A turning insert, a turning tool body and a turning tool for cutting metal workpieces, by grooving or parting, is provided. The turning insert includes at least one cutting head and a support body extending rearward from the cutting head. The support body includes a top surface and a bottom surface, which each extend longitudinally rearward form the cutting head, wherein both have one insert interface each. Each insert interface includes a set of flanks forming alternating parallel, straight and rearward extending ridges and grooves. Each flank of each set of flanks extends from an outer peak of an associated ridge to an inner bottom of an associated groove, and a central main pair of flanks, the depth of the central main pair of flanks is larger than the depth of all other flanks of the same insert interface.
The present invention relates to a cutting tool for metal cutting comprising a tool holder (1) having a holder body provided with an insert seat, which insert seat (2) comprises an abutment surface (13), and a cutting insert (3) removably received in the insert seat. The cutting insert has an overall geometry defined by a top surface (6), a bottom surface (7) and a circumferential side surface (8) connecting the top surface (6) and the bottom surface (7), A top edge (9) is formed at the intersection of the top surface (6) with the side surface (8), wherein at least a portion of the top edge (9) constitutes a top cutting edge (12). A bottom edge (10) is formed at the intersection of the bottom surface (7) with side surface (8). The side surface comprises a support surface, which support surface is in contact with the abutment surface (13) in a contact area (15), wherein the contact area (15) has a top limit at a top edge side and a bottom limit at a bottom edge side. An elongated groove (16) is arranged in the contact area, which groove has a top end (17) and extends downward toward the bottom surface (7) from the top end (17). The groove (16) extends across the contact area (15) and intersects the top limit and the bottom limit of the contact area (15), and the top end (17) of the groove (16) is located at a distance (20) of at least 0,3 mm from the top cutting edge (12).
A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating. The coating has a monolithic layer of (Ti,Al,Si)N with an average composition of Ti1-x-yAlxSiyN, 0.50≤x≤0.60, 0.03≤y≤0.08 and a thickness from 0.5 to 15 μm. The layer of (Ti,Al,Si)N has a structure of columnar crystal grains. The layer of (Ti,Al,Si)N includes two different cubic phases, one cubic phase being present in the columnar crystal grains and one cubic phase being a grain boundary phase located between columnar crystal grains, wherein the layer of (Ti,Al,Si)N has a plane strain modulus of ≥425 GPa.
B23B 27/14 - Cutting tools of which the bits or tips are of special material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
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C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
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C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/32 - Vacuum evaporation by explosionVacuum evaporation by evaporation and subsequent ionisation of the vapours
A thread cutting tap for metal cutting, comprising an elongate main body, which comprises a cutting section (4) which extends axially rearward from the front end (1). The cutting section (4) comprises a cutting unit, which comprises an axially extending chip flute (5), an axially extending land (6), which, in the rotational direction (7) connects to and is trailing the chip flute (5), and a set of axially spaced teeth. Each tooth of the set extends from the chip flute (5) rotationally rearward across the land (6), and comprises a first flank (11) facing in a first axial direction, which intersects the chip flute (5) with a first flank edge (14); a second flank (13) facing in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, which intersects the chip flute (5) with a second flank edge (16); and a radially outward facing crest (12), which crest connects to both the flanks (11, 13) and intersects the chip flute (5) with a crest edge (15). The set of teeth comprises a plurality of incomplete teeth (18) which each has a crest cutting edge (15) formed by at least a portion of the crest edge. Each incomplete tooth (18) of the plurality of incomplete teeth (18) comprises a first flank cutting edge formed by at least a portion of the first flank edge (14); and a second flank non-cutting edge formed by the entire second flank edge (16).
Machine tools for cutting and shaping materials; Precision machine tools, namely, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, high-speed steel (HSS) tools, all for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others and being parts of machines; machine tools for drilling; Power drilling bits for machine tools; solid carbide drilling tools in the nature of power drill bits; Power tools, namely, high-speed steel drilling and reaming tools
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/32 - Vacuum evaporation by explosionVacuum evaporation by evaporation and subsequent ionisation of the vapours
The present invention relates to a milling tool for metal cutting comprising a cutting head (1) comprising a plurality of radially protruding and axially extending teeth (6). Each tooth (6) of the plurality teeth comprises a rake surface (7), a clearance surface (8), and a cutting edge (9), which extends axially rearward from a radially outer region at the front end (3) at an intersection of the rake surface (7) with the clearance surface (8). The clearance surface (8) comprises a primary clearance surface (13) rotationally directly behind the cutting edge (9), and wherein, in each position along the cutting edge (9), the primary clearance surface (13) has a primary radial clearance angle a, and a secondary clearance surface (16) rotationally directly behind the primary clearance surface (13). The plurality of teeth (6) comprises at least one differential tooth (6), wherein the primary radial clearance angle a of each differential tooth (6) varies repeatedly along the extension of the cutting edge (9), and wherein, in a majority of axial positions along the extension of the cutting edge (9), the primary radial clearance angle a of each differential tooth (6) is different from the primary radial clearance angle a of at least another tooth (6) of the plurality of teeth (6).
Machine tools, precision and parting tools and components
thereof; tools as part of machines, namely tool bodies for
use with hard-metal cutting inserts, all being cutting tools
for use in power operated machines.
A coated cutting tool includes a substrate including cubic boron nitride and a binder phase including TiCyN1-y, wherein 0≤y≤1. The binder phase contains impurities of aluminium expressed as a net intensity ratio of Al to Ti, and/or tungsten expressed as a net intensity ratio of W to Ti, and/or TiB2 expressed as a ratio of the net peak height of the TiB2 peak to the net peak height of the TiCN peak, and/or α-alumina expressed as a ratio of the net peak height of the α-alumina peak to the net peak height of the TiCN peak. A coating is deposited on the substrate and includes at least one nitride composed of a nitride of one or more elements belonging to group 4-6 of the periodic table of elements, or a nitride of Al and/or Si together with one or more elements belonging to group 4-6.
An end mill for metal cutting including a body, the body having a cutting section extending axially rearward from a front end. The cutting section includes a plurality of radially protruding and axially extending teeth. Each tooth has a front cutting edge, wherein the front cutting edge extends axially rearward and radially outward from an axially most forward point of the respective cutting edge. When the body is rotated, the cutting edge of each tooth forms a line of intersection in a central plane containing the central longitudinal axis. Each front cutting edge is interrupted by at least two chip splitting grooves, such that the line of intersection of the front cutting edge with the interrupting chip splitting grooves includes outer crests, each being located on an imaginary convex curve, at least two inner troughs, and curve parts, extending from one respective trough to one respective axially closest crest.
Machine tools, precision and parting tools and components
thereof; tools as part of machines, namely tool bodies made
from HSS, HSS-E steel or solid carbide, all being cutting
tools for use in power operated machines.
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Germany)
Inventor
Höhn, Mandy
Stiens, Dirk
Gardecka, Aleksandra
Janssen, Wiebke
Manns, Thorsten
Abstract
A process for manufacturing a coated cutting tool for chip-forming metal machining having a substrate of cemented carbide, cermet or cubic boron nitride based ceramic material and a single-layered or multi-layered wear resistant hard coating is provided. Layers of the hard coating have at least one alpha phase Al2O3 coating layer deposited by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) at an average thickness from 1 μm to 20 μm. The deposition of the alpha phase Al2O3 coating layer occurs at a temperature in the range from 600 to 900° C., using a process gas composition, as introduced into the CVD reactor, including AICI3, H2O, H2 and optionally HCl and/or a sulfur source, selected from H2S, SF6, SO2 and SO3. In the process gas composition, the volume ratio of H2O/AlCl3 is from 0.5 to 2.5, and the volume ratio of H2/AlCl3 is from 200 to 3000.
