Abstract: The present invention provides a composite material that is excellent in the bonding ability between a cemented carbide layer and a cermet layer is excellent and deformation after sintering can be suppressed and a coated cutting tool having a base containing the composite material. A composite material 10ii is obtained by laminating a cemented carbide layer 11 and a cermet layer 12 and has the cemented carbide layer 11 on the surface side. The boundary between both the layers 11 and 12 has a concave portion 23, and the maximum depth Dmax of the concave portion 23 is 50 ?m or more and 500 ?m or lower. When the thickness of the composite material is defined as h1 and the thickness of the cemented carbide layer 11 is defined as h2, h2/h1 is in the range of more than 0.02 and 0.4 or lower. By providing the concave portion 23 to the boundary, both the layers 11 and 12 are sufficiently bound and the bonding ability therebetween is excellent.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention includes a base material and a coated film formed on the base material. The coated film serves as an outermost layer on the base material and has compressive stress. The compressive stress is varied so as to have strength distribution in a direction of thickness of the coated film. The strength distribution is characterized in that the compressive stress at a surface of the coated film continuously decreases from the surface of the coated film toward a first intermediate point located between the surface of the coated film and a bottom surface of the coated film and the compressive stress attains a relative minimum point at the first intermediate point.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention includes a base material and a coated film formed on the base material. The coated film serves as an outermost layer on the base material and has compressive stress. The compressive stress is varied so as to have strength distribution in a direction of thickness of the coated film. The strength distribution is characterized in that the compressive stress at a surface of the coated film continuously increases from the surface of the coated film toward a first intermediate point located between the surface of the coated film and a bottom surface of the coated film and the compressive stress attains a relative maximum point at the first intermediate point.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool wherein a ceramic film is formed on a cemented carbide substrate. The substrate is equipped with a ridge line of a cutting edge upon which round honing or combination honing has been performed, a breaker disposed on a rake face connected to the ridge line of the cutting edge, a base face, and an insert hole for securing to a holder. The nose radius is set to at least 1.6 mm. The ceramic film is equipped with an ?-type aluminum oxide film. The ten-point average roughness Rz (5 microns reference length) is set to no more than 0.2 microns for the inside of the honed section, the flank face side of the honed section, and the rake face side of the honed section. The ten-point average roughness Rz is set to no more than 0.5 microns for the upper section of the breaker, the base face, and the area around the insert hole.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention includes a base material and a coating film formed on the base material. The coating film includes one or more hard layer and one or more oxygen-rich hard layer. The hard layer is crystalline in its entirety or crystalline with a part thereof being amorphous. The oxygen-rich hard layer and the hard layer are stacked and the oxygen-rich hard layer is amorphous in a region of interface with the hard layer.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a base material on which formed an inner layer composed of a compound containing Al, at least one of elements Cr and V and at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon and oxygen, and an outermost layer composed of a carbonitride of TiSi is further formed on the inner layer. The surface-coated cutting tool is appropriately used for such tools as drill, end mill, throwaway tips for milling and turning, metal saw, gear cutting tool, reamer, and tap. The surface-coated cutting tool improved in peeling resistance and wear resistance as compared with conventional tools can thus be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool equipped with a substrate and a coating formed on the substrate. The coating includes: a compound formed from elements Al and/or Cr and at least one element selected from a group consisting of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and boron; and chlorine.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a base material on which formed an inner layer composed of a compound containing Al, at least one of elements Cr and V and at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon and oxygen, and an outermost layer composed of a carbonitride of TiSi is further formed on the inner layer. The surface-coated cutting tool is appropriately used for such tools as drill, end mill, throwaway tips for milling and turning, metal saw, gear cutting tool, reamer, and tap. The surface-coated cutting tool improved in peeling resistance and wear resistance as compared with conventional tools can thus be provided.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool and its manufacturing method are provided. The coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating layer formed on a surface of the base material. The coating layer includes an alternate layer having at least one layer of each of an A layer and a B layer stacked one on another alternately. The A layer is made of a nitride containing Al and Cr, and when the total number of metal atoms constituting the A layer is represented as 1, a ratio of the number of Cr atoms is more than 0 and not more than 0.4. The B layer is made of a nitride containing Ti and Al, and when the total number of metal atoms constituting the B layer is represented as 1, a ratio of the number of Al atoms is more than 0 and not more than 0.7.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention includes a base material and a coated film formed on the base material. The coated film serves as an outermost layer on the base material and has compressive stress. The compressive stress is varied so as to have strength distribution in a direction of thickness of the coated film. The strength distribution is characterized in that the compressive stress at a surface of the coated film continuously decreases from the surface of the coated film toward a first intermediate point located between the surface of the coated film and a bottom surface of the coated film and the compressive stress attains a relative minimum point at the first intermediate point.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention includes a base material and a coated film formed on the base material. The coated film serves as an outermost layer on the base material and has compressive stress. The compressive stress is varied so as to have strength distribution in a direction of thickness of the coated film. The strength distribution is characterized in that the compressive stress at a surface of the coated film continuously increases from the surface of the coated film toward a first intermediate point located between the surface of the coated film and a bottom surface of the coated film and the compressive stress attains a relative maximum point at the first intermediate point.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool equipped with a substrate and a coating formed on the substrate. The coating includes: a compound formed from elements Al and/or Cr and at least one element selected from a group consisting of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and boron; and chlorine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool wherein a ceramic film is formed on a cemented carbide substrate. The substrate is equipped with a ridge line of a cutting edge upon which round honing or combination honing has been performed, a breaker disposed on a rake face connected to the ridge line of the cutting edge, a base face, and an insert hole for securing to a holder. The nose radius is set to at least 1.6 mm. The ceramic film is equipped with an ?-type aluminum oxide film. The ten-point average roughness Rz (5 microns reference length) is set to no more than 0.2 microns for the inside of the honed section, the flank face side of the honed section, and the rake face side of the honed section. The ten-point average roughness Rz is set to no more than 0.5 microns for the upper section of the breaker, the base face, and the area around the insert hole.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool can suppress film spalling due to adhesion. The tool has on its substrate an inner layer, intermediate layer, and outer layer. The inner layer is composed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of the carbide, nitride, carbonitride, boride, boronitride, borocarbonitride, oxide, oxycarbide, oxynitride, and oxycarbonitride of the elements belonging to the IVa, Va, and VIa groups. The inner layer includes at least one layer having a columnar-crystal structure. The outer layer is composed of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, and their solid solutions. The intermediate layer is composed of titanium boronitride, TiBxNy (x, y: atomic %), that satisfies 0.001<x/(x+y)<0.04. The intermediate layer has an average thickness of 0.1 to 1 ?m and a surface roughness of 50 to 500 nm expressed by the vertical distance between the peak and valley lines within a reference length of 1 ?m.

