CUTTING TOOL COMPONENTS WITH WEAR-RESISTANT CLADDING LAYER

摘要

A wear-resistant cladding layer for cutting tool components. A cutting tool includes a tool holder and a clamp structured and arranged for releasably securing an insert to the tool holder. The cutting tool also includes a wear-resistant cladding layer brazed on at least a portion of the clamp and/or brazed on at least a portion of the tool holder, wherein the wear- resistant cladding layer comprises hard particles and a brazing material.