There is disclosed a cemented carbide insert with excellent properties for machining of steels and stainless steels. The cemented carbide comprises WC and 4-25% Co. The WC-grains have an average grain size in the range 0.2-3.5 μm and a narrow grain size distribution in the range 0-4.5 μm.
According to the method of the invention a cemented carbide cutting tool insert is made by mixing powders of WC, TiC, TaC and/or NbC, binder metal and pressing agent, drying preferably by spray drying, pressing to inserts and sintering. The method characterised in
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1. A cemented carbide insert provided with a thin wear resistant coating with excellent properties for machining of steels and stainless steels comprising WC, 5-12.5 wt-% Co and 0-10 wt-% cubic carbides such as TiC, TaC, NbC or mixtures thereof wherein the WC-grains have an average grain size in the range 1.0-3.0 μm the WC grains have a narrow grain size distribution in the range 0.5-4.5 μm the W-content in the binder phase expressed as the “CW-ratio” defined as
CW-ratio=Ms/wt%Co*0.0161 where Ms is the measured saturation magnetization of the sintered cemented carbide insert in kA/m hAm2/kg and wt % Co is the weight percentage of Co in the cemented carbide, is 0.86-0.96.
2. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 3. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 4. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 5. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 6. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 7. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 8. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 9. The cemented carbide insert of
0. 10. The cemented carbide insert of
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The sintered inserts according to the invention are used coated or uncoated, preferably coated with MTCVD, conventional CVD or PVD with or without Al2O3. In particular, multilayer coatings comprising TiCXNvOz with columnar grains followed by a layer of α-Al2O3, κ-Al2O3 or a mixture of α- and κ-Al2O3, have shown good results. In another preferred embodiment, the coating described above is completed with a TiN-layer which could be brushed or used without brushing.
According to the method of the present invention, WC-powder with a narrow grain size distribution is wet mixed without milling with deagglomerated powder of other carbides generally TiC, TaC and/or NbC, binder metal and pressing agent, dried preferably by spray drying, pressed to inserts and sintered.
WC-powder with a narrow grain size distributions according to the invention with eliminated coarse grain tails >4.5 μm and with eliminated fine grain tails, <0.5 μm, are prepared by sieving such as in a jetmill-classifier. It is essential according to the invention that the mixing takes place without milling, i.e., there should be not change in grain size or grain size distribution as a result of the mixing.
Hard constituents with narrow grain size distribution according to the alternative embodiment with eliminated coarse grain tails >1.5 μm are prepared by sieving such as in a jetmill classifier. It is essential according to the invention that the mixing takes place without milling i.e. there should be no change in grain size or grain size distribution as a result of the mixing.
In a preferred embodiment, the hard constituents, at least those with narrow grain size distribution, are after careful deagglomeration coated with binder metal using methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,902 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,529,804. In such case, the cemented carbide powder according to the invention consists preferably of Co-coated WC+Co-binder, with or without additions of the cubic carbides, TiC, TaC, NbC, (Ti, W)C, (Ta,Nb)C, (Ti,Ta,Nb)C, (W,Ta,Nb)C, (W,Ti,Ta,Nb)C or Cr3C2 and/or VC coated or uncoated, preferably uncoated, possibly with further additions of Co-powder in order to obtain the desired final composition.
The invention is additionally illustrated in connection with the following Examples which are to be considered as illustrative of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the specific details of the Examples.
A. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type SEMN 1204 AZ, an insert for milling, with the composition 9.1 wt % Co, 1.23 wt % TaC and 0.30 wt % NbC and rest WC with a grain size of 1.6 μm were produced according to the invention. Cobalt coated WC, WC-2 wt % Co, prepared according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,902 was carefully deagglomerated in a laboratory jetmill equipment, mixed with additional amounts of Co and deagglomerated uncoated (Ta,Nb)C and TaC powders to obtain the desired material composition. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with carbon black to a binder phase highly alloyed with W corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.89. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained, FIG. 1.
