OXIDE COATED CUTTING TOOL

摘要

According to the present invention there is provided a body at least partially coated with one or more refractory layers of which at least one layer essentially consist of alpha -Al2O3. Said alpha -Al2O3-layer consists of essentially equiaxed grains with an average grain size of < 1 mu m and with a bimodal grain size distribution with coarser grains with an average grainsize in the interval 0.5 - 1 mu m and finer grains with an average grainsize of <0.5 mu m. The Al2O3-layer further contains striated zones containing titanium (>5 at %) but no nitrogen or carbon. This particular microstructure is obtained by temporarily stopping the gases needed for the growth of the Al2O3-layer and introducing TiCl4.