COMPOSITE METAL MATRIX MATERIALS BASED ON TITANIUM AND THEIR USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CUTTING TOOLS

摘要

Composite material, useful especially for manufacturing cutting tools, including a metal matrix containing strengthening particles, where the matrix is a titanium alloy including alloying elements chosen among copper, nickel, aluminium and their mixtures. It is preferred that the material of the matrix is cobalt free. The materials are useful for manufacturing cutting tools, as replacement of the conventional cobalt matrix composites and they go over the environmental and health risks related to the production and use of conventional cobalt based composites.