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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Jens-petter Palmqvist, Vasteras, SE;
Jacob Sjolen, Fagersta, SE;
Lennart Karlsson, Fagersta, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seco Tools AB, Fagersta, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of producing hard wear resistant layer with improved wear resistance. The method is a reactive arc-evaporation based process using a cathode including as main constituent at least one phase of a refractory compound MAX(n=1, 2 or 3), wherein M is one or more metals selected from the groups IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIB of the periodic table of elements, A is one or more elements selected from the groups IIIA, IVA, VA and VIA of the periodic table of elements, and wherein X is carbon and/or nitrogen.