm ± 0.02 mm	0.16 mm ± 0.02 mm	0.185 mm ± 0.02 mm
Base part production by	Laser cutting or stamping	Laser cutting or stamping	Laser cutting or stamping
Surface roughness Rz of counterpart (transversal to direction of machining)	Rz << 10 µm	Rz << 25 µm	Rz << 35 µm
Min. contact pressure	P > 50 MPa	P > 50 MPa	P > 50 MPa
Max. service temperature	400°C	400°C	400°C