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/52 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
Precision and parting machine tools for the cutting and forming of materials and structural replacement component parts thereof; power operated cutting machines featuring tool bodies containing hard metal cutting inserts
(1) Machine tools, precision and parting tools and components thereof; tools as part of machines, namely tool bodies for use with hard-metal cutting inserts, all being cutting tools for use in power operated machines.
(1) Machine tools, precision and parting tools and components thereof; tools as part of machines, namely tool bodies made from HSS, HSS-E steel or solid carbide, all being cutting tools for use in power operated machines.
Machine tools for cutting and shaping materials; Precision and parting machine tools, namely, hard metal tools, high speed steel (HSS) tools, carbide tools, ceramic tools, poly crystalline diamond (PCD) tools, and diamond-coated and diamond-uncoated tools, and hard metal tools, all for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others and components thereof; tools as part of machines, namely, tool bodies made from high speed steel (HSS), high speed steel with cobalt (HSS-E) steel or solid carbide, all being cutting tools for use in power operated machines
The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate of cemented carbide and a coating, wherein the cemented carbide comprises WC grains and eta phase grains and metallic binder, wherein the metallic binder comprises Co, Cr and Ti, wherein the eta phase content in the cemented carbide is 1-10 vol%, the average grain size of the eta phase grains is 0.5- 5 µm and the thickness of the coating is 1 – 15 µm.
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C22C 29/08 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds based on tungsten carbide
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
A thread milling cutting tool for metal cutting includes an elongated main body having a cutting section, which extends axially rearward from a front end. The cutting section includes a plurality of teeth. The plurality of teeth include at least a first set of circumferentially spaced teeth, wherein each tooth of the at least first set has a same, first axial distance to the front end, and a clearance surface of each tooth has a radial clearance angle. The clearance surface of each tooth of the at least first set of teeth includes a rotationally leading portion and a rotationally trailing portion, wherein the leading portion extends from and rotationally behind the cutting edge, and the radial clearance angle (α) of the leading portion is smaller than the radial clearance angle (β) of the trailing portion.
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C04B 35/5831 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on borides, nitrides or silicides based on boron nitride based on cubic boron nitride
C04B 37/02 - Joining burned ceramic articles with other burned ceramic articles or other articles by heating with metallic articles
B23K 31/02 - Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by any single one of main groups relating to soldering or welding
C04B 35/10 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on aluminium oxide
A thread cutting drill tool for metal cutting includes a cutting section having an axially extending chip flute and land, and a plurality of axially spaced teeth. Each tooth has an axially forward facing front flank and an axially rearward facing rear flank, a radially outward facing crest connecting the front flank and the rear flank, and a cutting edge. The cutting edge includes a set of crest cutting edges, each crest cutting edge being formed by an intersection of the crest of one tooth with the chip flute. The cutting edges include a set of front finishing edges and a set of rear finishing edges. Each front finishing edge is formed by an intersection of the front flank of one tooth with the chip flute. Each rear finishing edge is formed by an intersection of the rear flank of a tooth with the chip flute.
A coated cutting tool consisting of a substrate and a multi-layered wear resistant hard coating and a process for manufacturing the same is provided. The layers of the hard coating are deposited by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and include a TiCN layer with a multi-sublayer structure of alternating C-type and N-type sublayers and an overall fiber texture characterized by a texture coefficient TC (4 2 2) in the range from 3.0 to 5.5, an oxygen containing Ti or Ti+Al compound bonding layer, and an α-Al2O3 layer on top of the bonding layer with an overall fiber texture characterized by a texture coefficient TC (0 0 12)>5.
The present invention relates to a double sided, negative turning insert for metal cutting, which comprises a body a body comprising a top surface (1) comprising a main top support surface (14), a bottom surface (2) comprising a main bottom support surface (15), a peripheral side surface (3) connecting the top surface (1) and the bottom surface (2), and a central plane between the top surface and the bottom surface. The peripheral side surface comprises in total three corner side surfaces (4), which, as seen in a top view, each are arranged in one respective corner of an imaginary triangle (10) having three sides. The peripheral side surface comprises in total three main side surfaces (5), each extending from a respective associated first to a respective associated second of the corner side surfaces (4) along a respective associated one of the three sides of the imaginary triangle (10). At least one of the three main side surfaces (5) comprises primary support surfaces (13). The at least one main side surface (5) further comprises in total one pair of secondary support surfaces (21) facing toward opposite directions, wherein each of the secondary support surfaces (21) extend inward relative a respective one of the primary support surfaces (13), and wherein each of the secondary support surfaces (21) extend perpendicular to the central plane.
The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool comprising a body of cemented carbide and a wear resistant coating thereon, wherein the cemented carbide consists of WC grains and eta phase grains embedded in a metallic binder, wherein the metallic binder comprises Co and Cr, the Co content in the cemented carbide is 6-12 wt%, the eta phase content in the metallic binder is 4-5 vol% and the average grain size of the eta phase grains is 1-5 pm, and wherein the Cr/Co ratio in the cemented carbide is 1.0 - 2.5 %.
C22C 29/06 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds
C22C 29/08 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds based on tungsten carbide
C23C 14/00 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
B22F 5/00 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product
Machine tools, precision and parting tools and components thereof; tools as part of machines, namely tool bodies made from HSS, HSS-E steel or solid carbide, all being cutting tools for use in power operated machines.
Machine tools, precision and parting tools and components thereof; tools as part of machines, namely tool bodies for use with hard-metal cutting inserts, all being cutting tools for use in power operated machines.
A coated cutting tool having at least one rake face and at least one flank face and a cutting edge therebetween includes a substrate and a coating. The coating has a (Ti,Al)N layer, the (Ti,Al)N layer having an overall atomic ratio Al/(Ti+Al) of >0.67 and ≤0.85, wherein the (Ti,Al)N layer shows a distribution of 111 misorientation angles, the 111 misorientation angle being the angle between a normal vector to the surface of the (Ti,Al)N layer and the <111>direction that is closest to the normal vector to the surface of the (Ti,Al)N layer. A cumulative frequency distribution of the 111 misorientation angles is such that—≥60% of the 111 misorientation angles is less than 10 degrees.
A coated cutting tool has at least one rake face and at least one flank face and a cutting edge therebetween. The coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating. The coating includes a (Ti,Al)N layer. The (Ti,Al)N layer is either a single monolithic layer or a multilayer of two or more alternating (Ti,Al)N sub-layer types having different compositions. The (Ti,Al)N layer has an overall atomic ratio Al/(Ti+Al) of >0.67 but ≤0.85, wherein the (Ti,Al)N layer shows a plane strain modulus distribution along a direction perpendicular to a cutting edge on the rake face and/or the flank face. The plane strain modulus at a point at a distance of 0.5 mm from a point at the cutting edge is more than 85% of the plane strain modulus at the cutting edge, with the plane strain modulus at the cutting edge being ≥450 GPa.
