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Nitride coated composite modified silicon aluminum oxynitride cutting tools
Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1982-05-20
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Granted: 1983-09-27
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Expires: 2002-05-20
Abstract
Abstract Coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tools comprise a composite substrate body consisting essentially of a particulate material selected from the group consisting of the refractory metal carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and combinations thereof uniformly distributed in a matrix, coated with at least one adherent coating layer comprising a refractory metal nitride. The particulate material is of an average particle size ranging between about 0.5 microns to about 20 microns and comprises from about 5 to about 60 volume percent of the composite cutting tool. The matrix consists essentially of a modified silicon aluminum oxynitride having about 2 to about 25 volume percent of a modifier selected from the oxides of silicon, yttrium, magnesium, hafnium, zirconium, beryllium, the lanthanides and combinations thereof, and a silicon aluminum oxynitride.
Inventors
- 👤 Vinod K. Sarin
- 👤 Sergej-Tomislav Buljan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:09
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; B; B23; B23B; B23B27/00; B23B27/14; B23B27/148; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/597; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/5062; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool comprising a substrate body and at least one adherent refractory metal nitride coating layer; said substrate body consisting essentially of a particulate material selected from the group consisting of the refractory metal carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and mixtures thereof uniformly distributed in a matrix comprising a modified silicon aluminum oxynitride, said particulate material comprising from about 5 volume percent to about 60 volume percent of said cutting tool and having an average particle size of between about 0.5 microns and about 20 microns; said modified silicon aluminum oxynitride having a modifier selected from the group consisting of the oxides of silicon, yttrium, magnesium, hafnium, zirconium, beryllium, the lanthanides and combinations thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool comprising a substrate body and at least one adherent refractory metal nitride coating layer; said substrate body consisting essentially of a particulate material selected from the group consisting of the refractory metal carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and mixtures thereof uniformly distributed in a matrix comprising a modified silicon aluminum oxynitride, said particulate material comprising from about 5 volume percent to about 60 volume percent of said cutting tool and having an average particle size of between about 0.5 microns and about 20 microns; said modified silicon aluminum oxynitride having a modifier selected from the group consisting of the oxides of silicon, yttrium, magnesium, hafnium, zirconium, beryllium, the lanthanides and combinations thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said refractory metal nitride coating is selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride, vanadium nitride, chromium nitride, zirconium nitride, niobium nitride, molybdenum nitride, hafnium nitride, tantalum nitride, and tungsten nitride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 2 wherein said refractory metal nitride coating is titanium nitride or hafnium nitride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said coating layer is of a thickness between about 0.1 microns and 10 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 4 wherein said coating is of a thickness between about 1.0 and about 10 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said modified silicon aluminum oxynitride is formed from about 2 to about 25 volume percent of said modifier, from about 20 to about 90 volume percent silicon nitride, and from about 5 to about 60 volume percent aluminum oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein the average particle size of said particulate material ranges between about 0.5 microns and 5 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said particulate material comprises from about 20 to about 40 volume percent of said cutting tool.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 6 wherein said modifier comprises from about 2 to about 10 volume percent of said matrix.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said particulate material is selected from the carbides consisting of titanium, tungsten, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, and combinations thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said particulate material is selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride and hafnium nitride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said particulate material is selected from the group consisting of titanium carbonitride, hafnium carbonitride, and combinations thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 10 wherein said particulate material is titanium carbide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A coated abrasion resistant composite ceramic cutting tool in accordance with claim 1 wherein said modifier is yttrium oxide.
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