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Cubic boron nitride coated material and producing method of the same
Assignee: Tungaloy Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-16
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Granted: 1988-03-15
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Expires: 2006-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A cubic boron nitride coated material comprises a substrate, an outer layer consisting essentially of cubic boron nitride and formed on a surface of the substrate, and at least one intermediate layer interposed between the substrate and outer layer, the intermediate layer comprising at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the nitrides and nitroxides of Al, Ga, In and Tl and mutual solid solutions thereof. Such a coated material can be produced by a method that comprises: providing, on the surface of a substrate, at least one intermediate layer comprised of at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of nitrides and nitroxides of Al, Ga, In and Tl and mutual solid solutions thereof; and causing the outer cubic boron nitride layer to undergo oriented growth on a face of the layer of the at least one nitrogen-containing compound, the face being densely packed with nitrogen atoms.
Inventors
- 👤 Shin-ichi Hirano
- 👤 Susumu Yamaya
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-05 13:57
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; B; B23; B23B; B23B27/00; B23B27/14; B23B27/148; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/5062; C04B41/5064; C04B41/52; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87; C04B41/89; C23; C23C; C23C28/00; C23C28/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material comprised of a substrate, an outer layer consisting essentially of cubic boron nitride, said outer layer being provided on a surface of the substrate, and at least one intermediate layer interposed between the substrate and the outer layer, said intermediate layer comprising at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of nitrides and nitroxides of Al, Ga, In and Tl and mutual solid solutions of the aforesaid nitrides and nitroxides, wherein (i) said intermediate layer presents a densely nitrogen-packed crystalline surface upon which said outer layer is formed and (ii) said outer layer, in its outermost portion, presents a crystalline face that lies substantially in a (111) plane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material comprised of a substrate, an outer layer consisting essentially of cubic boron nitride, said outer layer being provided on a surface of the substrate, and at least one intermediate layer interposed between the substrate and the outer layer, said intermediate layer comprising at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of nitrides and nitroxides of Al, Ga, In and Tl and mutual solid solutions of the aforesaid nitrides and nitroxides, wherein (i) said intermediate layer presents a densely nitrogen-packed crystalline surface upon which said outer layer is formed and (ii) said outer layer, in its outermost portion, presents a crystalline face that lies substantially in a (111) plane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer is comprised of the layer of comprising said nitrogen-containing compound and a first adhesion enhancement layer comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of (a) oxides of Al, Ga, In and Tl, (b) oxides and nitrides of alkaline earth metals, rare earth metals and Si, and (c) mutual solid solutions of (a) and (b), wherein said first adhesion enhancement layer is adjacent to said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
140 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer is comprised of (1) a layer comprising said nitrogen-containing compound, (2) a first adhesion enhancement layer comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of (a) oxides of A1, Ga, In and Tl, (b) oxides and nitrides of alkaline earth metals, rare earth metals and Si, and (c) mutual solid solutions of (a) and (b), and (3) a second adhesion enhancement layer comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides, oxides, borides and silicides of metals of groups IVa, Va and VIa of the Periodic Table and mutual solid solutions thereof, said first adhesion promoting layer being adjacent to said layer (1) and said second adhesion promoting layer being interposed between said first adhesion promoting layer and said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 3, wherein said second adhesion enhancement layer further comprises at least one additional component selected from Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Mo and W.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 3, wherein said intermediate layer has a thickness ranging between about 0.05 and 15 μM.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer has a thickness ranging between about 0.05 and 10 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer has a multi-layered structure such that a layer comprising said nitrogen-containing compound is adjacent to the outer layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cubic boron nitride coated material according to claim 1, wherein said densely nitrogen-packed crystalline surface is a (001) crystal face.
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