Before coating, a negative chamfer with an angle of 20° was ground around the whole insert.
The inserts were coated with a 0.5 μm equiaxed TiCN-layer (with a high nitrogen content corresponding to an estimated C/N-ratio of 0.05) followed by a 4 μm thick TiCN-layer with columnar grains by using MTCVD-technique (temperature 885-850° C. and CH3CN as the carbon and nitrogen source). In subsequent steps during the same coating cycle, a 1.0 μm thick layer of Al2O3 was deposited using a temperature 970° C. and a concentration of H2S dopant of 0.4% as disclosed in EP-A-523 021. A thin (0.3 μm) layer of TiN was deposited on top according to known CVD-technique. XRD-measurement showed that the Al2O3-layer consisted of 100% κ-phase.
The coated inserts were brushed by a nylon straw brush containing SiC grains. Examination of the brushed inserts in a light microscope showed that the thin TiN-layer had been brushed away only along the cutting edge leaving there a smooth Al2O3-layer surface.
Coating thickness measurements on cross sectioned brushed samples showed no reduction of the coating along the edge line except for the outer TiN-layer that was removed.
B. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type SEMN 1204 AZ with the same chemical composition, average grain size of WC, CW-ratio, chamfering and CVD-coating respectively but produced from powder manufactured with conventional ball milling techniques,
Inserts from A were compared to inserts from B in a wet milling test in a medium alloyed steel (HB=210) with hot rolled and rusty surfaces. Two parallel bars each of a thickness of 33 mm were centrally positioned relative to the cutter body (diameter 100 mm) and with an air gap of 10 mm between them.
The cutting data were:
Speed=160 m/min
Feed=0.20 mm/rev
Cutting depth=2 mm, single tooth milling with coolant.
Evaluated life length of variant A according to the invention was 3600 mm and for the standard variant B only 2400 mm. Since the CW-ratio, the negative chamfer and the coatings were equal for variants A and B, the differences in cutting performance depend on the improved properties obtained by the invention.
A. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type SEMN 1204 AZ according to the invention identical to the test specimen (A) in Example 1.
B. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type SEMN 1204 AZ identical to the reference specimen (B) in Example 1.
C. A strongly competitive cemented carbide grade of the type SEKN 1204 from an external leading carbide producer with the composition 7.5 wt-% Co, 0.4 wt-% TaC, 0.1 wt % NbC, 0.3 wt % TiC rest WC and a CW-ratio of 0.95. The insert was provided with a coating consisting of a 0.5 μm equiaxed TiCN-layer, 2.1 μm columnar TiCN-layer, 2.2 μm κ-Al2O3-layer and a 0.3 μm TiN-layer.
Inserts from A were compared against inserts from B and C in a dry milling test in a low alloyed steel (HB=300) with premachined surfaces. A bar with a thickness of 180 mm was centrally positioned relative to the cutter body (diameter 250 mm)
The cutting data were:
Speed=150 m/min,
Feed=0.23 mm/rev
Cutting depth=2 mm, single tooth milling dry conditions.
Insert B broke after 6000 mm after comb crack formation and chipping and insert C broke after 4800 mm by a similar wear pattern. Finally, insert A according to the invention, broke after 8000 mm.
A. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type CNMG 120408-QM, an insert for turning, with the composition 8.0 wt % Co, and rest WC with a grain size of 3.0 μm were produced according to the invention. Cobalt coated WC, WC-8 wt % Co, prepared according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,902 was carefully deagglomerated in a laboratory jetmill equipment. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with carbon black to a binder phase alloyed with w corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.93. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained.
The inserts were coated with conventional CVD TiN+TiCN,1+1 μm.
B. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type CNMG 120408-QM with the same chemical composition, average grain size of WC, CW-ratio and the same CVD-coating respectively but produced from powder manufactured with conventional ball milling techniques were used as reference.
