Patent US5364209A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US5364209A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

CVD and PVD coated cutting tools

Assignee: Kennametal Inc
•
Filing: 1994-01-14
•
Granted: 1994-11-15
•
Expires: 2014-01-14
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract Provided is a coated cutting tool having a coating and a substrate. The coating includes at least one chemical vapor deposited (CVD) layer and at least one physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer. The outermost layer of the coating is a PVD layer, containing residual compressive stresses. The substrate is a composite having hard refractory grains bonded together by a binder material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anakkavur T. Santhanam
  • 👤 Rajendra V. Godse
  • 👤 Dennis T. Quinto
  • 👤 Kenneth E. Undercoffer
  • 👤 Prem C. Jindal

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 10:21
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C28/00; C23C28/04; C23C28/044; B; B23; B23B; B23B27/00; B23B27/14; B23B27/148; C23C14/00; C23C14/06; C23C14/0641; C23C14/0664; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/34; C23C16/36; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/23; Y10T407/27

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A cutting tool comprising: a rake face and a flank face; a cutting edge at a junction of said rake face and said flank face; said cutting tool having a coating and a substrate; wherein said substrate is a nonbinder enriched tungsten carbide based cemented carbide having a bulk composition of: 0-12 weight percent Ta; 0-6 weight percent Nb; 0-10 weight percent Ti; 8-12 weight percent Co; said coating having a number of layers; said layers including at least one chemical vapor deposition layer and at least one physical vapor deposition layer; wherein the outermost layer of said chemical vapor deposition layer and said physical vapor deposition layer is said physical vapor deposition layer; wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer is adjacent to said substrate; and wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is in a state of residual compressive stress.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
A cutting tool comprising: a rake face and a flank face; a cutting edge at a junction of said rake face and said flank face; said cutting tool having a coating and a substrate; wherein said substrate is a nonbinder enriched tungsten carbide based cemented carbide having a bulk composition of: 0-12 weight percent Ta; 0-6 weight percent Nb; 0-10 weight percent Ti; 8-12 weight percent Co; said coating having a number of layers; said layers including at least one chemical vapor deposition layer and at least one physical vapor deposition layer; wherein the outermost layer of said chemical vapor deposition layer and said physical vapor deposition layer is said physical vapor deposition layer; wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer is adjacent to said substrate; and wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is in a state of residual compressive stress.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer includes a layer composed of a hard nitride selected from the group consisting of Ti, Hf, Zr, their alloys with each other and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The cutting tool according to claim 2 wherein the hard nitride layer is adjacent to said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
The cutting tool according to claim 3 wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides and carbonitrides of Ti, Zr, Hf, their alloys with each other, and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 46 words
The cutting tool according to claim 3 wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer further includes a layer composed of a hard carbonitride selected from the group consisting of the carbonitrides of Ti, Hf, Zr and their alloys with each other and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
The cutting tool according to claim 5 wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides and carbonitrides of Ti, Zr, Hf, their alloys with each other, and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
The cutting tool according to claim 6 wherein said tungsten carbide based cemented carbide has a porosity rating consisting of A, B, or A and B type porosity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 39 words
The cutting tool according to claim 2 wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides and carbonitrides of Ti, Zr, Hf, their alloys with each other, and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 45 words
The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer includes a layer composed of a hard carbonitride selected from the group consisting of the carbonitrides of Ti, Hf, Zr and their alloys with each other and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 39 words
The cutting tool according to claim 9 wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides and carbonitrides of Ti, Zr, Hf, their alloys with each other, and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 39 words
The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides and carbonitrides of Ti, Zr, Hf, their alloys with each other, and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 28 words
The cutting tool according to claim 1 wherein said tungsten carbide based cemented carbide has a porosity rating consisting of A, B, or A and B type porosity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 165 words
A cutting tool comprising: a rake face and a flank face; a cutting edge at a junction of said rake face and said flank face; said cutting tool having a coating and a substrate; wherein said substrate is a nonbinder enriched tungsten carbide based cemented carbide having a bulk composition including: about zero weight percent Ta; about zero weight percent Nb; about zero weight percent Ti; 5-15 weight percent Co; said coating having a number of layers; said layers including at least one chemical vapor deposition layer and at least one physical vapor deposition layer; wherein the outermost layer of said chemical vapor deposition layer and said physical vapor deposition layer is said physical vapor deposition layer; wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer includes a layer which is adjacent to said substrate and is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides of Ti, Zr and Hf and their alloys; and wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is in a state of residual compressive stress.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 165 words
A cutting tool comprising: a rake face and a flank face; a cutting edge at a junction of said rake face and said flank face; said cutting tool having a coating and a substrate; wherein said substrate is a nonbinder enriched tungsten carbide based cemented carbide having a bulk composition including: about zero weight percent Ta; about zero weight percent Nb; about zero weight percent Ti; 5-15 weight percent Co; said coating having a number of layers; said layers including at least one chemical vapor deposition layer and at least one physical vapor deposition layer; wherein the outermost layer of said chemical vapor deposition layer and said physical vapor deposition layer is said physical vapor deposition layer; wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer includes a layer which is adjacent to said substrate and is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides of Ti, Zr and Hf and their alloys; and wherein said physical vapor deposition layer is in a state of residual compressive stress.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 45 words
The cutting tool according to claim 13 wherein said chemical vapor deposition layer includes a layer composed of a hard carbonitride selected from the group consisting of the carbonitrides of Ti, Hf, Zr and their alloys with each other and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 38 words
The cutting tool according to claim 13 wherein said physical deposition layer is selected from the group consisting of the nitrides and carbonitrides of Ti, Zr, Hf, their alloys with each other, and their alloys with other elements.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 28 words
The cutting tool according to claim 13 wherein said tungsten carbide based cemented carbide has a porosity rating consisting of A, B, or A and B type porosity.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 14 words
The cutting tool according to claim 16 wherein the bulk composition further includes chromium.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1997-11-14 1998-05-16 1998-11-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2001-11-14 2002-05-16 2002-11-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2005-11-14 2006-05-16 2006-11-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag