Kennametal Inc.

Kenneth E Undercoffer

Prem C Jindal

Anakkavur T Santhanam

Dennis T Quinto

Rajendra V Godse

George P Grab

William D Ewald

Roger A Baillargeon

The present invention comprises a method for coating at least one substrate with a carbonitride-containing coating by a MT CVD process which includes heating a substrate or substrates to a reaction temperature in a reaction chamber and then introducing into the reaction chamber a deposition process gas comprising from about 1 to about 30% of a hydrogen halide and predetermined amounts of a carbon/nitrogen source, a metal-halogen compound, H.sub.2, and optionally N.sub.2 so that a layer of the carbonitride-containing coating deposits on the surface of the substrates or substrates. The present invention also includes embodiments for coating at least one substrate with a carbonitride-containing coating by a MT CVD process which includes maintaining a temperature gradient in the reaction chamber during the introduction of the deposition process gas into the reaction chamber. Carbonitride-containing coatings that may be applied by the method include carbonitrides, oxycarbonitrides, and borocarbonitrides of Ti, Hf, Zr, V, Nb, and Ta and their mixtures and alloys.

MT CVD process

Provided is a coated cutting tool having a coating and a substrate. The coating includes at least one CVD layer which may have a residual tensile stress and at least one layer having a high residual compressive stress. The outermost layer of the coating is preferably the one containing residual compressive stresses. The substrate is a composite having hard refractory grains.

Coated cutting tools

Provided is a coated cutting tool having a coating and a substrate. The coating includes at least one chemical vapor deposited (CVD) layer and at least one physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer. The outermost layer of the coating is a PVD layer, containing residual compressive stresses. The substrate is a composite having hard refractory grains bonded together by a binder material.

CVD and PVD coated cutting tools

Provided is a coated cutting tool having a coating and a substrate. The coating includes at least one CVD layer which may have a residual tensile stress and at least one layer having a high residual compressive stress. The outermost layer of the coating is preferably the one containing residual compressive stresses. The substrate is a composite having hard refractory grains. The cutting tool has been found to be particularly useful in the machining of titanium alloys and superalloys.

Method of machining using coated cutting tools

Provided is a coated cutting tool having a binder enriched substrate. The coating includes at least one CVD layer which may be in a state of residual tensile stress and at least one layer in a state of residual compressive stress.

Binder enriched coated cutting tool

Provided is a coated cutting tool having a binder enriched substrate. The coating includes at least one chemical vapor deposited (CVD) layer and at least one physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer. The PVD layer contains residual compressive stresses.

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Kenneth E Undercoffer