Insert Manufacturing 1 The effect of tool

Insert Manufacturing 1

The effect of tool material development on end-user productivity 2000 + 1994 /h 1989 - 1969 - Functional 1980 - gradient Thick alumina coating First coated 1957 - insert Indexable inserts 2 Modern Technology

The design of a modern coated cemented carbide Ti. N - wear detection Al 2 O 3 - chemical and thermal wear resistance Ti. CN - mechanical wear resistance Functional gradient- edge fracture resistance Cemented carbide - plastic deformation resistance 3

Powder Manufacturing Raw materials Milling Tantalum Niobium Titanium Cobalt Tungsten Carbide Cemented Carbide Power Ready to press 4 Spray Drying

Basic Properties of Cemented Carbide Toughness Binder content Wear resistance WC grain size 5

Pressing 12 -50 tons 6

Sintering 7 3000°F 11 hours

Grinding Top and bottom 8

Grinding Free profiling 9

Grinding Profiling 10

Grinding Neg. land Chamfer 11

Grinding Periphery 12

ER-Treatment 13

Cleaning 14

The design of a modern coated cemented carbide Ti. N - wear detection Al 2 O 3 - chemical and thermal wear resistance Ti. CN - mechanical wear resistance Functional gradientedge fracture resistance Cemented carbide plastic deformation resistance 15

PVD Physical Vapor Deposition 930°F 5 hours 16

PVD Physical Vapor Deposition • PVD coatings are generally tougher than CVD coatings • Thin Coatings • Sharper edge • Ti. C, Ti. CN, Ti. Al. N common • < 2 microns thick 17 most

CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition Ti. Cl 4 N 2 Al 2 O 3 CO 2 Ti. Cl 4 CH 3 CN H 2 1800°F 30 hours 18

CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition • PVD coatings are generally tougher than CVD coatings • Thicker Coatings • Ti. CN, Al 203, Ti. N most common • 2 -12 microns thick CVD MT-CVD 19

PVD vs. CVD Coating Thinner coating Sharper edge Wear Resistant Tougher 20 Thicker coating Thermal Resistant

Final Stages Inspection Marking Labeling 21 Distribution

Insert Manufacturing Video 22

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