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Tool for drilling/routing of printed circuit board materials

US6830604B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2002
Grant dateDec 14, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22C29/08
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dense cemented carbide product is described. The product is manufactured from WC with a grain size between 0.1 and 0.4 &mgr;m, fine grain size cobalt and ruthenium powders. The product is used in PCB machining operations where the addition of 10-25% Ru to the binder phase offers up to 25% wear resistant increases and up to 100% increase in chipping resistance in PCB routing compared to conventional materials (6% cobalt and 0.4 &mgr;m grain size).

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