A METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL CUTTING TOOLS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of producing metal cutting tool inserts that have good performance in terms of toughness, wear resistance and resistance to delaminating of the coating. According to the method the cutting tool inserts are subjected to a stream of water mixed with blasting media under method conditions that result in an Alme'n value between 0.5 and 1. The blasting medium is alumina or SiC.