dropless® 5000 Plus is the ta-C DLC coating deposited using Argor-Aljba's patented dropless® technology at a temperature of less than 100 °C with a standard thickness of 1 µm. The dropless® 5000 plus coating has a very high sp3 percentage (typical of natural diamond) of about 85% and a hardness of about 48 GPa (5000 HV). It comes in a dark grey colour.