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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Inventors:
Aharon Inspektor, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nicholas F Waggle, Jr., Derry, PA (US);
Michael F Beblo, Delmont, PA (US);
Mark J Rowe, New Derry, PA (US);
Zhigang Ban, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 30/00 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B23B 27/14 (2006.01); C23C 16/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/30 (2013.01); C23C 30/005 (2013.01); B32B 9/00 (2013.01); B23B 27/148 (2013.01); C23C 14/0641 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, coated cutting tools are described herein which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate improved wear resistance in one or more cutting applications. In some embodiments, a coated cutting tool described herein comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising an inner layer deposited by physical vapor deposition and an outer deposited by physical vapor deposition over the inner layer.