Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of making a cemented carbide mining insert, a cemented carbide mining insert with having a chemical and hardness gradient and to the use thereof. The method includes the steps of providing a green mining insert compact formed from a first powder including a WC-based hard phase, optionally one or more further hard-phase components and a binder, applying a second powder including a grain refiner compound and/or a carbon based grain growth promoter to at least one portion of a surface of the green mining insert compac, and sintering the green mining insert compact to produce a cemented carbide mining insert, wherein the first powder additionally includes Cr, in an amount such that the mass ratio of Cr/binder is of 0.01-0.3.

Abstract: A cutting tool made of a cemented carbide substrate of WC, a metallic binder phase and gamma phase is provided. The cemented carbide has a well distributed gamma phase and a reduced amount of abnormal WC grains. The cutting tool has a more predicted tool life and an increased resistance against plastic deformation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool including a Cr-containing cemented carbide substrate having WC, a binder phase and a gamma phase. The cemented carbide includes a gradient surface zone with a thickness of between 2 to 100 ?m, which is binder phase enriched and depleted of gamma phase. The cemented carbide includes M7C3 carbides in an amount of between 0.5 to 7 area % measured in the bulk, where M is elements being Cr, W and at least one binder metal. The coated cutting inserts shows an improved edge line toughness.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cutting tool including a cemented carbide substrate having WC, gamma phase and a binder phase. The substrate is provided with a binder phase enriched surface zone, which is depleted of gamma phase, wherein no graphite and no ETA phase is present in the microstructure and wherein the binder phase is a high entropy alloy.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool of a cemented carbide substrate made of WC, a metallic binder phase and a gamma phase has a well distributed gamma phase and a reduced amount of abnormal WC grains. Further, the coated cutting tool is provided with a CVD coating of TiCN and an ?-Al2O3 layer, wherein the ?-Al2O3 layer exhibits a texture coefficient TC(0 0 12)?7.2 and wherein in the ratio I(0 0 12)/I(0 1 14)?1. The coated cutting tool has an increased resistance against plastic deformation. whilst maintaining toughness.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cutting tool including a cemented carbide substrate having WC, gamma phase and a binder phase. The substrate is provided with a binder phase enriched surface zone, which is depleted of gamma phase, wherein no graphite and no ETA phase is present in the microstructure and wherein the binder phase is a high entropy alloy.

Abstract: A cutting tool made of a cemented carbide substrate of WC, a metallic binder phase and gamma phase is provided. The cemented carbide has a well distributed gamma phase and a reduced amount of abnormal WC grains. The cutting tool has a more predicted tool life and an increased resistance against plastic deformation.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool of a cemented carbide substrate made of WC, a metallic binder phase and a gamma phase has a well distributed gamma phase and a reduced amount of abnormal WC grains. Further, the coated cutting tool is provided with a CVD coating of TiCN and an ?-Al2O3 layer, wherein the ?-Al2O3 layer exhibits a texture coefficient TC(0 0 12)?7.2 and wherein in the ratio I(0 0 12)/I(0 1 14)?1. The coated cutting tool has an increased resistance against plastic deformation. whilst maintaining toughness.

Abstract: A rock drill button having a body of sintered cemented carbide that has hard constituents of tungsten carbide (WC) in a binder phase of Co, wherein the cemented carbide has 4-12 mass % Co and balance WC and unavoidable impurities. The cemented carbide also has Cr in such an amount that the Cr/Co ratio is within the range of 0.043-0.19, and that the WC grain size mean value is above 1.75 ?m.

Abstract: A hard metal composition of material comprised of, in weight percent, an alloy of from 6-15% of cobalt content; a molybdenum content of from 5-15% of the cobalt content and a chromium carbide content of from 0-15% of the cobalt content and the balance of tungsten carbide.

Abstract: A method of producing a component of a composite of diamond and a binder, wherein a Hot Isostatic gas Pressure process (HIP) is used, includes the step of enclosing a de-bound green body having compacted diamond particles in an infiltrant. The method includes the further steps of enclosing the de-bound green body and the infiltrant in a Zr-capsule that has Zirconium as a main constituent and sealing the Zr-capsule, and applying a predetermined pressure-temperature cycle on the unit formed by the de-bound green body, infiltrant and capsule in which the infiltrant infiltrates the de-bound green body and the de-bound green body is further densified in the sense that the volume thereof is decreased.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing cemented carbide and to a product obtained thereof, wherein hex doped WC is subjected to nitrogen before and/or during sintering.

Abstract: A method of producing a component of a composite of diamond and a binder, wherein a Hot Isostatic gas Pressure process (HIP) is used, includes the step of enclosing a de-bound green body having compacted diamond particles in an infiltrant. The method includes the further steps of enclosing the de-bound green body and the infiltrant in a Zr-capsule that has Zirconium as a main constituent and sealing the Zr-capsule, and applying a predetermined pressure-temperature cycle on the unit formed by the de-bound green body, infiltrant and capsule in which the infiltrant infiltrates the de-bound green body and the de-bound green body is further densified in the sense that the volume thereof is decreased.

Abstract: A rock drill button having a body of sintered cemented carbide that has hard constituents of tungsten carbide (WC) in a binder phase of Co, wherein the cemented carbide has 4-12 mass % Co and balance WC and unavoidable impurities. The cemented carbide also has Cr in such an amount that the Cr/Co ratio is within the range of 0.043-0.19, and that the WC grain size mean value is above 1.75 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making a cemented carbide comprising mixing in a slurry a first powder fraction and a second powder fraction, subjecting the slurry to milling, drying, pressing and sintering. The first powder fraction is made from cemented carbide scrap recycled using the Zn recovery process, comprising the elements W, C, Co, and at least one or more of Ta, Ti, Nb, Cr, Zr, Hf and Mo, and the second powder fraction comprising virgin raw materials of WC and possibly carbides and/or carbonitrides of one or more of Cr, Zr, W, Ta, Ti, Hf and Nb. The first powder fraction is subjected to a pre-milling step, prior to the step of forming the slurry, to obtain an average grain size of between 0.2 to 1.5 ?m.

Abstract: A hard metal composition of material comprised of, in weight percent, an alloy of from 6-15% of cobalt content; a molybdenum content of from 5-15% of the cobalt content and a chromium carbide content of from 0-15% of the cobalt content and the balance of tungsten carbide.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing cemented carbide and to a product obtained thereof, wherein hex doped WC is subjected to nitrogen before and/or during sintering.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing cemented carbide and to a product obtained thereof wherein hex doped WC is subjected to nitrogen before and/or during sintering.

Abstract: A superabrasive compact and a method of making the superabrasive compact are disclosed. A superabrasive compact may comprise a diamond table and a substrate. The diamond table may be attached to the substrate. The diamond table may include bonded diamond grains defining interstitial channels. The interstitial channels may be filled with non-binder materials in the first region. The interstitial channels in the second region may be filled with a binder material and an additive from the substrate.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool includes a coating and a substrate. The substrate is at least partly coated with a 4-10 ?m thick coating comprising two adjacent Ti(C,N)-layers where the difference (?) between the residual stress state of the inner layer and the residual stress state of the outer layer is 1000 MPa???2500 MPa, on at least a part of the cutting edge and/or on at least a part of the rake face. A method to produce such a difference between the residual stress states is also disclosed.