The present invention relates to an indexable cutting element (1, 30, 60) for a thread milling tool comprising a first and a second main surface (2,3) arranged opposite each other and facing opposite directions, and a peripheral surface (4) connecting the first and the second main surfaces, the peripheral surface comprising an even number of at least four peripheral 5 sub-surfaces (5, 5', 6, 6', 7, 7') that are pairwise arranged on opposite sides of the cutting element and facing opposite directions. For each pair of peripheral sub-surfaces, one sub- surface includes one or more thread cutting teeth (9) having a rake face (15) facing a first direction (S1), and the opposite sub-surface includes a non-cutting surface (18, 19, 31, 32) and/or one or more thread cutting teeth (9) having a rake face (15) facing a second direction 10 (S2), wherein the second direction (S2) is opposite to the first direction (S1).
The present invention relates to a blank for a rotary metal cutting tool, wherein the blank comprises an elongate, one-piece body having a front end (1), a rear end (2) and a longitudinal axis (3) extending from the front end (1) to the rear end (2). The body comprises a head section (4), a shaft section (6) and a chip flute section (5), which has a maximal diameter (7). The chip flute section (5) comprises a longitudinally extending wall (8) surrounding a longitudinally extending internal cavity (9), which wall (8) has an internal wall surface (10) defining the cavity (9) and an external wall surface. The external wall surface defines a chip flute surface (11). As seen in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (3), the wall (8) has a wall thickness (14) measured from the external wall surface to the internal wall surface (10). As seen in cross sections in positions along a major length of the chip flute section (5), circumferentially along one portion of the chip flute surface (11), the wall thickness (14) is constant and at most 25% of the maximal diameter (7) of the chip flute section (5) including a finishing allowance.
B23P 15/34 - Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass cutting tools milling cutters
A cutting tool (1) comprising a tool body (2) comprising at least one seat (3) for receiving a cartridge (4) or a cutting insert (5), wherein the seat (3) comprises at least one support surface (6). The cutting tool body (2) comprises a sensor retaining structure (7) adjoining the support surface (7) and a piezo sensor (8) arranged in the sensor retaining structure (7). The cutting tool (1) comprises clamping means (9) for securing the cartridge (4) or cutting insert (5), and the piezo sensor (8) is an elastically deformable piezo sensor (8), which has a central longitudinal axis (24) and a direction of sensitivity perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis (24). The piezo sensor (8) comprises a measuring section (10), along which the central longitudinal axis (24) is substantially parallel to the support surface (6). The piezo sensor (8) is elastically deformed in the sensor retaining structure (7) to a pre-stressed initial state (19) and deformable to a plurality of further stressed measuring states (21).
A compression tool, a cutting plate and a method of producing a cutting plate by multiaxial pressing a powder mixture of a hard metal component and a binder to form a green body is provided. After pressing, the body has two parallel main surfaces and a peripheral edge surface extending between and connecting the main surfaces. The main surfaces include depressions, such that cutting edges are formed at the intersection of the bottom of the depressions and at least a part of the edge surface. A heading tool includes a main punch and an independently moveable form punch. In a first pressing step, the form punch is moved towards the powder mixture to form a preliminarily compressed portion. In a second step, the main punch and the form punch are both moved towards a final position to provide the green body with its final dimensions including the depressions
B30B 7/04 - Presses characterised by a particular arrangement of the pressing members wherein pressing is effected in different directions simultaneously or in turn
B30B 11/00 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses
B30B 15/02 - DiesInserts therefor or mountings thereofMoulds
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COATED CUTTING TOOL WITH AN ALTERNATING LAYER COMPOSITION
A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating. The coating has a (Ti,Al,Si)N layer, which has a periodical change in contents of the elements Ti, Al, and Si, over the thickness of the (Ti,Al,Si)N layer, between a minimum content and a maximum content of each element. The average minimum content of Ti is from 14 to 18 at. % and the average maximum content of Ti is from 18 to 22 at. %. The average minimum content of Al is from 18 to 22 at. % and the average maximum content of Al is from 24 to 28 at. %. The average minimum content of Si is from 0 to 2 at. % and the average maximum content of Si is from 1 to 5 at. %. The remaining content in the (Ti,Al,Si)N layer is a noble gas in an average content of from 0.1 to 5 at. % and the element N.
A drill point for machining of light alloys, such as aluminium alloys, includes a body having a front end with an apex area, a central axis of rotation and at least one cutting structure. Each cutting structure has a primary rake surface, a primary clearance surface, a cutting edge at an intersection between the primary rake surface and the primary clearance surface, and a peripheral cutting corner. The cutting edge extends radially outward from the apex area to the cutting corner. The primary clearance surface, as seen in a front end view, has a breadth that is a distance extending perpendicular to and from the cutting edge to a primary clearance surface edge, which is rotationally trailing the cutting edge. The body further has a nominal cutting radius, which is a radial distance outward from the central axis of rotation to the cutting corner, and which is at least 1 mm.
The present invention relates to turning insert, a turning tool body and turning tool for cutting metal workpieces, preferably by grooving or parting. The turning insert comprises at least one cutting head and a support body (7) extending rearward from the cutting head (5).The support body (7) comprises a top surface (14) and a bottom surface (15), which each extend longitudinally rearward form the cutting head, which both comprise one insert interface (18) each for. Each insert interface (18) comprises a set of flanks (19, 22) forming alternating parallel, straight and rearward extending ridges (20) and grooves (21), wherein the ridges (20) and grooves (21) extend in a length direction. Each flank (19, 22) of each set of flanks extends from an outer peak (26) of an associated ridge (20) to an inner bottom (24) of an associated groove (21), Each set of flanks (19, 22) comprises a central main pair of flanks (22), which consists of the first flank on a respective lateral side of the longitudinal axis (8). At least along a major portion of the extension in the length direction of the flanks (19, 22), as seen in the cross section perpendicular to the length direction, the depth (31) of the central main pair of flanks (22) is larger than the depth (31) of all other flanks (19) of the same insert interface (18).
The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating comprising a first, a second and a third layer, wherein i) the first layer is a (Ti, Al)N layer adhered to the substrate, said first layer having a. an atomic ratio Al/(Ti+Al) of 0.3 to 0.65 b. a fracture toughness ranging from 3.5 to 6MPa√m c. a substantially homogeneous residual stress σ1 in the range from +100 to -1000 MPa ii) the second layer is a (Ti, Al)N layer adhered to the first layer having a. an atomic ratio Al/(Ti+Al) of 0.3 to 0.85 b. a residual stress σ2 ranging from about σ1 at the interface with the first layer to σ3 at the interface with the third layer, wherein σ2 gradually increases from the interface with the first layer towards the interface with the third layer adhered to the second layer, wherein the residual stress σ2 at the interface with the third layer is substantially the same as in the third layer iii) the third layer is composed of a nitride of one or more elements belonging to group 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table of elements, or a nitride of Al and/or Si together with one or more elements belonging to group 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table of elements, said third layer having a substantially homogenous residual stress σ3 < -1200 MPa.
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 14/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/32 - Vacuum evaporation by explosionVacuum evaporation by evaporation and subsequent ionisation of the vapours
1-x-yxyyN, 5 0.50≤x≤0.60, 0.03≤y≤0.08, the layer (7) of (Ti,Al,Si)N has a structure of columnar crystal grains (9), the layer (7) of (Ti,Al,Si)N comprises two different cubic phases, one cubic phase being present in the columnar crystal grains (9) and one cubic phase being a grain boundary phase (10) located between columnar crystal grains (9), the layer (7) of (Ti,Al,Si)N has a plane strain 0 modulus of ≥ 425 GPa.
