Abstract: A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with improved toughness properties having the ability to withstand high temperatures without sacrificing edge line security is disclosed. The insert coating comprises a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 50-500 MPa and an ?-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra<0.12 ?m as measured by AFM-technique, obtained by subjecting the coating to an intensive wet blasting operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a CVD-coated cutting tool insert with a TiCxNy layer with a low tensile stress level of from about 50 to about 390 MPa and an ?-Al2O3 layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra is equal to or less than about 0.12 ?m as measured by AFM-technique. This is obtained by subjecting the coating to an intensive wet blasting operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting insert with excellent toughness properties particularly useful for toughness demanding short hole drilling in general steel materials and a method of making the same. The inserts comprise a substrate and a coating. The substrate comprises WC, from about 8 to about 11 wt-% Co and from about 0.2 to about 0.5 wt-% Cr with an average WC-grain size of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 ?m and a CW-ratio of from about 0.80 to about 0.90. The coating comprises a first (innermost) layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness less than about 1.5 ?m, a layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness of from about 1 to about 8 ?m with columnar grains, a layer of fine-grained grain ?-Al2O3 with a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 5 ?m and a further layer less than about 1 ?m thick of TiCxNyOz whereby at the rake face the outermost TiCxNyOz-layer and Al2O3-layer are fully or partly missing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a CVD-coated cutting tool insert with a TiCxNy layer with a low tensile stress level of from about 50 to about 390 MPa and an ?-Al2O3 layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra is equal to or less than about 0.12 ?m as measured by AFM-technique. This is obtained by subjecting the coating to an intensive wet blasting operation.

Abstract: A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with improved toughness properties having the ability to withstand high temperatures without sacrificing edge line security is disclosed. The insert coating comprises a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 50-500 MPa and an ?-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra<0.12 ?m as measured by AFM-technique, obtained by subjecting the coating to an intensive wet blasting operation.

Abstract: A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with improved toughness properties having the ability to withstand high temperatures without sacrificing edge line security is disclosed. The insert coating comprises a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 50-500 MPa and an ?-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra<0.12 ?m as measured by AFM-technique, obtained by subjecting the coating to an intensive wet blasting operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting insert with excellent toughness properties particularly useful for toughness demanding short hole drilling in low alloy and stainless steels and a method of making the same. The inserts comprise a substrate and a coating. The substrate comprises WC, from about 8 to about 11 wt-% Co and from about 0.2 to about 0.5 wt-% Cr with an average WC-grain size of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 ?m and a CW-ratio of from about 0.80 to about 0.90. The coating comprises a laminar, multilayered structure of TiN+Ti1-xAlxN+TiN+Ti1-xAlxN+TiN . . . in polycrystalline, non-repetitive form, with x being from about 0.4 to about 0.6 with a thickness of the individual TiN—or Ti1-xAlxN-layers of from about 1 to about 30 nm varying essentially at random and with a total thickness of the multilayered coating of from about 1 to about 5 ?m. The layers are deposited using arc evaporation technique.

Abstract: Coated cemented carbide inserts for short hole drilling in steel at high speed and moderate feed is disclosed. The cemented carbide includes WC, about 2-10 wt-% Co, and about 4-12 wt-% cubic carbides of metals from groups IVa, Va or VIa. The Co-binder phase is highly alloyed with W with a CW-ratio of about 0.75-0.90. The insert has a binder phase enriched and essentially cubic carbide free surface zone of a thickness of less than about 20 ?m. Along a line essentially bisecting the edge in the direction from the edge to the centre of the insert, a binder phase content increases essentially monotonously until it reaches the bulk composition. Binder phase content at the edge in vol-% is about 0.65-0.75 times binder phase content of the bulk. The depth of the binder phase depletion is about 100-300 ?m.