Abstract:
A ceramic composition is provided having an alumina based matrix with silicon carbide whiskers and titanium carbide phase dispersed therein. The composition includes about 1.0 to less than 30 volume percent silicon carbide whiskers, about 5 to about 40 volume percent titanium carbide phase. The sum of the volume percents of silicon carbide whiskers and titanium carbide phase is less than about 60 volume percent. This composition is for use as a cutting. The cutting insert (10) has a rake face (30), a flank face (50) and a cutting edge (70) at the junction of the rake and flank faces.
Abstract:
A tool assembly having a tool block (50) and a tool holder (12). The tool block has a fluid passage (92) having an outlet (93). A fluid passage (104) in the tool holder shank (14) has an inlet (102) including a shallow recess (99) configured to maintain fluid communication through a range of relative movement of the block and holder. The fluid passage terminates in a discharge orifice (114) to direct a fluid jet at the chip being removed from the workpiece.
Abstract:
An indexable metalcutting insert is provided having a cobalt cemented tungsten carbide substrate (32) with a multilayer refractory coating (34) thereon. The substrate (32) has a cobalt content of 6.1 to 6.5 weight percent and is characterized by a hardness of 90.8 to 91.6 Rockwell A and a magnetic coercive force of 110 to 180 oerstads. The coating (34) contains at least a plurality of alumina layers (42) which are separated from and bonded to each other by a group IVB metal nitride (44), such as titanium nitride, and which are bonded to the substrate (32) by a backing layer of 5 to 8 mu in thickness, composed of a carbide and/or carbonitride of titanium zirconium and/or hafnium.
Abstract:
A cutter bit (1) for use in construction and/or excavation applications is provided having a hard wear resistant tip (3) joined to a steel shank (5). The wear resistant tip (3) is rotationally symmetric about its longitudinal axis (X-X) and has a rear end having a socket (23) therein in which is bonded a steel protrusion (17) on the forward end of the steel shank (5). The tip socket (23) and an outer rearmost facing surface (25) on the tip rear end have respective pluralities of first and second dimples (31, 32) formed thereon and protruding therefrom for spacing, centering and aligning the tip (3) on the bit body (5) to facilitate formation of a braze joint (7) of a desired given cross-sectional thickness profile between the tip (3) and bit body (5).
Abstract:
A quick change mechanism (10) is provided between a male member (11) and a female member (12), which has a socket (28) with an axis (27). A flange (14, 19) is provided on each member, and in the flange (14) of the female member (12), an eccentric circular cam (32) is pivotably mounted on one side of the socket (28). The cam (32) may be pivoted through an arc between a locked and an unlocked condition in a single plane. The unlocked condition moves the cam (32) laterally outwardly beyond the cam follower surface (43) in the male member (11). As the cam (32) is rotated towards the locked condition, the cam locking surface (39) moves in a single plane laterally inwardly and establishes an axially inward force on the cam follower surface (43). The quick-change mechanism (10) is small and compact and contained entirely within the flange (14) of the female member (12).
Abstract:
A cermet cutting tool is provided having a composition containing the following: about 3.5 to about 6.5 w/o (weight percent) nickel; about 4.5 to about 7.5 w/o cobalt, wherein the sum of nickel plus cobalt is between about 8 to 11 w/o; about 20 to about 25 w/o tungsten; about 5 to about 11 w/o molybdenum; up to about 6 w/o tantalum plus niobium; up to about 0.05 w/o chromium; up to about 1 w/o aluminum; and up to about 3 w/o vanadium; with the remainder being essentially titanium, carbon, and nitrogen, wherein at least substantially all the carbon and nitrogen are present as metal compounds selected from the group consisting of metal carbonitrides and mixtures of metal carbonitrides and metal carbides where said metal is selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, titanium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium, chromium, their solid solutions and their mixtures.
Abstract:
A ceramic composition comprising a polycrystalline alumina matrix having titanium carbide whiskers distributed therein. The composition comprises 50 to 90 volume percent high purity alumina, 10 to 50 volume percent single crystal titanium carbide whiskers, and up to 3 volume percent being the residue of sintering aids.
Abstract:
An apparatus (10) for holding a tubular shank (12) of a toolholder (14) is provided with a tool support member bore (22) for receiving the shank (12) and first and second radially reciprocably movable clamping jaws (24, 26) for holding the shank (12) in the bore (22). The movement of the clamping jaws (24, 26) is radially activated by rotation of a radially aligned differentially threaded member (28) engaging both clamping jaws (24, 26).
Abstract:
A lock rod (38) is provided extending along and reciprocally movable along an axis (Y-Y) and having a cylindrical cross section near one end (88). Two circumferentially spaced depressions (94) are located in the cylindrical surface (92) for receiving locking elements (36) in an unlocked position. Extending from the first depression (94) is a ramp (44) inclined with respect to axis (Y-Y) and from the second depression (94) is a groove (46) parallel to axis (Y-Y) for driving locking elements (36) radially outwardly to abut against a toolholder shank (14) to lock it onto a tool support member (34).
Abstract:
A tool sleeve rotation limitation system (100) for reducing the rotation of a tool sleeve (114) within a support block bore (124) of a support block (112), the tool sleeve having a forward portion (128) and a rearward portion (132). The tool sleeve rotation limitation system (100) comprises a rotation limitation member (116) located in an engaging relationship between the rearward portion (132) of the tool sleeve and the block bore (124) such that the rotation limitation member (116) will be moved axially along the rearward portion of the tool sleeve (114) as the tool sleeve is inserted into the block bore so as to engage the block bore and the rearward portion (132) of the tool sleeve and reduce rotation of the tool sleeve (114) within the block bore (124).