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Cermet sintered body
Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd
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Filing: 1994-05-20
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Granted: 1995-10-31
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Expires: 2014-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A cermet sintered body excellent in wear resistance, oxidation resistance and toughness, which is suitable for cutting tools. The cermet sintered body includes: a hard dispersion phase in an amount of from 70 to 95 wt. %, which contains TiC and/or Ti(C, N) and carbides (excluding TiC) and/or nitrides of one or more kinds selected from a group consisting of elements in IVa, Va, and VIa groups of the periodic system, and a binder phase in an amount of from 5 to 30 wt. %, which contains one kind or two or more kinds of iron family elements. Moreover, the average particle size of a raw powder of TiC and/or Ti(C, N) is in the range of 1.0 μm or less, and TiC and/or Ti(C, N) are directly dissolved in a solid state in the carbides (excluding TiC) and/or nitrides during sintering, to form a hard dispersion phase. The hard dispersion phase thus obtained mainly contains solid-solutions without any structure having a core, and which has a uniform distribution of composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Egami
- 👤 Masaya Ehira
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 19:46
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A cermet sintered body comprising: a hard dispersion phase in an amount of from 70 to 95 wt. %, comprising: TiC and/or Ti(C, N) and at least one carbide or nitride, excluding TiC, selected from the group consisting of carbides and nitrides of elements in IVa, Va and VIa groups of the periodic system, and a binder phase in an amount of from 5 to 30 wt. %, comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni and Fe, wherein said hard dispersion phase mainly comprises solid-solutions without any structure having a core, and which has a uniform distribution of composition, said cermet is formed from a raw powder comprising particles of TiC and/or Ti(C, N), wherein all of the TiC and/or Ti(C, N) in said raw powder has an average particle size of 0.8 μm or less, and said carbide or nitride is dissolved into said particles of TiC and/or Ti(C, N) during sintering, to form said hard dispersion phase.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A cermet sintered body comprising: a hard dispersion phase in an amount of from 70 to 95 wt. %, comprising: TiC and/or Ti(C, N) and at least one carbide or nitride, excluding TiC, selected from the group consisting of carbides and nitrides of elements in IVa, Va and VIa groups of the periodic system, and a binder phase in an amount of from 5 to 30 wt. %, comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni and Fe, wherein said hard dispersion phase mainly comprises solid-solutions without any structure having a core, and which has a uniform distribution of composition, said cermet is formed from a raw powder comprising particles of TiC and/or Ti(C, N), wherein all of the TiC and/or Ti(C, N) in said raw powder has an average particle size of 0.8 μm or less, and said carbide or nitride is dissolved into said particles of TiC and/or Ti(C, N) during sintering, to form said hard dispersion phase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein said raw powder has an average particle size of 0.5 μm or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein said raw powder has an average particle size of 0.3 μm or less.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein said hard dispersion phase comprises TaC, Mo 2 C and WC.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 4, wherein said hard dispersion phase further comprises one carbide selected from the group consisting of ZrC, HfC, VC, NbC and Cr 3 C 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein said binder phase comprises Co and Ni.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein said cermet sintered body further comprises a TiN or TiAlN coating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 3, wherein said hard dispersion phase does not substantially contain any structure having a core of TiC or Ti(C, N).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein part of said hard dispersion phase has a grain composed of structures having cores of TiC or Ti(C, N) dissolved in a solid state in other solid-solution components.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein part of said hard dispersion phase has a fine grain, having an average particle size of 1 μm or less, which is composed of structures having cores of TiC or Ti(C, N).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
65 words
The cermet sintered body of claim 1, wherein part of said hard dispersion phase has both (1) a grain composed of structures having cores of TiC or Ti(C, N) dissolved in a solid state in other solid-solution components, and (2) a fine grain having an average particle size of 1 μm or less, which is composed of structures having cores of TiC or Ti(C, N).
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