Abstract: The present invention provides a method for depositing a wear resistant coating on a cutting tool substrate. Cathodic arc deposition is performed using one or more plate-shaped targets and a high arc current of at least 200 A, preferably at least 400 A, whereby a high total ion current of at least 5 A is provided in front of the substrates. A comparatively low bias voltage may be used in order to avoid negative effects of ions impinging on the substrates with high kinetic energy. Thanks to the method of the invention it is possible to deposit thick wear resistant coatings on cutting tool substrates in order to improve cutting performance and tool life.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating, where the coating comprises at least one compound layer deposited by cathodic arc deposition, which has a thickness of 10-30 ?m characterized in that the coating has internal stress ranges from low tensile stresses, lower than 0.2 GPa, to compressive stresses, lower than 3 GPa.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for depositing a wear resistant coating on a cutting tool substrate. Cathodic arc deposition is performed using one or more plate-shaped targets and a high arc current of at least 200 A, preferably at least 400 A, whereby a high total ion current of at least 5 A is provided in front of the substrates. A comparatively low bias voltage may be used in order to avoid negative effects of ions impinging on the substrates with high kinetic energy. Thanks to the method of the invention it is possible to deposit thick wear resistant coatings on cutting tool substrates in order to improve cutting performance and tool life.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating, where the coating comprises at least one compound layer deposited by cathodic arc deposition, which has a thickness of 10-30 ?m characterized in that the coating has internal stress ranges from low tensile stresses, lower than 0.2 GPa, to compressive stresses, lower than 3 GPa.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a PVD coating having an outermost zone C being a nitride, carbide, boride, or mixtures thereof, of Si and at least two additional elements selected from Al, Y, and groups 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table and zone C is free from a compositional gradient of an average content of Si. Zone C has a laminar, aperiodic, multilayered structure with alternating individual layers X and Y having different compositions from each other. The coating further includes a zone A closest to the substrate, a transitional zone B, where zone A is essentially free from Si, zone B includes a compositional gradient of the average content of Si, and where the average content of Si is increasing towards zone C.

Abstract: A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a PVD coating having an outermost zone C being a nitride, carbide, boride, or mixtures thereof, of Si and at least two additional elements selected from Al, Y, and groups 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table and zone C is free from a compositional gradient of an average content of Si. Zone C has a laminar, aperiodic, multilayered structure with alternating individual layers X and Y having different compositions from each other. The coating further includes a zone A closest to the substrate, a transitional zone B, where zone A is essentially free from Si, zone B includes a compositional gradient of the average content of Si, and where the average content of Si is increasing towards zone C.