Cemented carbide and cutting tool
US7018726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/30
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a cemented carbide comprising a hard phase component which comprises a tungsten carbide (WC) and at least one selected from carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of metals of the groups 4a, 5a and 6a in the periodic table; and a binder phase component comprising at least one of iron-group metals, wherein the surface region of the cemented carbide has 90–98% of the minimum hardness as compared with internal hardness, thereby having high hardness and toughness which is suitable to using as a cutting tool.
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