Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
In a diamond sintered body or high pressure form boron nitride sintered body for use in a cutting tool, the improvement wherein said sintered body is supported by cermet in which carbide crystals in the form of (Mo, W) 1 C x wherein x is within the range of 0.8 to 0.98, chiefly consisting of molybdenum are bonded by iron group metals with the interposition of an intermediate bonding layer consisting of a metal carbide less than 0.1 mm in thickness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a diamond sintered body or high pressure form boron nitride sintered body for use in a cutting tool, the improvement wherein said sintered body is supported by cermet in which carbide crystals in the form of (Mo, W) 1 C x wherein x is within the range of 0.8 to 0.98, chiefly consisting of molybdenum are bonded by iron group metals with the interposition of an intermediate bonding layer consisting of a metal carbide less than 0.1 mm in thickness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement according to claim 1 in which the sintered body is a diamond sintered body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement according to claim 1 in which the sintered body is a high pressure form boron nitride sintered body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improvement according to claims 1, 2 or 3 in which the iron group metals used to bond the carbide crystals are selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement according to claim 1 in which the metal carbide is a carbide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Mo, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
171 words
A method for producing a diamond or high pressure form boron nitride sintered body for use in a cutting tool characterized in that a metal foil less than 1 mm in thickness selected from Mo, W, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf is placed in contact with preliminarily sintered cermet in which carbide crystals in the form of (Mo, W) 1 C x , wherein x is within the range of 0.8 to 0.98, chiefly consisting of molybdenum are bonded by iron group metals, diamond powder or high pressure form boron nitride powder being effected at a temperature of at least 1200° C. and under pressure conditions as defined in FIG. 4 in which the diamond or high pressure form boron nitride is thermodynamically stable, said metal foil being transformed into a carbide by the diffusion of carbon from the supporting cermet in the course of the sintering process, thereby bonding the diamond or high pressure form boron nitride sintered body to the cermet with the interposition of said carbide layer.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
171 words
A method for producing a diamond or high pressure form boron nitride sintered body for use in a cutting tool characterized in that a metal foil less than 1 mm in thickness selected from Mo, W, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf is placed in contact with preliminarily sintered cermet in which carbide crystals in the form of (Mo, W) 1 C x , wherein x is within the range of 0.8 to 0.98, chiefly consisting of molybdenum are bonded by iron group metals, diamond powder or high pressure form boron nitride powder being effected at a temperature of at least 1200° C. and under pressure conditions as defined in FIG. 4 in which the diamond or high pressure form boron nitride is thermodynamically stable, said metal foil being transformed into a carbide by the diffusion of carbon from the supporting cermet in the course of the sintering process, thereby bonding the diamond or high pressure form boron nitride sintered body to the cermet with the interposition of said carbide layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 6 in which the sintered body is a diamond sintered body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 6 in which the sintered body is a high pressure form boron nitride sintered body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 6 in which the iron group bonding metal is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 6 in which the sintering pressure is at least 40 kb.