Ionbond Company has succeeded for the first time create a very dark black color on decorative parts using PVD
As the company reported, deep black PVD coating, which absorbs most visible light while retaining the expected PVD hardness, wear resistance and chemical stability, is very challenging–especially on an industrial scale. The black decorative PVD coating can be applied to substrates such as ABS, zinc, brass and stainless steel. The new coating has already had an excellent response form the market in several applications
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