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/32 - Vacuum evaporation by explosionVacuum evaporation by evaporation and subsequent ionisation of the vapours
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(1) Machine tools; precision machine tools; solid carbide tools; hard metal tools; high-speed steel tools; machine tools for cutting, machining, drilling, turning, milling, reaming and thread cutting; tool bodies; couplings for machines; parts for the aforesaid goods; card operated automatic vending machines, dispensing machines in the nature of vending machines, vending machines; vending machines for dispensing metal cutting tools and inserts for metal cutting tools; all of the aforementioned goods are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology.
(2) Hand tools; hand tools for cutting, machining, drilling, turning, milling, reaming and thread cutting; parts for the aforesaid goods; all of the aforementioned goods are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology.
(3) Downloadable computer software for monitoring of inventory items used; computerized electrical control systems for use in the field of shop floor logistics; downloadable computer software programs for reporting of inventory items used; downloadable cloud-based computer software platforms for automated inventory ordering, inventory management and inventory cost follow-up; electronic control systems for vending machines; downloadable computer software applications for inventory automated ordering, inventory management and inventory cost follow-up; computer hardware; electric and electronic machine tool controls; parts for the aforesaid good; mobile apps; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application, in particular for inventory management, user support, and collecting and reporting product information; all of the aforementioned goods are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology. (1) Commercial and industrial management assistance; advisory services for business management; business management and organization consultancy; advertising services; business consultancy services relating to the selection of metal working machines and tools; business consultancy; data processing services; computer database management services; business analysis, research and information services; collection and systematization of business data.
(2) Installation, maintenance, regrinding, reconditioning, recoating and repair of couplings, tools and machines; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware; all of the aforementioned services are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology.
(3) Design, development and programming of technical solutions for improving performance of metal working machines, couplings and tools; installation and maintenance of software; maintenance and installation service for computer software solution for customers and distributor in the metal cutting industry; design and development of web based software, in particular design and development of web-based shop floor logistic software for planning, manufacturing purchase, reconditioning process control, calibration tools process, and shop floor logistic control; all of the aforementioned services are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology.
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Machine tools and precision machine tools, namely, powered machines for cutting and shaping metals all for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others; solid carbide tools and hard metal tools for use in cutting and forming materials; high-speed steel tools for use in cutting and forming materials; machine tools for cutting, machining, drilling, turning, milling, reaming and thread cutting; tool bodies in the nature of machine tools for use in cutting and forming materials all for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others; couplings for machines for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others; structural parts for the aforesaid goods; Card operated automatic vending machines, dispensing machines in the nature of vending machines, vending machines; vending machines for dispensing metal cutting tools and inserts for metal cutting tools Hand tools in the nature of milling cutters for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others; hand tools for cutting, machining, drilling, turning, milling, reaming and thread cutting; structural parts for the aforesaid goods Downloadable computer software for monitoring of inventory items used; computerized electrical control systems comprised of remote controls used to operate machines used in cutting and forming materials for use in the field of shop floor logistics; downloadable computer software programs for reporting of inventory items used; downloadable cloud-based computer software platforms for automated inventory ordering, inventory management and inventory cost follow-up; electronic control systems comprised of remote controls and computer hardware for vending machines; downloadable computer software applications for inventory automated ordering, inventory management and inventory cost follow-up; computer hardware; electric and electronic machine tool remote controls; structural parts for the aforesaid good; downloadable mobile apps used to access the Internet for inventory management, user support, and collecting and reporting product information; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for inventory management, user support, and collecting and reporting product information Commercial and industrial management assistance; advisory services for business management; business management and organization consultancy; advertising services; business consultancy services relating to the selection of metal working machines and tools; business consultancy; data processing services; computer database management services; business analysis, research and information services; collection and systematization of business data Installation, maintenance, regrinding, reconditioning, recoating and repair of couplings, tools and machines; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware Design, development and programming of computer software for improving performance of metal working machines, couplings and tools; Installation and maintenance of software; maintenance and installation service of computer software solutions for customers and distributors in the metal cutting industry; design and development of web based software, in particular design and development of web-based shop floor logistic software for planning, manufacturing purchase, reconditioning process control, calibration tools process, and shop floor logistic control
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Machine tools; precision machine tools; solid carbide tools; hard metal tools; high-speed steel tools; machine tools for cutting, machining, drilling, turning, milling, reaming and thread cutting; tool bodies; couplings; parts for the aforesaid goods; card operated automatic vending machines, dispensing machines in the nature of vending machines, vending machines; vending machines for dispensing metal cutting tools and inserts for metal cutting tools; all of the aforementioned goods are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology. Hand tools; hand tools for cutting, machining, drilling, turning, milling, reaming and thread cutting; parts for the aforesaid goods; all of the aforementioned goods are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology. Downloadable computer software for monitoring of used inventory items; computerized electrical control systems for use in the field of shop floor logistics; downloadable computer software programs for reporting of used inventory items; downloadable cloud-based computer software platforms for automated inventory ordering, inventory management and inventory cost follow-up; electronic control systems for vending machines; downloadable computer software applications for inventory automated ordering, inventory management and inventory cost follow-up; computer hardware; electric and electronic machine tool controls; parts for the aforesaid good; mobile apps; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application, in particular for inventory management, user support, and collecting and reporting product information; all of the aforementioned goods are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology. Commercial and industrial management assistance; advisory services for business management; business management and organization consultancy; advertising services; business consultancy services relating to the selection of metal working machines and tools; business consultancy; data processing services; computer database management services; business analysis, research and information services; collection and systematization of business data. Installation, maintenance, regrinding, reconditioning, recoating and repair of couplings, tools and machines; installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware; all of the aforementioned services are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology. Design, development and programming of technical solutions for improving performance of metal working machines, couplings and tools; Installation and maintenance of software; maintenance and installation service for computer software solution for customers and distributor in the metal cutting industry; design and development of web based software, in particular design and development of web-based shop floor logistic software for planning, manufacturing purchase, reconditioning process control, calibration tools process, and shop floor logistic control; all of the aforementioned services are not related to the areas of refueling, pumping, lubrication, and workshop fuel technology.
Machine tools; tools as parts of machines, namely precision
tools, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, machine tools
for drilling, threading, milling and chamfering.
