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Cemented carbide
Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-24
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2012-12-24
Abstract
Abstract A cemented carbide of the invention contains at least one of cobalt and nickel; calcium, sulfur, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus; balance tungsten carbide; and unavoidable impurities. The content of cobalt or nickel should range from 4 to 35% by weight. The content of each of calcium, sulfur, aluminum and silicon should be no greater than 50 ppm by weight, while the content of phosphorus should be no greater than 20 ppm by weight. The tungsten carbide has an average crystal grain size of 0.2 to 1.5 micrometers. The cemented carbide may further contain 0.1 to 40% by weight of at least one compound which may be carbides of metals in Groups IVa, Va and VIa of the Periodic Table other than tungsten, nitrides of metals in Groups IVa and Va of the Periodic Table and solid solution of at least two of the carbides and nitrides.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Shimada
- 👤 Tadashi Kainuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 17:05
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/22; B41J2/23; B41J2/235; B41J2/25; C; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/02; C22C29/06; C22C29/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A cemented carbide consisting essentially of: at least one binder metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt and nickel in an amount from 4 to 35% by weight; balance tungsten carbide having an average crystal grain size of 0.2 to 1.5 micrometers; and unavoidable impurities consisting essentially of calcium, sulfur, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus, wherein said calcium sulfur, aluminum and silicon are each present in a finite amount of no greater than 50 ppm by weight, and said phosphorus is present in a finite amount of no greater than 20 ppm by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A cemented carbide consisting essentially of: at least one binder metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt and nickel in an amount from 4 to 35% by weight; balance tungsten carbide having an average crystal grain size of 0.2 to 1.5 micrometers; and unavoidable impurities consisting essentially of calcium, sulfur, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus, wherein said calcium sulfur, aluminum and silicon are each present in a finite amount of no greater than 50 ppm by weight, and said phosphorus is present in a finite amount of no greater than 20 ppm by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
149 words
A cemented carbide consisting essentially of: at least one binder metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt and nickel in an amount from 4 to 35% by weight; at least one hard phase compound in an amount from 0.1 to 40% by weight, said at least one hard phase compound being selected from the group consisting of carbides of Ti, V, Cr and Ta, nitrides of Ti, V, Cr and Ta and solid solution of at least two of said carbides and nitrides; balance tungsten carbide having an average crystal grain size of 0.2 to 1.5 micrometers; and unavoidable impurities consisting essentially of calcium, sulfur, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus, wherein said calcium, sulfur, aluminum and silicon are each present in a finite amount of no greater than 50 ppm by weight, and said phosphorus is present in a finite amount of no greater than 20 ppm by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
149 words
A cemented carbide consisting essentially of: at least one binder metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt and nickel in an amount from 4 to 35% by weight; at least one hard phase compound in an amount from 0.1 to 40% by weight, said at least one hard phase compound being selected from the group consisting of carbides of Ti, V, Cr and Ta, nitrides of Ti, V, Cr and Ta and solid solution of at least two of said carbides and nitrides; balance tungsten carbide having an average crystal grain size of 0.2 to 1.5 micrometers; and unavoidable impurities consisting essentially of calcium, sulfur, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus, wherein said calcium, sulfur, aluminum and silicon are each present in a finite amount of no greater than 50 ppm by weight, and said phosphorus is present in a finite amount of no greater than 20 ppm by weight.
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