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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sakari Ruppi, Fagersta, SE;
Lennart Karlsson, Fagersta, SE;
Assignee:
Seco Tools AB, Fagersta, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/00 ;
Abstract
An improved coated body having a nanocrystalline CVD coating of Ti(C,N,O) is disclosed. The coating is formed using the MTCVD process and including, as part of the gaseous mixture, CO, CO or mixtures thereof. The use of this dopant during the coating results in a much smaller, equiaxed grain size. The method of forming the body is also disclosed.