Machine tools for the cutting and shaping materials, being power operated; tools as parts of machines, namely, precision tools, and solid carbide tools, namely, powered machines for use in cutting and forming materials; hard metal tools, namely, powered machines for use in cutting and forming materials, machine tools for drilling, threading, milling and chamfering
(1) Metalworking machine tools; tools as parts of machines, namely precision metalworking tools, solid carbide tools in the nature of cemented carbide cutting tools and carbide-tipped cutting tools, hard metal working machine tools, metalworking machine tools for drilling, threading, milling and chamfering
End mill for metal cutting comprising a body (1) with a cutting section (6) extending axially rearward from a front end (2), the cutting section (6) comprising a plurality of radially protruding and axially extending teeth (7). Each tooth (7) of the plurality of teeth (7) comprises a front cutting edge (13), the front cutting edge (13) extending axially rearward and radially outward from an axially most forward point (14, 14a) of the respective cutting edge (12). When the body (1) is rotated, the cutting edge (12) of each tooth (7) forms a line of intersection in a central plane containing the central longitudinal axis (4). Each front cutting edge (13) is interrupted by at least two chip splitting grooves (17) such that the line of intersection of the front cutting edge (13) with the interrupting chip splitting grooves (17) comprises outer crests (22) located on an imaginary convex curve (24); at least two inner troughs (23); and curve parts (25) extending from one respective trough (23) of the at least two troughs (23) to one of the respective two axially closest crests (22). Each curve part (25) comprises a convexly curved outer portion (26) which extends inward from the crest (22) and has a radius (27) of curvature that is always larger than 0,1 mm.
y1-y222 (101) peak to the net peak height of the TiCN (200) peak being less than 0.09 as measured by XRD; and/or h) a-alumina (116) expressed as a ratio of the net peak height of the a-alumina (116) peak to the net peak height of the TiCN (200) peak being less than 0.06 as measured by XRD; ii) a coating deposited on the substrate comprising at least one nitride composed of a nitride of one or more elements belonging to group 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table of elements, or a nitride of Al and/or Si together with one or more elements belonging to group 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table of elements. The invention also relates to a method for providing such coated cutting tool.
Machine tools; tools as parts of machines, namely precision tools, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, machine tools for drilling, threading, milling and chamfering.
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Press tool and method for forming a cutting insert green body having a through hole
A press tool and a method for forming a cutting insert green body. The press tool includes a first and a second core rod. Both core rods are movably arranged along an axis. When both core rods are in a press position, their respective contact surfaces contact each other and when both the first and second core rods are in a release position, their respective contact surfaces are separated. The first core rod includes a base body having a forwardly facing abutment surface and a piston having a shaft and a head. The piston is movable to a plurality of extended positions and to a retracted position, in which the abutment surface of the head abuts against the abutment surface of the base body. When both the first core rod and the second core rod are in their respective press positions, the piston is in the retracted position.
B22F 5/00 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product
B22F 5/10 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product of articles with cavities or holes, not otherwise provided for in the preceding subgroups
B30B 11/00 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses
B30B 15/02 - DiesInserts therefor or mountings thereofMoulds
The present invention relates to a thread milling cutting tool for metal cutting comprising an elongated main body, which main body (1) comprises a cutting section (5) which extends axially rearward from a front end (2) and comprises a plurality of teeth (7). The plurality of teeth (7, 22) comprises at least a first set (6) of circumferentially spaced teeth (7), wherein each tooth (7) of the at least first set has a same, first axial distance (8) to the front end, and a clearance surface (14) of each tooth (7) has a radial clearance angle. The clearance surface (14) of each tooth (7) of the at least first set (6) of teeth comprises a rotationally leading portion (16) and a rotationally trailing portion (17), wherein the leading portion (16) extends from and rotationally behind the cutting edge (15), and the radial clearance angle (α) of the leading portion (16) is smaller than the radial clearance angle (β) of the trailing portion (17).
A turning tool for metal cutting includes a tool body with an insert seat, a clamping member and a clamping pin. The clamping pin connects the tool body and the clamping member to clamp a cutting insert in the insert seat. A shaft of the clamping pin is axially movably received in the tool body bore and moveable to a first axial position. The clamping pin, in the first axial position, engages the clamping member and forces the clamping member towards a tool body top surface, to clamp the cutting insert in the seat. In the first axial position, a first coolant fluid outlet opening in the head is located above a top surface of the clamping member. A locking mechanism, in the first axial position, releasably locks the shaft in the bore preventing axial sliding toward the tool body top surface.
A coated cutting tool includes a substrate of cemented carbide, cubic boron nitride (cBN) or cermet containing tungsten carbide hard grains and a tungsten carbide (WC) layer deposited immediately on top of the substrate surface. The tungsten carbide (WC) layer is a mixture or combination of hexagonal tungsten mono-carbide α-WC phase and cubic tungsten mono-carbide β-WC phase and unavoidable impurities.
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Wear resistant surface coatings and thin films of organic
materials (or substances) on various substrates such as
cemented carbide, cermets, cubic boron nitrite which were
applied under vacuum; physical vapor deposition coatings;
chemical vapor deposition coatings; titanium aluminum
nitride (TiAlN) coatings; aluminium oxide coatings. Machine tools; machines and machine tools for treatment of
materials and for manufacturing; tools as parts of machines,
namely precision tools, solid carbide tools, hard metal
tools, high-speed steel tools; machine tools for threading,
thread cutting, milling; drilling; drilling bits; boring and
reaming tools [machine tools]; drilling tools with indexable
inserts; milling tools; milling cutters and cutting inserts
therefor; cutting inserts of hard metal and ceramic
materials.
A coated cutting tool and a process for the production thereof id provided. The coated cutting tool consists of a substrate body of WC-Co based cemented carbide and a coating, the coating including a first (Ti,Al)N multilayer, a first gamma-aluminium oxide layer, and a set of alternating second (Ti,Al)N multilayers and second gamma-aluminium oxide layers.
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 14/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/32 - Vacuum evaporation by explosionVacuum evaporation by evaporation and subsequent ionisation of the vapours
C23C 14/00 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
C23C 14/35 - Sputtering by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering
B23B 27/14 - Cutting tools of which the bits or tips are of special material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 14/00 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
A thread cutting drill tool for metal cutting comprising an elongate main body, which comprises a cutting section (4) extending axially rearward from a front end (1). The cutting section (4) comprises an axially extending chip flute (5), an axially extending land (6), and a plurality of axially spaced teeth (8), wherein each tooth (8) of the plurality of teeth extends from the chip flute (5) across the land (6). Each tooth of the plurality of teeth comprises at least one of an axially forward facing front flank (10) and an axially rearward facing rear flank (11), a radially outward facing crest (12), which crest connects to each of the at least one of the front flank (10) and the rear flank (11), and at least one cutting edge (14, 15, 16). The cutting edges of the plurality of teeth comprises a set of crest cutting edges (14), wherein each crest cutting edge (14) is formed by an intersection of the crest (12) of one respective tooth (8) of the plurality of teeth with the chip flute (5). The cutting edges of the plurality of teeth comprises a set of front finishing edges (15), wherein each front finishing edge (15) is formed by an intersection of the front flank (10) of one respective tooth (8) of the plurality of teeth with the chip flute (5). The cutting edges of the plurality of teeth comprises a set of rear finishing edges (16), wherein each rear finishing edge (16) is formed by an intersection of the rear flank (11) of one respective tooth (8) of the plurality of teeth with the chip flute (5). A most forward tooth (9) of the plurality of teeth comprises a first single cutting edge, wherein the first single cutting edge is one of the crest cutting edges (14) of the set of crest cutting edges.
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
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C23C 16/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/52 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
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(1) Wear resistant surface coatings and thin films of organic materials (or substances) on various substrates namely, cemented carbide, cermets, in the nature of a combination of aluminium oxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide and tungsten carbide, cubic boron nitrite which were applied under vacuum; physical vapor deposition coatings namely, Aluminum Titanium Nitride, metal hardening preparations, chemicals for retarding oxidation of metallic surfaces, chemicals for the manufacture of preparations to improve corrosion and wear resistance; titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN) coatings; aluminium oxide coatings.
