Cutting tool for machining titanium and titanium alloys
US5718541A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T407/28
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cutting tool for machining titanium and titanium alloys which comprises a tungsten carbide-containing substrate alone or with a tungsten carbide tip brazed thereto. The cutting tool further includes a hard coating on either the substrate alone or on the tungsten carbide tip. The coating may be PVD-applied tungsten carbide, CVD-applied boron carbide or PVD-applied boron carbide.
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