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Cemented carbide body used preferably for rock drilling and mineral cutting
Assignee: Santrade Ltd
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Filing: 1985-10-25
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2005-10-25
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to cemented carbide bodies preferably for rock drilling and mineral cutting. By having the bodies comprising a core of cemented carbide containing eta-phase surrounded by a surface zone of cemented carbide free of eta-phase and having a low content of cobalt in the surface and a higher content of cobalt next to the eta-phase zone the bodies have obtained an increased strength and life in practical use.
Inventors
- 👤 Udo K. R. Fischer
- 👤 Erik T. Hartzell
- 👤 Jan G. H. Akerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:28
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C8/00; C23C8/06; C23C8/08; C23C8/20; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/02; C22C29/06; C22C29/08; C23C30/00; C23C30/005; E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/56; B; B22; B22F; B22F2998/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A cemented carbide body preferably for rock drilling and mineral cutting comprising at least two layers comprising a core of cemented carbide and a surface layer of cemented carbide surrounding said core wherein both the surface layer and the core contain WC (alpha-phase) with a binder phase (beta-phase) based upon at least one of cobalt, nickel or iron, and wherein the core layer further contains eta-phase and the surface layer is a diffusion layer free of eta-phase.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A cemented carbide body preferably for rock drilling and mineral cutting comprising at least two layers comprising a core of cemented carbide and a surface layer of cemented carbide surrounding said core wherein both the surface layer and the core contain WC (alpha-phase) with a binder phase (beta-phase) based upon at least one of cobalt, nickel or iron, and wherein the core layer further contains eta-phase and the surface layer is a diffusion layer free of eta-phase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1, characterized in that the grain size of the eta-phase is 0.5-10 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1, characterized in that the content of eta-phase in the core is 2-60% by volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the width of the eta-phase containing core is 10-95% of the diameter of the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that at the most 15% by weight of tungsten in the alpha-phase is replaced by one or more of the metallic carbide formers Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr and Mo.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the content of binder phase in the outer part of the surface layer is lower than the nominal content of the binder phase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the width of the outermost part of the surface layer is poor in binder phase and said part has a width of 0.2-0.8 of the width of the layer free of eta-phase.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the content of binder phase in the outermost part of the surface layer which is poor in binder phase is 0.1-0.9 of the nominal content of binder phase.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the inner part of the surface layer which is free of eta-phase and is situated next to the core containing eta-phase has a content of binder-phase greater than the nominal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the content of binder phase in the surface layer increases gradually up to at least 1.2 of the nominal content of binder phase at the boundary against the eta-phase containing core.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 2, characterized in that the grain size of the eta-phase is 1-5 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 3, characterized in that the content of eta-phase in the core is 10-35% by volume.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 4, characterized in that the width of the eta-phase core is 40-75% of the diameter of the body.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 7, characterized in that the width of the outermost part is 0.3-0.7 of the width of the zone free of eta-phase.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 8, characterized in that the content of binder phase in the outermost part is 0.2-0.7 of the nominal content of binder phase.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 10, characterized in that the content of binder phase in the surface layer increases gradually up to 1.4-2.5 of the nominal content of binder phase at the boundary against the eta-phase containing core.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 1 characterized in that the ratio between the height and maximum width of the cemented carbide body is greater than 0.75.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
Cemented carbide body according to claim 17 characterized in that the ratio between the height and maximum width of the cemented carbide body is greater than 1.25.
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