Aluminum titanium nitride coating and method of making same
US8277958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/265
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Hard coatings and methods of making the hard coatings comprising aluminum titanium nitride which are usable on cutting tools are disclosed. The coatings include at least one aluminum titanium nitride layer having between about 0 and about 15 weight percent hexagonal phase and a composition of (AlxTi1-x)N, where x is in the range of about 0.53 to about 0.58 moles.
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