Abstract:
A cutting tool includes a substrate (28) and a coating on the substrate (28). The coating includes a base adhesion layer (38) that is on at least a portion of the substrate (28). A first intermediate adhesion layer (40), which includes boron and a first element, that is on the base adhesion layer (38). A second intermediate adhesion layer (42), which includes boron, the first element, and nitrogen, that is on the first intermediate adhesion layer (40). An outer adhesion layer (44), which includes boron and nitrogen preferably in the form of cubic boron nitride, that is on the second intermediate adhesion layer (42). A wear coating scheme (34) wherein the innermost layer of the wear coating scheme (34) is on the outer adhesion layer (44).
Abstract:
A physical vapor deposition apparatus for coating a substrate that includes a substrate holder that receives the substrate and a coating material source that emits a divergent stream of coating material. The divergent stream of coating material includes a diverse portion of coating material and a directed portion of coating material. The apparatus further includes a blinder means, positioned to be in operative engagement with the coating material source, for receiving and impacting the divergent stream of coating material so that the directed portion of coating material continuously exits the blinder means traveling generally toward the substrate holder. The directed portion of coating material exhibits less divergence than the divergent stream of coating material.
Abstract:
A diamond coated elongate rotary cutting member and method of making the same. The cutting member (40) includes an axially forward cutting surface (42), a flute (50) and a fluted land (52). The cutting member comprises a substrate with hard grains bonded together with a metallic binder. The substrate has a first substrate region that presents an irregular surface so as to define the axially forward cutting surface (24, 26, 28) and the fluted land (52). The first substrate region contains relatively large hard grains near the surface thereof that are larger in size than the hard grains in the interior of the substrate. A diamond coating is on the surface of the first substrate region. The substrate has a second substrate region that defines the flute.
Abstract:
A coated cutting tool, comprising a substrate which has a roughened surface that presents a surface roughness of between 15 microinches Ra and 125 microinches Ra. A coating is applied to the roughened surface of the substrate by physical vapor deposition. A coated cutting tool having a low cobalt substrate and experiencing long tool life is also discussed.
Abstract:
A nanolayered coated cutting tool (20) that includes a substrate (30) that has a surface (38, 40) with a coating (32) on the surface thereof. The coating comprises a plurality of coating sets of alternating nanolayers of metal aluminum nitride and metal nitride and/or metal aluminum carbonitride wherein each coating set has a thickness up to about 100 nanometers. The coating includes a bonding region (34) and an outer region (36). The bonding region (34) comprises a plurality of the coating sets wherein the thickness of each coating set increases as the set moves away from the surface of the substrate. The outer region (36) comprises a plurality of the coating sets wherein the thickness of each coating set is about equal.
Abstract:
A coating scheme comprising a boron and nitrogen containing layer that satisfactorily adheres to a substrate (2) is disclosed. The satisfactorily adherent coating scheme comprises a base layer (4), a first intermediate layer (6), a second intermediate layer (8) and the boron and nitrogen containing layer (10). The coating scheme is compatible with tooling for drilling, turning, milling, and/or forming hard, difficult to cut materials. The coating scheme has been applied to cutting inserts comprised of cermets or ceramics using PVD techniques. The boron and nitrogen layer preferably comprises boron nitride and, more preferably, cubic boron nitride.
Abstract:
A coated cutting tool (10, 30) for chipforming machining of materials, as well as a method for making the same, wherein the coated cutting tool includes a substrate (34). The substrate has a rake surface (16) and a flank surface (14) wherein there is a cutting edge (18) at the intersection of the rake surface and the flank surface. There is a coating scheme (32) on at least a portion of one of the rake surface or the flank surface of the substrate. The coating scheme includes a top oxide interference film (48) that visually appears to be colored when viewed under white lighting formed by full or partial anodization of an anodizable layer (42).
Abstract:
A diamond-coated tool (80) and a process for making it. The process includes a sintering step. In that step, the tool substrate is sintered in an atmosphere and for a time and at a temperature so that superficial, exaggerated grain growth is promoted that imparts a surface roughness which may serve as anchoring sites during a subsequent diamond coating step which is performed by a vapor deposition technique. The diamond-coated tool includes a large grain substrate surface, and a high bond strength between the diamond coating and the substrate surface.
Abstract:
A coating scheme comprising a boron and nitrogen containing layer that satisfactorily adheres to a substrate (2) is disclosed. The satisfactorily adherent coating scheme comprises a base layer (4), a first intermediate layer (6), a second intermediate layer (8) and the boron and nitrogen containing layer (10). The coating scheme is compatible with tooling for drilling, turning, milling, and/or forming hard, difficult to cut materials. The coating scheme has been applied to cutting inserts comprised of cermets or ceramics using PVD techniques. The boron and nitrogen layer preferably comprises boron nitride and, more preferably, cubic boron nitride.
Abstract:
A nanolayered coated cutting tool (20) that includes a substrate (30) that has a surface (38, 40) with a coating (32) on the surface thereof. The coating comprises a plurality of coating sets of alternating nanolayers of metal aluminum nitride and metal nitride and/or metal aluminum carbonitride wherein each coating set has a thickness up to about 100 nanometers. The coating includes a bonding region (34) and an outer region (36). The bonding region (34) comprises a plurality of the coating sets wherein the thickness of each coating set increases as the set moves away from the surface of the substrate. The outer region (36) comprises a plurality of the coating sets wherein the thickness of each coating set is about equal.