Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate on which at least on the functioning parts of the surface thereof a thin, adherent, hard and wear resistant coating is applied, wherein the coating includes a laminated multilayer of alternating PVD or PECVD metal oxide layers, Me1X+Me2X+Me1X+Me2X . . . , where at least one of Me1X and Me2X is a metal oxide+metal oxide nano-composite layer composed of two components, wherein the layers Me1X and Me2X are different in composition or structure, the laminated multilayer layer has a compositional gradient, with regards to a concentration, in a direction from an outer surface of the coating towards the substrate, the gradient being such that a difference between an average concentration of an outermost portion of the multilayer and an average concentration of an innermost portion of the multilayer is at least about 5 at-% in absolute units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cutting tool insert for metal machining on which at least on the functioning parts of the surface thereof a thin, adherent, hard and wear resistant coating is applied. The coating comprises a metal oxide/oxide composite layer consisting of two components with a grain size of from about 1 to about 100 nm. The oxide layer is under a compressive stress.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool comprising a substrate of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride or high speed steel on which at least on the functioning parts of the surface thereof a thin, adherent, hard and wear resistant coating is applied, wherein said coating comprises a laminated multilayer of alternating PVD or PECVD metal oxide layers, Me1X+Me2X+Me1X+Me2X . . . , where the metal atoms Me1 and Me2 are one or more of Ti, Nb, V, Mo, Zr, Cr, Al, Hf, Ta, Y and Si, and where at least one of Me1X and Me2X is a metal oxide+metal oxide nano-composite layer composed of two components, component A and component B, with different composition and different structure, which components comprise a single phase oxide of one metal element or a solid solution of two or more metal oxides, wherein the layers Me1X and Me2X are different in composition or structure or both and have individual layer thicknesses larger than about 0.