Gold coating on barrels !!!

[cnote]

I don't quite care for the gold,  (tiN???) looking for a coating in black that will hold up, someone suggested ion bond.

Any others 

[ogiebb]

been using salt bath nitride for about 6 years now.. seems good no flaking just minor wear.

[robertg5322]

Gold is way more pimp than black though. Gotta factor that in.

Edited November 4, 2016 by robertg5322

[theWacoKid]

Yep, black nitride from H&M.

/end thread

[SpaceMan]

While I love the look of gold barrels it got me looking around to see what other kind of Tin coatings they offer.

 

Aluminium Titanium Nitride (AlTiN)

• Color: Black
• Nano-hardness: 34
• Thickness [um]: 1-4
• Friction-(fretting): 0.70
• Maximum usage temperature: 900
• Applications & Characteristics: Universal for drilling, milling, hobbing, dry machining, coating for cutting with carbide in the 90’s, with higher Al content and heat resistance
  • CUTTING: Milling, hobbing, high performance machining, also dry

I have seen a storm lake barrel coated in this and its black, don't have any experience with it other than reading about it on google.

[CaptainOverkill]

I just had one melonited (along with the rest of the gun). Very nice flat black finish and has held up well so far, though I've only put a couple hundred rounds through it since the refinish.

[Aric]

DLC finish on the barrel.  Several thousand rounds down range.  The only wear, in the finish, is on the hood.  

[zipollini]

My man. Ya got to keep the gold barrel. Goes well with this

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=picture+of+pimp+mobile&view=detailv2&&id=501D0382E1CE19265523127C03E1FFF505F3DDB2&selectedIndex=84&ccid=eShdAkY5&simid=608054850793506151&thid=OIP.M79285d0246391afa58f92a035041c19eo0&ajaxhist=0

And this :-)

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=picture+of+pimps+hat&view=detailv2&&id=A575CFFCF615151D3296D740EEE3365A173EC655&selectedIndex=34&ccid=GW9VAwQB&simid=608032873431957904&thid=OIP.M196f55030401134dacdbe586d9530caeo0&ajaxhist=0

 

 

 

[Vincent C]

The type of process for the coating is important if you want the coating to cover the inside of the barrel.  If you are looking at things like TiN or DLC, CVD coatings can be done that will coat the inside of the barrel to get the benefit to the harder, slicker and wear resistant surface that contacts the bullet.  PVD coatings are typically line of site coating methods and will only cover the exterior of the barrel.

[cnote]

So h&M black nitride would be like TiN or DLC

[theWacoKid]

2 hours ago, cnote said:

So h&M black nitride would be like TiN or DLC

No.  TiN and DLC are coatings.  Black nitride is a nitrocarburizing process that diffuses nitrogen and carbon into the metal's surface so it is not a coating but alters the surface of the material.  I'm not 100% sure how they end up with the black surface, but that's kind of secondary to what's actually being done.

Edited November 10, 2016 by theWacoKid