Abstract: The present invention relates to a drill head comprising one or more support pads. According to the invention at least one support pad is made of a ceramic material. Such a support pad is particularly useful when drilling in heat resistant materials such as Inconel 718, Inconel 939, Waspaloy, Udimet 720, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for side and face milling of rolled low alloyed steel at low and at moderate cutting speeds comprising a cemented carbide body and a coating and a method for making same. The cemented carbide body comprises WC, from about 7.3 to about 7.9 wt-% Co and from about 1.0 to about 1.8 wt-% cubic carbides of Ta and Nb and a highly W-alloyed binder phase with a CW-ratio of from about 0.86 to about 0.94. The coating comprises: a first (innermost) layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness of from about 0.1 to about 2 ?m, and with equiaxed grains with size less than about 0.5 ?m a layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness of from about 2 to about 10 ?m with columnar grains with a diameter of about less than about 5 ?m a layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness of 0.1-2 ?m and with equiaxed or needlelike grains with size less than about 0.5 ?m an outer layer of a smooth, textured, finegrained ?-Al2O3 layer with a thickness of from about 2 to about 10 ?m.

Abstract: Coated cemented carbide cutting tool inserts for bimetal machining under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds, and in particular, cutting tool inserts for face milling of engine blocks formed from alloys of cast iron and aluminium and/or magnesium. The inserts are characterized by a submicron WC—Co cemented carbide and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of ?-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of milling a material comprising aluminum and cast iron. By using a silicon nitride based cutting tool insert at a cutting speed of more than 1000 m/min, an unexpected increase in tool life has been obtained.

Abstract: A tool for the fine-turning of grooves in workpieces including a basic body having a rearwardly extending mounting part, and a forwardly projecting bracket. The bracket includes a narrow neck part and an enlarged support part disposed at an end of the neck part. The support part, which forms an insert seat, extends laterally from the neck part wherein the seat is arranged asymmetrically with respect to an imaginary center line of the basic body. A cutting insert includes a bottom side supported on the insert seat. The insert includes two spaced apart convexly arched side cutting edges arranged so that the imaginary center line passes therebetween. A hole is provided through the insert for receiving a fastening screw. The bottom side and the insert seat include mutually engaging stabilizing structures preventing angular displacement of the insert about an axis of the hole.

Abstract: Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of &kgr;-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN. The coated milling insert is particularly useful for milling of grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at low and moderate cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds.

Abstract: Coated milling insert has a WC-Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of &kgr;-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN. The coated milling insert is particularly useful for milling of grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at low and moderate cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds.

Abstract: Coated milling insert has a WC-Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of &kgr;-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN. The coated milling insert is particularly useful for milling of grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at low and moderate cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds.

Abstract: An insert for turning of titanium is provided. By using inserts with a reduced length of primary land compared to prior art an unexpected increase in tool life and productivity has been obtained. Said positive results are further improved by subjecting the inserts to an additional heat treatment after grinding to final shape and dimension.

Abstract: Coated milling insert has a WC-Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of &kgr;-Al2O3 and a top layer of TiN. The coated milling insert is particularly useful for milling of grey cast iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at low and moderate cutting speeds and milling of nodular cast iron and compacted graphite iron with or without cast skin under wet conditions at moderate cutting speeds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of milling a material comprising aluminum and cast iron. By using a silicon nitride based cutting tool insert at a cutting speed of more than 1000 m/min, an unexpected increase in tool life has been obtained.

Abstract: A double-sided milling cutting insert has two parallel main surfaces which are turned 90.degree. relative to each other. Each main surface comprises four operative cutting corners. In each cutting corner there are two bevelled surfaces which are angled relative to the plane of the main surface. Four side surfaces are angled in order to make possible a positive cutting geometry.

Abstract: There is provided a method of coating cutting tool inserts by CVD methods with a completely covering coating. During the coating step, the inserts are resting in contact with the support in only a few tiny spots and sufficient space is allowed around each insert to ascertain optimum coating conditions. In a preferred embodiment, each insert rests on a peg allowing a rational production in larger scale and fully automatic CVD loading.

Abstract: A milling cutter tool for chip-breaking machining comprises a rotatable milling cutter body (1) and a plurality of cutting insert-carrying cassettes (4) which are fastened in the cutter body by screws (6,7). The screw holes of the cassette are somewhat elongate in order to enable an axial fine-adjustment of the cutting edges. This fine-adjustment is accomplished by turning an eccenter tap (8), for instance by sticking a hexagonal key through a hole in the cassette, which hole leads to the head of the eccenter tap.

Abstract: A cutting insert for a slot milling tool is provided with recesses in the cutting corners behind each second cutting edge in the flank wear direction of the cutting insert. A shank of the recess and the second cutting edge form a narrow flange which limits the surface exposed to flank wear.