(2) Metalworking machine tools; machines and machine tools namely, carbide cutting tools and power tools equipped with indexable inserts for treatment of materials and for manufacturing; tools as parts of machines, namely precision metalworking machine tools, solid carbide tools in the nature of cemented carbide cutting tools and carbide-tipped cutting tools, hard metal working machine tools, power operated high-speed steel working machine tools; metalworking machine tools for threading, thread cutting, milling; machine tools for drilling namely, drills for metalworking machines; drilling bits namely, tool bits for metalworking machines, drill bits for power drills, and core drilling bits; boring and reaming tools being machine tools for the metalworking industry; drilling tools with indexable inserts in the nature of power drill bit extensions; milling tools in the nature of milling cutters for milling machines; milling cutters and cutting inserts therefor; cutting inserts of hard metal and ceramic materials being parts of metalworking machine tools.
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Wear resistant surface coatings and thin films of organic materials and substances on various substrates namely cemented carbide, cermets (combination of aluminium oxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide or tungsten carbide with nickel aluminium, molybdenum or cobalt), cubic boron nitrite which were applied under vacuum; physical vapor deposition coatings; chemical vapor deposition coatings; titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN) coatings; aluminium oxide coatings. Machine tools, namely, machines for grinding and re-grinding tools, machines for manufacturing tools as well as for the machining of work pieces of common metal; machines and machine tools namely, power-operated carbide cutting tools and power-operated tools equipped with indexable inserts for treatment of materials and for manufacturing; tools as parts of machines, namely precision tools namely hard metal tools, high speed steel (HSS) tools, solid carbide tools, ceramic tools, poly crystalline diamond (PCD) tools, and diamond-coated and diamond-uncoated tools, all for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others, solid carbide tools namely cutting tools for drilling, reaming, milling, chamfering, tapping, boring and turning, hard metal tools namely power drill bits, power drill chucks, power drill heads, non-electrical shank adapters for drilling, tap extensions, boring heads being part of machines, high-speed steel tools namely drill bits, end mills, drill blanks, cutting inserts, router bits, shanks for cutting, gear cutters, threading tools in the nature of hand taps, threading dies, machine taps, internal thread formers in the nature of cutting tools for metal forming and thread mills, blades; machine tools for threading, thread cutting, milling; drilling machines; drilling bits for pilot drilling, spot drilling, deep-hole drilling, blind hole drilling, cross hole drilling of work pieces of common metal; machine tools namely boring and reaming tools; drilling tools namely carbide drills with indexable inserts; milling tools namely precision milling tools for face milling, shoulder milling, slot milling and copy milling; milling cutters and cutting inserts therefor; cutting inserts of hard metal and ceramic materials for use with precision cutting tools for drilling, reaming, milling and turning.
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Wear resistant surface coatings and thin films of organic materials (or substances) on various substrates such as cemented carbide, cermets, cubic boron nitrite which were applied under vacuum; physical vapor deposition coatings; chemical vapor deposition coatings; titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN) coatings; aluminium oxide coatings. Machine tools; machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing; tools as parts of machines, namely precision tools, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, high-speed steel tools; machine tools for threading, thread cutting, milling; machine tools for drilling; drilling bits; boring and reaming tools [machine tools]; drilling tools with indexable inserts; milling tools; milling cutters and cutting inserts therefor; cutting inserts of hard metal and ceramic materials.
The invention relates to a coated cutting tool having at least one rake face and at least one flank face and a cutting edge inbetween, the coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating, the coating comprises a (Ti,Al)N layer, the (Ti,Al)N layer is either a single monolithic layer or a multilayer of two or more alternating (Ti,Al)N sub-layer types different in their composition, the (Ti,Al)N layer having an overall atomic ratio Al/(Ti+Al) of >0.67 but ≤ 0.85, wherein the (Ti,Al)N layer shows a plane strain modulus distribution along a direction perpendicular to a cutting edge on the rake face and/or the flank face, the plane strain modulus at a point at a distance of 0.5 mm from a point at the cutting edge is more than 85% of the plane strain modulus at the cutting edge, the plane strain modulus at the cutting edge being ≥ 450 GPa.
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 14/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/35 - Sputtering by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
The invention relates to a coated cutting tool having at least one rake face and at least one flank face and a cutting edge inbetween, the coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating, the coating comprises a (Ti, AI)N layer, the (Ti,AI)N layer having an overall atomic ratio AI/(Ti+AI) of >0.67 but ≤ 0.85, wherein the (Ti, Al) N layer shows a distribution of 111 misorientation angles, a 111 misorientation angle being the angle between a normal vector to the surface of the (Ti, AI)N layer and the <111> direction that is closest to the normal vector to the surface of the (Ti, Al) N layer, a cumulative frequency distribution of the 111 misorientation angles is such that-≥ 60% of the 111 misorientation angles are less than 10 degrees.
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
A cutting insert for parting off a metal work piece includes an elongated body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface at one lateral side each, a front surface connecting the first and second lateral surfaces, the top surface and the bottom surface, a longitudinal axis extending axially rearward from the front surface in a central plane, and a cutting head having a cutting edge. The cutting edge is formed at an intersection between the front surface and the top surface. The cutting edge includes a leading cutting corner at the first lateral side surface and a trailing cutting corner at the second lateral side surface. The trailing cutting corner is located axially rearward of the leading cutting corner. The cutting edge has a rearmost point located axially rearward from the trailing cutting corner.
An indexable cutting insert, arranged for being mounted in an insert seat of a tool body of a shoulder milling tool, includes a triangular top surface, a triangular bottom surface, and three circumferential surfaces extending between the top and bottom surface. On each side of the cutting insert an individual one of the three circumferential surfaces extends along an edge of the triangular top surface and along an edge of the triangular bottom surface. The cutting insert includes at each of the top and bottom surfaces three cutting corners, three main cutting edges and three minor cutting edges. Each cutting corner connects a main cutting edge and a minor cutting edge. Each of the cutting corners, each of the main cutting edges and each of the minor cutting edges are provided at an intersection between the top surface or the bottom surface and one of the circumferential surface.
The present coated cutting tool includes a substrate with a coating including a layer of TixAlyCrzSivN, where x is 0.30-0.50, y is 0.25-0.45, z is 0.05-0.15, and v is 0.10-0.20, x+y+z+v=1. The layer has a cubic phase with a distribution of unit cell lengths within the range 3.96 to 4.22 Å for the cubic cell. The unit cell length range 3.96 to 4.22 Å includes more than one intensity maximum in an averaged radial intensity profile of an electron diffraction pattern.
C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/35 - Sputtering by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
B22F 7/06 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
The invention relates to a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating, the coating comprises a (Ti,Al,Si)N layer, the (Ti,Al,Si)N layer comprises a periodical change in contents of the elements Ti, Al, and Si, over the thickness of the (Ti,Al,Si)N layer, between a minimum content and a maximum content of each element, wherein the average minimum content of Ti being from 14 to 18 at.%, the average maximum content of Ti being from 18 to 22 at.%, the average minimum content of Al being from 18 to 22 at.%, the average maximum content of Al being from 24 to 28 at.%, the average minimum content of Si being from 0 to 2 at.%, the average maximum content of Si being from 1 to 5 at.%, the remaining content in the (Ti,Al,Si)N layer being a noble gas in an average content of from 0.1 to 5 at.% and the element N.
