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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Ajay P. Malshe, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Sharad N. Yedave, College Park, MD (US);
William D. Brown, Fayetteville, AR (US);
William C. Russell, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Deepak G. Bhat, Antioch, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods for coating a substrate and methods of shaping a workpiece comprise formation and use, respectively, of a surface or substrate comprising a first phase selected from nitrides, carbides. carbonitrides, borides, sulphides, chalcogenides, oxides, and silicides, and a second phase selected from nitrides, carbides, carbonitrides, borides, sulphides, chalcogenides, oxides, and silicides, wherein said second phase comprises a multiplicity of discrete portions positioned into the first phase, with these multiplicity of portions comprising a continuous second phase, and made thereof, coating and articles, especially machining, cutting and shaping tools, wearparts, and methods of making and using the composition, coating and articles.