It will be more resistant to light scratches but if knocked against a hard surface will still scratch and dent. My understanding is that the "Diamond Like Coating", is applied by the "Physical Vapour Deposition" process and bonds to the surface of the metal at the molecular level so it won't peel off, but of course it is an extremely thin coating and will wear off in time. I'm interested in this thread having just received my new Ocean Black DLC and have been wondering about the durability of the coating. ![]() ![]() Anyone can fix a little scratch on a brushed or polished stainless steel (with a dremel and polishing paste/compound), but damages on a DLC will require a very expensive re-coating. The weakness of DLC is not the carbon layer itself, extremely durable, but the fact that it's only a thin layer, that can fracture and disconnect itself from the base material.Īnother issue of DLC is that it's not easily repairable. A dent, a scratch, however small it is, is always visible on a DLC steel, will nobody would notice them on a non coated steel. No mater how scratch resistant it is.ĭLC coating has a higher vickers hardness than 316L stainless steel (5 time harder), but the damages are more visible than on non coated steel. If it's a layer, then it can always peel of. ![]() That the problem of any coating, unfortunately
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