Abstract: Amorphous carbon coated tools include substrates formed from a cubic boron nitride sintered body, a diamond sintered body, a silicon nitride sintered body, or an aluminum oxide-titanium carbide sintered body, and amorphous carbon films thereon to make the cutting edges of the tools. The amorphous carbon films contain hydrogen at 5 atomic percent or below and have a maximum thickness of 0.05 ?m to 0.5 ?m on the cutting edges. The amorphous carbon films are most suitable for applications to cutting tools exemplified by cutters, knives, and slitters, and to indexable inserts used for example in turning tools including drills, endmills, and reamers, and milling cutters.

Abstract: An amorphous carbon coated tool includes a base material of WC base cemented carbide, and an amorphous carbon film formed on this base material. The cobalt content in the base material is at least 12% by mass. The maximum thickness of the amorphous carbon film is at least 0.05 ?m and not more than 0.5 ?m at the cutting edge. The amorphous carbon film is deposited with graphite as the source material by physical vapor deposition in an atmosphere substantially absent of hydrogen. The amorphous carbon film coated tool superior in wear resistance and adhesion resistance is preferably applicable to rotating tools such as drills, end mills and reamers, indexable inserts used for milling cutters and turning tools, and cutting-off tools such as cutters, knives, or slitters.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool can suppress film spalling due to adhesion. The tool has on its substrate an inner layer, intermediate layer, and outer layer. The inner layer is composed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of the carbide, nitride, carbonitride, boride, boronitride, borocarbonitride, oxide, oxycarbide, oxynitride, and oxycarbonitride of the elements belonging to the IVa, Va, and VIa groups. The inner layer includes at least one layer having a columnar-crystal structure. The outer layer is composed of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, and their solid solutions. The intermediate layer is composed of titanium boronitride, TiBxNy (x, y: atomic %), that satisfies 0.001<x/(x+y)<0.04. The intermediate layer has an average thickness of 0.1 to 1 ?m and a surface roughness of 50 to 500 nm expressed by the vertical distance between the peak and valley lines within a reference length of 1 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention's cutting tool coated using the PVD process can cut with high geometrical precision, produce a good machined surface, and cut for a prolonged time. Its substrate is composed of cemented carbide or cermet, has a surface roughness, Ra, of at most 0.3 &mgr;m, is structured by hard particles having an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 1.5 &mgr;m, and has a cutting part having a sharp positive edge. Its coating is formed over the substrate using the PVD process and comprises an inner layer and an outer layer. The total thickness of the inner and outer layers is at most 2.0 &mgr;m. The inner layer comprises (a) at least one of the 4a-, 5a-, 6a-group elements, Al, and Si and (b) at least one of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. The outer layer comprises (c) at least one of boron, silicon, carbon, and nitrogen and (d) Ti.

Abstract: A coated hard metal which has high resistance against wear, chipping, welding, and flaking is offered. The coated hard metal is provided with an inner layer, intermediate layer, and outer layer on the surface of the hard metal. The inner layer includes a layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of (a) the carbides, nitrides, borides, and oxides of the elements belonging to the IVa, Va, and VIa groups in the periodic table and (b) the solid solutions of these. The intermediate layer includes a layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, and their solid solution. The outer layer includes a layer of titanium carbonitride having a columnar structure.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool having a long tool life because of its excellent wear resistance even under the working condition that the cutting part is subjected to high temperatures resulting from high-speed, high-efficiency machining. The coated cutting tool has a coating formed over the hard-alloy substrate. The coating comprises a first compound layer made of oxycarbonitride of a metal belonging to the IVa, Va, or VIa group in the periodic table. The first compound layer has: (a) atomic ratios of carbon (x), nitrogen (y), and oxygen (z) that satisfy x>y>z; x+y+z=1; 0.74>x>0.35; 0.45>y>0.20; and 0.30>z>0.06; (b) an average layer thickness of 0.5 to 20 &mgr;m that constitutes at least one-half the average total thickness of the coating; (c) a columnar structure; and (d) in the X-ray diffraction analysis, the highest peak intensity lying at one of the (220), (311), and (422) planes.