Kyocera Corporation

Tan Ka

Masahiro Waki

Mari Imazato

According to the present disclosure, a coated member is provided with a base material and a diamond layer located on the base material. When a ratio (SP3/SP2) obtainable from an SP3 peak derived from diamond crystals measurable by Raman spectroscopy and an SP2 peak derived from a graphite phase is referred to as an SP3 ratio, an SP3 ratio at a first measuring point with a thickness up to 1 &#x3bc;m extending from an interface of the base material and the diamond layer toward the diamond layer is higher than an SP3 ratio at a second measuring point that is intermediate in a thickness direction of the diamond layer.

Coated member

A cutting tool such as a drill () in which a coating layer () is provided to the surface of a base body () having a rod shape, which is equipped with a cutting edge () provided to at least the tip portion (A) of the base body () having a rod shape and a chip discharge section () provided adjacent to the cutting edge () so as to extend rearwards (i.e., towards the rear end) from the tip portion (A), the coating layer () comprising a mixture phase of diamond and graphite and having a diamond content ratio which is lower in a rear end located 10 mm rearward from the tip than in the tip portion (A).

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