Super hard composite material for tools
US5882777A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24975
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Super hard composite material for tools, comprising a substrate of CBN sintered body containing more than 20% by volume of cubic boron nitride (CBN), improved in strength of base material, wear-resistance, hardness at high temperatures and acid-resistance usable in cutting work of steels which are difficult to be machined. The substrate (2) has a laminated film (1) consisting of super thin films (a) and (b) each deposited alternatively on the substrate (2), the super thin film (a) being made of nitride and/or carbide of at least one element selected from a group comprising IVa group elements, Va group elements, VIa group elements, Al and B and possessing a crystal structure of cubic system and metallic bond property, the super thin film (b) being made of at least one compound possessing a crystal structure other than cubic system and covalent bond property under equilibrium condition at ambient temperature and pressure, each unit layer of the super thin films (a) and (b) having a thickness of 0.2 nm to 20 nm, and the laminated film (1) on the whole possessing a crystal structure of cubic system.
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