Cutting tool of polycrystalline diamond and method of manufacturing the same
US5178645A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T407/27
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A polycrystalline diamond cutting tool is prepared by employing polycrystalline diamond which is synthesized on a mirror-finished surface of a base material by a low-pressure vapor phase method, as a tool material. A surface, which has been in contact with the base material, of the polycrystalline diamond layer is utilized as a tool rake face. A flank of the tool is formed by laser processing. The flank is covered with a graphite coating layer in one embodiment, while such a graphite coating layer is removed by acid treatment or the like in another embodiment. In still another embodiment, a flank is formed by grinding, and a cutting edge portion is honed by laser processing.
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