| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert, solid end mill, or drill, comprising a substrate and a coating. The coating is composed of one or more layers of refractory compounds of which at least one layer comprises a h-Me1Me2X phase, where Me 1 is one or more of the elements V, Cr, Nb, and Ta and Me2 is one or more of the elements Ti, Zr, Hf, Al, and Si and X is one or more of the elements N, C, O or B. The ratio R = (at-% X)/(at-% Me 1 + at-% Me2) of the h-Me1Me2X phase is between 0.5 and 1.0, preferably between 0.8 and 1.0 and X contains less than 30 at-% of O + B. This invention is particularly useful in metal cutting applications where the chip thickness is small and the work material is hard e.g. copy milling using solid end mills, insert milling cutters or drilling of hardened steels. |
