Cutting tool and method of making the cutting tool
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1. A coated cutting tool comprising:
- a substrate; and
a PVD coating applied directly onto the surface of the substrate, the PVD coating having an adherence as measured by the Rockwell A indentation adhesion load test of greater than or equal to 80 kg.
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Abstract
A coated cutting tool, and a method of producing the same, comprising a substrate which has a roughened surface that presents a surface roughness of between 15 microinches Ra and 125 microinches Ra. A coating is applied to the roughened surface of the substrate by physical vapor deposition. A coated cutting tool having a low cobalt substrate and experiencing long tool life is also discussed.
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1. A coated cutting tool comprising:
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a substrate; and a PVD coating applied directly onto the surface of the substrate, the PVD coating having an adherence as measured by the Rockwell A indentation adhesion load test of greater than or equal to 80 kg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A coated cutting tool comprising:
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a substrate; a PVD coating directly on the surface of the substrate, the PVD coating having a thickness of at least 6 micrometers on a selected one of the rake face or the flank face, and the PVD coating having an adherence as measured by the Rockwell A indentation adhesion load test is greater than or equal to 60 kg. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A coated cutting tool comprising:
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a substrate having a rake face and a flank face, an edge being at the joinder of the rake face and the flank face, the substrate having a composition of between 0.2 and 2.9 weight percent Co, and the balance consisting essentially of WC; and a coating where the outer layer being applied by PVD. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A cutting tool made by powder metallurgical techniques including pressing a powder composition into a green compact, the tool comprising:
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a substrate with a rake face and a flank face wherein a cutting edge is at the joinder of the rake face and the flank face; and the rake face presents a roughened surface formed during the pressing of the green substrate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A cutting tool comprising:
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a rake face and a flank face wherein a peripheral edge is at the joinder of the rake face and the flank face; and the rake face presents a roughened surface formed by mechanical action upon the rake face. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A coated cutting tool comprising:
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a substantially fully dense substrate having a rake surface and a flank surface, the rake surface of the substrate having a surface roughness of between 15 microinches Ra and 125 microinches Ra ; and an outer coating applied by physical vapor deposition so that the cutting tool presents a coated rake face and a coated flank face. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An uncoated cutting tool comprising:
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a polycrystalline diamond substrate having a rake face, a flank face and a cutting edge formed at a juncture of the rake face and flank face; and wherein said rake face has a roughened surface. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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