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Method of producing cubic boron nitride coated material

Assignee: Tungaloy Corp
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Filing: 1987-11-30
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Granted: 1988-08-09
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Expires: 2007-11-30
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Abstract

Abstract There are disclosed a cubic boron nitride coated material including a substrate and an outer layer composed principally of cubic boron nitride and formed on a surface of the substrate, comprising an intermediate layer fored of at least one intermediate layer and interposed between the substrate and outer layer, the intermediate between the substrate and outer layer, the intermediate layer or the outermost one of intermediate layers being formed of a layer of at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the nitrides and nitroxides of Al, Ga, In and Tl and mutual solid solutions thereof, and a producing method of the same which comprises: providing, on the surface of the substrate, an intermediate layer formed of at least one intermediate layer, the intermediate layer or the outermost one of intermediate layers being formed of a layer 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 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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Jurisdiction US
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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: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
A method for producing a cubic boron nitride coated material by forming, on a surface of a substrate, an outer layer consisting essentially of cubic boron nitride, which comprises: providing, on the surface of the substrate, at least one 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; and causing the outer layer to undergo oriented growth on a face of the intermediate layer, said face being densely packed with nitrogen atoms.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 96 words
A method for producing a cubic boron nitride coated material by forming, on a surface of a substrate, an outer layer consisting essentially of cubic boron nitride, which comprises: providing, on the surface of the substrate, at least one 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; and causing the outer layer to undergo oriented growth on a face of the intermediate layer, said face being densely packed with nitrogen atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the oriented growth of the outer layer is effected under high pressure and temperature conditions under which cubic boron nitride is stable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein the high pressure and temperature conditions, under which cubic boron nitride is stable, include a pressure of 4.5 GPa or higher and a temperature of 700° C. or higher.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the oriented growth of the outer layer is effected by a physical vapor deposition method or a plasma chemical vapor deposition method.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said oriented growth is such that the outer layer, in its outermost portion, presents a crystalline face that lies substantially in a (111) plane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said face of the intermediate layer is a (001) crystal face.

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