Inserts from A and B were compared in a face turning test where the resistance against plastic deformation was measured as the flank wear. The work piece material was a rather highly alloyed steel, a bar with diameter 180 mm (HB=310).
The cutting data were:
Speed=290 m/min
Feed=0.30 mm/rev
Depth of cut=2 mm
The flank wear after two passages (average for three edges per variant) was found to be 0.27 mm for variant A according to the invention and 0.30 for variant B.
A. Cemented carbide inserts of the type CNMG120408-MM, an inserted for turning, with the composition 10.5 wt-% Co, 1.16 wt-% Ta, 0.28 wt-% Nb and rest WC with a grain size of 1.6 μm were produced according to the invention. Cobalt coated WC, WC-6 wt % Co, prepared according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,902 was carefully deagglomerated in a laboratory jetmill equipment, mixed with additional amounts of Co and deagglomerated uncoated (Ta,Nb)C and TaC powders to obtain desired material composition. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with carbon black to a binder phase highly alloyed with W corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.87. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained.
The inserts were coated with an innermost 0.5 μm equiaxed TiCN-layer with a high nitrogen content, corresponding to an estimated C/N ratio of 0.05, followed by a 4.2 μm thick layer of columnar TiCN deposited using MT-CVD technique. In subsequent steps during the same coating process a 1.0 μm layer of Al2O3 consisting of pure α-phase according to procedure disclosed in EP-A-523 021. A thin, 0.5 μm, TiN layer was deposited, during the same cycle, on top of the Al2O3-layer.
The coated insert was brushed by a SiC containing nylon straw brush after coating, removing the outer TiN layer on the edge.
B. Cemented carbide tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-MM with the same chemical composition, average grain size of WC, CW-ratio and the same CVD-coating respectively but produced from powder manufactured with conventional ball milling techniques were used as reference.
Inserts from A and B were compared in facing of a bar, diameter 180, with two, opposite, flat sides (thickness 120 mm) in 4LR60 material (a stainless steel).
The cutting data were:
Feed=0.25 mm/rev,
Speed=180 m/min and
Depth of cut=2 mm.
The wear mechanism in this test was chipping of the edge.
Result
Insert Number of cuts
A, according to the invention 19
B 15
A. Cemented carbide turning tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-PM with the composition 5.48 wt-% Co, 3.30 wt-% Ta, 2.06 wt-% Nb, 2.04 wt % Ti and rest WC with a grain size of 1.6 μm were produced according to the invention. Cobalt coated WC, WC-5 wt % Co, prepared according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,902 was carefully deagglomerated in a laboratory jetmill equipment, mixed with additional amounts of Co and deagglomerated uncoated (Ta,Nb)C, TaC and (Ti,W)C powders to obtain desired material composition. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with tungsten powder to a binder phase alloyed with W corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.95. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained.
The inserts were coated with an innermost 5 μm layer of TiCN, followed by in subsequent steps during the same coating process a 6 μm layer of Al2O3.
B. Cemented carbide turning tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-PM with the composition 5.48 wt-% Co, 3.30 wt-% Ta, 2.06 wt-% Nb, 2.04 wt % Ti and rest WC with a grain size of 1.6 μm were produced according to the invention. Uncoated deagglomerated WC was mixed with additional amounts of Co and deagglomerated uncoated (Ta,Nb)C, TaC and (Ti,W)C powders to obtain a desired material composition. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with tungsten powder to a binder phase alloyed with W corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.95. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained.
The inserts were coated with an innermost 5 μm layer of TiCN, followed by in subsequent steps during the same coating process a 6 μm layer of Al2O3.
C. Cemented carbide turning tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-PM with the composition 5.48 wt-% Co, 3.30 wt-% Ta, 2.06 wt-% Nb, 2.04 wt % Ti and rest WC produced from powder manufactured with conventional ball milling techniques with the same CW-ratio and almost the same average WC-grain size as insert A and B were coated with the same coating as insert A and B.
