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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2007
Applicant:
Takashi Tokunaga, Satsumasendai, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Tokunaga, Satsumasendai, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 29/04 (2006.01); B23P 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cermet comprises a binding phase made of a binding metal including Co and/or Ni. The binding phase is 5 to 30 mass %. The cermet further comprises a plurality of hard particles bound each other with the binding phase. The hard particles comprise core-containing structure particles having cores and shells both including TiCN. The core-containing structure particles comprise first core-containing structure particles of which shells contain the binding metal and second core-containing structure particles of which cores and shells both contain the binding metal.