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The present invention relates to a thread former for manufacturing an internal thread in a metal workpiece. The thread former includes a forming section having a common central axis of rotation, wherein the forming section has a plurality of lubrication grooves extending parallel to the axis of rotation. The forming section includes a plurality of ridge sections extending along a circumference of the forming section, the plurality of ridge sections being arranged for forming the internal thread in the metal workpiece, and wherein, in a circumferential direction, each two of the plurality of ridge sections are separated by one of the plurality of lubrication grooves. At least the one of the lubrication grooves, when projected into a projection plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, is asymmetrical with respect to any radius intersecting a surface of the lubrication groove.
The present invention relates to a drill point for machining of light alloys, such as aluminium alloys, comprises a body, which body has a front end with an apex area (13), a central axis of rotation (8) extending rearward from a centre of the apex area (13), and at least one cutting structure (10). Each cutting structure (10) comprises a primary rake surface (17), a primary clearance surface (18), a cutting edge (11) at an intersection between the primary rake surface (17) and the primary clearance surface (18), and a peripheral cutting corner (14). The cutting edge (11) extends radially outward from the apex area (13) to the cutting corner (14). The primary clearance surface (18), as seen in a front end view, has a breadth (b) that is a distance extending perpendicular to and from the cutting edge (11) to a primary clearance surface edge (19), which is rotationally trailing the cutting edge (11). The body further has a nominal cutting radius (22), which is a radial distance outward from the central axis of rotation(8) to the cutting corner (14), and which is at least 1mm. The cutting edge (11) has a central portion (32), which extends radially outward from the apex area (13) to a radially outer end (23). The radially outer end (23) of the cutting edge central portion (32) has a radial distance to the central axis of rotation (8) of at least 10% of the nominal cutting radius (22). The primary clearance surface breadth (b) along the cutting edge central portion (32) is at least 0,05mm and at most 5% of the nominal cutting radius (22).
A turning tool includes a tool body having an insert seat that accommodates a cutting insert and a mounting means for mounting the cutting insert at the tool body. A guiding block is movably mounted between a first position and a second position at the tool body. A fluid passage is arranged to eject a jet of cooling fluid from an inlet end to at least one outlet onto a clearance surface associated with a cutting edge of the cutting insert. When the guiding block is in the first position the jet of cooling fluid is ejected along a first line and when the guiding block is in the second position the jet of cooling fluid is ejected along a second line, wherein the first line and the second line have different orientations and intersect each other at a position in a downstream direction from the outlet.
The present invention relates to a turning tool assembly for metal cutting, comprising a cutting insert carrier (2) comprising a carrier support structure (12) arranged in a carrier body lateral side (11), a holder (1) comprising a holder support structure (30) arranged in a holder primary side (29), and a clamping mechanism. The carrier support structure (12) comprises a contact surface (15), and positioning surfaces, which include a carrier pair of height support surfaces (18, 19) and a carrier pair of longitude support surfaces (20, 21). The holder support structure (30) comprises a contact surface (31), and positioning surfaces, which include a holder pair of height support surfaces (33, 34) and a holder pair of longitude support surfaces (35, 36). One of the height support surfaces (18, 19, 33, 34) of the carrier pair or the holder pair is located on a resilient height member (39) and one of the longitude support surfaces (20, 21, 35, 36) of the carrier pair or the holder pair is located on a resilient longitude member (22, 23). The clamping mechanism is configured to removably secure the carrier body to the holder body by forcing the contact surface (15) of the carrier support structure (12) against the contact surface (31) of the holder support structure (30), whereby the carrier body is guided toward a clamping position by the positioning surfaces of the carrier support structure (12) abutting and sliding against the positioning surfaces of the holder support structure (30).
A method for producing a coated cutting tool includes depositing on every flank face and every rake face of the cutting tool an Al2O3 layer by a HIPIMS process during two-fold or three-fold rotation of the substrates, at a substrate temperature ≥350° C. but <600° C., the deposited Al2O3 layer including α-Al2O3.
The present invention relates to a press tool and to a method for forming, by compressing a powder, a cutting insert green body (5) having a through hole (6) of length (L). The press tool comprises a cavity (4) operable to define a compression space, a first core rod (7) and second core rod (8) for together forming the through hole (6), which each have a contact surface (9) at the front end. The core rods (7, 8) both are movably arranged in both directions along a core axis (10). When both core rod (7, 8) are in a respective press position, their respective contact surfaces (9) contact each other inside the compression space, and when both the first core rod (7) and the second core rod (8) are in a respective release position, their respective contact surfaces (9) are separated by a distance that is larger than the length (L). The first core rod (7) comprises a base body (11), which comprises a forwardly facing abutment surface (17), and a piston (12), which has a a shaft (13) and a front portion in form of a head (14). The contact surface (9) of the first core rod (7) is a front end surface of the head (14). The head (14) comprises a rearwardly facing abutment surface (17). The piston (12) is movable to a plurality of extended positions and to a retracted position, in which retracted position the abutment surface (17) of the head (14) abuts against the abutment surface (17) of the base body (11). When both the first core rod (7) and the second core rod (8) are in their respective press positions, the piston (12) is in the retracted position.
B22F 5/10 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product of articles with cavities or holes, not otherwise provided for in the preceding subgroups
B30B 11/00 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses
B30B 11/02 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space
B30B 15/02 - DiesInserts therefor or mountings thereofMoulds
B22F 5/00 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product
The present invention relates to a turning tool for metal cutting comprising a tool body (1) with an insert seat (8), a clamping member (11) and a clamping pin (17) wherein the clamping pin connects the tool body (1) and the clamping member (11) for clamping a cutting insert (9) in the insert seat (8). A shaft (18) of the clamping pin (17) is axially movably received in a tool body bore (10) and operable to move to a first axial position. The clamping pin (17) is configured to, in the first axial position, engage the clamping member (11) and force the clamping member (11) toward the tool body top surface (4), whereby, when a cutting insert (9) is received in the insert seat (8), the cutting insert (9) is clamped in the insert seat (8). In the first axial position, a first coolant fluid outlet opening (22) in the head (20) is located above a top surface (14) of the clamping member (11), and the shaft (18) is axially movably received in the tool body bore (10) by being axially slidable. The turning tool further comprises a locking mechanism, which is configured to, in the first axial position, releasably lock the shaft (18) in the tool body bore (10) against at least axial sliding toward the tool body top surface (4).
Machine tools; tools as parts of machines, namely precision
tools, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, high-speed
steel tools; machine tools for drilling; drilling bits
[machine tools]; drilling tools with indexable inserts;
drilling tools with exchangeable tips; drilling tools with
double-sided exchangeable tips; drilling tools with
exchangeable heads.
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PVD COATED CEMENTED CARBIDE CUTTING TOOL WITH IMPROVED COATING ADHESION
A coated cutting tool comprising or consisting of a substrate of cemented carbide, cubic boron nitride (cBN) or cermet containing tungsten carbide hard grains and a tungsten carbide (WC) layer deposited immediately on top of the substrate surface, wherein the tungsten carbide (WC) layer consists of a mixture or combination of hexagonal tungsten mono-carbide α-WC phase and cubic tungsten mono-carbide β-WC phase and unavoidable impurities.