Inserts from A, B and C were compared in an external longitudinal turning test with cutting speed 220 m/min and 190 m/min resp., a depth of cut of 2 mm, and a feed per tooth equal to 0.7 mm/revolution. The work piece material was SS 2541 with a hardness of 300 HB and a diameter of 160 mm. The wear criteria in this test was the measure of the edge depression in μm, which reflects the inverse resistance against plastic deformation. A lower value of the edge depression indicates higher resistance against plastic deformation.
The following results were obtained:
v = 190 m/min
v = 220 m/min
edge depression, μm
edge depression, μm
A
59
85
B
56
93
C
89
116
Since the general toughness behavior was similar it is clear that both insert A produced from Co-coated WC and insert B produced from uncoated WC both according to the invention, performed better than insert C produced with conventional techniques.
A. Cemented carbide turning tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-PM with the composition 5.48 wt-% Co, 3.30 wt-% Ta, 2.06 wt-% Nb, 2.04 wt % Ti and rest WC with a grain size of 1.6 μm were produced according to the invention. Cobalt coated WC, WC-5 wt % Co, prepared according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,505,902 was carefully deagglomerated in a laboratory jetmill equipment, mixed with additional amounts of Co and deagglomerated uncoated (Ta,Nb)C, TaC and (Ti,W)C powders to obtain desired material composition. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with tungsten powder to a binder phase alloyed with w corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.95. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained.
The inserts were coated with an innermost 5 μm layer of TiCN, followed by in subsequent steps during the same coating process a 6 μm layer of Al2O3.
B. Cemented carbide turning tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-PM with the composition 5.48 wt-% Co, 3.30 wt-% Ta, 2.06 wt-% Nb, 2.04 wt % Ti and rest WC with a grain size of 1.6 μm were produced according to the invention. Uncoated deagglomerated WC was mixed with additional amounts of Co and deagglomerated uncoated (Ta,Nb)C, TaC and (Ti,W)C powders to obtain desired material composition. The mixing was carried out in an ethanol and water solution (0.25 l fluid per kg cemented carbide powder) for 2 hours in a laboratory mixer and the batch size was 10 kg. Furthermore, 2 wt % lubricant, was added to the slurry. The carbon content was adjusted with tungsten powder to a binder phase alloyed with W corresponding to a CW-ratio of 0.95. After spray drying, the inserts were pressed and sintered according to standard practise and dense structures with no porosity were obtained.
The inserts were coated with an innermost 5 μm layer of TiCN, followed by in subsequent steps during the same coating process a 6 μm layer of Al2O3.
C. Cemented carbide turning tool inserts of the type CNMG120408-PM with the composition 5.48 wt-% Co, 3.30 wt-% Ta, 2.06 wt-% Nb, 2.04 wt % Ti and rest WC produced from powder manufactured with conventional ball milling techniques with the same CW-ratio and almost the same average WC-grain size as insert A and B were coated with the same coating as insert A and B.
Inserts from A, B and C were compared in a external longitudinal turning test with cutting data 240 m/min, a dept of cut of 2 mm, and a feed per tooth equal to 0.7 mm/revolution. The work piece material was SS 2541 with a hardness of 300 HB and a diameter of 160 mm. The wear criteria in this test was the measure of the maximum flank wear after 5 min in cutting time, which reflects the resistance against plastic deformation.
The following results were obtained:
max. flank wear, μm
A
28
B
35
C
38
Since the general toughness behavior was similar it is clear that both insert A produced from Co-coated WC, and insert B produced from uncoated WC both according to the invention, performed better than insert C produced with conventional techniques.
The principles, preferred embodiments and modes of operation of the present invention have been described in the foregoing specification. The invention which is intended to be protected herein, however, is not to be construed as limited to the particular forms disclosed, since these are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Variations and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Ostlund, Ake, Waldenstrom, Mats, Alm, Ove
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