Composite sintered body cutting tool

US10773307B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10773307-B2
Application numberUS-201515514361-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 18, 2015
Priority dateSep 26, 2014
Publication dateSep 15, 2020
Grant dateSep 15, 2020

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A composite sintered body cutting tool, in which tungsten is reduced, is made of a TiCN-based cermet and WC-based cemented carbide. The cutting tool has an angle of less than 90 degrees formed by a rake face and a flank face. The rake face including a cutting edge contains WC-based cemented carbide including 4% to 17% by mass of iron group metal components with a remainder being WC. The thickness of the carbide is 0.05 to 0.3 times the thickness of the composite sintered body. The TiCN-based cermet which is a base body of the cutting tool includes 4% to 25% of the iron group metal components, less than 15% of W, 2% to 15% of Mo, 2% to 10% of Nb, and 0.2% to 2% of Cr. The cermet may contain iron group metal Co and Ni, where, Co/Co+Ni is 0.5 to 0.8.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A cutting tool made of a composite sintered body comprising: a rake face; and a flank face, wherein the cutting tool is made of TiCN-based cermet and WC-based cemented carbide, the rake face has a planar shape, which is a multangular shape, and an angle formed by the rake face and the flank face is less than 90 degrees, the rake face includes a cutting edge of the cutting tool and is made of WC-based cemented carbide including 4% to 17% by mass of iron group metals with a remainder being WC as a principal hard phase component, a thickness of the WC-based cemented carbide is 0.05 to 0.3 times a thickness of the composite sintered body, and the TiCN-based cermet contains at least a first TiCN-based cermet layer and a second TiCN-based cermet layer, the first TiCN-based cermet layer being adjacent to the WC-based cemented carbide, in a case in which content proportions of constituent components of the cermet are represented by content proportions of metals, the first TiCN-based cermet layer includes at least 4% to 25% by mass of the iron group metals consisting of Co and Ni, or Co, Ni and Fe, less than 15% by mass of W, 2% to 15% by mass of Mo, 2% to 10% by mass of Nb, and 0.2% to 2% by mass of Cr, a content proportion of Co relative to a total content of Co and Ni in the first TiCN-based cermet layer is 0.5 to 0.8 (in terms of mass ratio), and a boundary between the WC-based cemented carbide and the first TiCN-based cermet is formed to be flat. 2. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein a hard coating layer is deposited, at least, on a surface of a portion of the cutting tool made of the WC-based cemented carbide. 3. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the iron group metals of the first TiCN-based cermet consist of Co, Ni and Fe. 4. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the content proportion of Co is 0.5 to 0.7. 5. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the boundary between the WC-based cemented carbide and the first TiCN-based cermet is formed to be flat entirely throughout the boundary. 6. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the composite sintered body is manufactured from a composite compact that is heated from room temperature to 1,280° C. at a rising rate of 5° C./min, then heated in a range from 1,280° C. to 1,380° C. at a high rising rate of 30° C./min or more, and finally heated from 1,380° C. to predetermined 1,420° C. at a rising rate of 5° C./min, afterwards being held at a sintering temperature of 1,420° C. for one hour in a nitrogen atmosphere of 0.1 kPa. 7. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first TiCN-based cermet layer is formed as a monolayer or multiple layers on a surface of the WC-based cemented carbide using one of a physical vapor deposition method and a chemical vapor deposition method. 8. The composite sintered body cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the WC-based cemented carbide further includes Ti, Zr, Nb, Ta, and Cr in a total amount thereof 10% by mass or less.

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  • C22C29/04Primary

    based on carbonitrides · CPC title

  • characterised by having a special shape · CPC title

  • involving the connection or repairing of preformed parts · CPC title

  • Liquid phase sintering · CPC title

  • Cutting tools, earth boring or grinding tool other than table ware · CPC title

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What does patent US10773307B2 cover?
A composite sintered body cutting tool, in which tungsten is reduced, is made of a TiCN-based cermet and WC-based cemented carbide. The cutting tool has an angle of less than 90 degrees formed by a rake face and a flank face. The rake face including a cutting edge contains WC-based cemented carbide including 4% to 17% by mass of iron group metal components with a remainder being WC. The thickne…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsubishi Materials Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22C29/04. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 15 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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