dropless® 5000 Plus is a ta-C DLC coating, deposited with dropless® technology patented by Argor-Aljba, at a temperature below 100 °C with a standard thickness of 1 µm. The coating dropless® 5000 Plus has a very high sp3 percentage (typical of natural diamond) of about 85% and a hardness of about 48 GPa (5000 HV). It has a dark-grey color.