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C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 14/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 14/35 - Sputtering by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering
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x1-x1-x)N, 0.34≤x≤0.65, the (Ti,AI)N layer contains columnar (Ti,AI)N grains with an average grain size of from 10 to 100 nm, the (Ti,AI)N layer comprises lattice planes of a cubic crystal structure, the (Ti,AI)N layer shows a pattern in electron diffraction analysis wherein there is a diffraction signal existing which is shown as a peak (P) in an averaged radial intensity distribution profile having its maximum within a scattering vector range of from 3.2 to 4.0 nm-1, the full width half maximum (FWHM) of the peak (P) is from 0.8 to 2.0 nm-1.
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C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
The invention relates to a coated cutting tool and a process for the production thereof, the coated cutting tool consisting of a substrate body of WC-Co based cemented carbide and a coating, the coating comprises, a first (Ti,Al)N multilayer, a first gamma-aluminium oxide layer, and a set of alternating second (Ti,Al)N multilayers and second gamma-aluminium oxide layers.
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C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
Machine tools for the cutting and forming of materials; Tools as parts of precision machines, namely, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, and high-speed steel (HSS) tools, all for use in the cutting and forming of materials by others; Power operated metalworking machine tools, namely, drilling tools; Core drilling bits; Drilling tools with indexable parts being power operated machine tools in the nature of drills with power drill bit extensions; Drilling tools with exchangeable tips being power operated machine tools in the nature of drills with power drill bit extensions; Drilling tools with double-sided exchangeable tips being power operated machine tools in the nature of drills with power drill bit extensions; Drilling tools with exchangeable heads being power operated machine tools in the nature of drills with power drill bit extensions
(1) Metalworking machine tools; tools as parts of machines, namely precision metalworking machine tools, solid carbide tools in the nature of cemented carbide cutting tools and carbide-tipped cutting tools, hard metal working machine tools, power operated high-speed steel working machine tools; machine tools for drilling, namely, drills for metalworking machines; drilling bits [machine tools], namely, tool bits for metalworking machines, drill bits for power drills, and core drilling bits; drilling tools with indexable inserts in the nature of power drill bit extensions; drilling tools with exchangeable tips in the nature of power drill bit extensions; drilling tools with double-sided exchangeable tips in the nature of power drill bit extensions; drilling tools with exchangeable heads in the nature of power drill bit extensions.
A drilling tool includes a tool body having a center axis defining a longitudinal direction of the drilling tool. The tool body has an axially forward end and an axially rearward end, the distance in the longitudinal direction between the forward end and the rearward end defining a length of the drilling tool. At least two indexable cutting inserts are arranged at the axially forward end, a first indexable cutting insert being arranged at a radially inner position and a second indexable cutting insert being arranged at a radially outer position. The tool body includes a first flute portion extending axially rearward from the first indexable cutting insert and a second flute portion extending axially rearward from the second indexable cutting insert. The first flute portion transitions into the second flute portion at an axially forward transition area of the tool body, thereby forming only one flute of the tool.
Machine tools; tools as parts of machines, namely precision tools, solid carbide tools, hard metal tools, high-speed steel tools; machine tools for drilling; drilling bits [machine tools]; drilling tools with indexable inserts; drilling tools with exchangeable tips; drilling tools with double-sided exchangeable tips; drilling tools with exchangeable heads.
The present invention relates to a cutting insert for parting off a metal work piece, the cutting insert comprising an elongated body, which elongated body has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface at one lateral side each, a front surface connecting the first and second lateral surfaces, the top surface and the bottom surface, a longitudinal axis extending axially rearward from the front surface in a central plane, and a cutting head comprising a cutting edge, which cutting edge is formed at an intersection between the front surface and the top surface, and which cutting edge includes a leading cutting corner at the first lateral side surface, and a trailing cutting corner at the second lateral side surface, wherein the trailing cutting corner is located axially rearward of the leading cutting corner, and wherein the cutting edge has a rearmost point, which rearmost point is located axially rearward from the trailing cutting corner.
The present invention relates to an indexable cutting insert (4) for mounting in an insert seat (3) of a tool body (2) of a shoulder milling tool (1), the cutting insert (4) being generally defined by a triangular top surface (5), a triangular bottom surface (6), and three circumferential surfaces (7) extending between the top surface (5) and the bottom surface (6), wherein on each side of the cutting insert (4) an individual one of the three circumferential surfaces extends along an edge of the triangular top surface (5) and along an edge of the triangular bottom surface (6), the cutting insert (4) comprising at each of the top surface (5) and the bottom surface (6) three cutting comers (8), three main cutting edges (9) and three minor cutting edges (10), wherein each cutting corner (8) connects a main cutting edge (9) and a minor cutting edge (10), wherein each of the cutting corners (8), each of the main cutting edges (9) and each of the minor cutting edges (10) are provided at an intersection between the top surface (5) or the bottom surface (6) and one of the circumferential surfaces (7), and wherein each of the circumferential surfaces (7) comprises a planar contact surface (15), which planar contact surface is delimited by a main cutting edge (9) at the top surface (5) and by a main cutting edge (9) at the bottom surface (6).
xyzvvN, x is 0.30-0.50, y is 0.25-0.45, z is 0.05-0.15, and v is 0.10-0.20, x+y+z+v=1, which comprises a cubic phase comprising a distribution of unit cell lengths within the range 3.96 to 4.22 Å for the cubic cell, and within the unit cell length range 3.96 to 4.22 Å comprises more than one intensity maximum in an averaged radial intensity profile of an electron diffraction pattern.
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B22F 7/06 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
The invention relates to a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate with a coating comprising a layer of aluminium nitride which comprises a phase of aluminium nitride (P), the phase of aluminium nitride (P) shows an electron diffraction pattern wherein up to a scattering vector of q=8.16 nm-1there is at least one additional reflection (R) to any one found in the cubic and hexagonal aluminium nitride diffraction patterns.
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C23C 14/06 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the coating material
C23C 14/35 - Sputtering by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
C23C 14/00 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate of cemented carbide, cermet, cBN, ceramics, PCD or HSS, with a coating comprising a 0.1-20 μm thick layer of aluminium oxide which comprises one or more noble gas elements in an amount of from 0.7 to 5 at-%, the aluminium oxide has a grain structure in which there are present within a plurality of the existing grains structural disorders which are presented as that in electron diffraction images of the grains point-shaped reflections occur up to a maximum lattice plane spacing dLIMIT and for lattice plane spacings of greater than dLIMIT no point-shaped reflections occur, but an intensity distribution that is typical for amorphous structures, dLIMIT being > 1.990 Å and ≤ 2.500 Å, a lattice plane spacing d1 is present being from 1.990 to 2.050 Å, dLIMIT is greater than the lattice plane spacing d1, and wherein the layer of aluminium oxide has a resistivity ratio ρ(80K)/ρ(300K) of >1 and ≤ 7.
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C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 30/00 - Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
The present invention relates to a thread former (1) for manufacturing an internal thread in a metal workpiece, comprising a forming section (6) having a common central axis of rotation (7), wherein the forming section (6) comprises a plurality of lubrication grooves (8) extending parallel to the axis of rotation (7), the forming section (6) comprises a plurality of ridge sections (9) extending along a circumference of the forming section (6), the plurality of ridge sections (9) are arranged for forming the internal thread in the metal workpiece, and wherein, in a circumferential direction, each two of the plurality of ridge sections (9) are separated by one of the plurality of lubrication grooves (8). At least the one of the lubrication grooves (8), when projected into a projection plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation (7), is asymmetrical with respect to any radius (10) intersecting a surface (11) of the lubrication groove (8).
