TiCN-based cermet
US6387552B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/252
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A TiCN-based cermet comprises 5-25 weight % of a binder phase mainly composed of Co and/or Ni, the balance being substantially a hard phase and inevitable impurities, the hard phase being mainly composed of carbide, nitride and/or carbonitride and containing at least Ti and W, the cermet having a cross-section microstructure in which the number of Ti-rich particles having an area of 0.02 &mgr;m2 or more is 1000 or less per a unit area of 1000 &mgr;m2.
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