Abstract:
The present invention provides a cubic boron nitride sintered body, which achieves both of superior chipping resistance and wear resistance. In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a cubic boron nitride (cBN) sintered body contains cubic boron nitride particles and a bonding material used for bonding the cBN particles to one another. This sintered body is constituted by cBN particles in a range from 70 vol% to 98 vol% and a residual bonding material made from a Co compound, an Al compound and WC and a solid solution of these. Moreover, the cBN particles in the sintered body contain 0.03 wt% or less of Mg and 0.001 wt% or more to 0.05 wt% or less of Li. In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, the cubic boron nitride sintered body has a composition in which the bonding material of the first aspect is changed to an Al compound.
Abstract:
The present invention has an object to improve a tolerance of a refractory to be used repeatedly or for a long period of time, such as a refractory for casting, especially a nozzle for casting and an SN plate. The refractory for casting of the present invention contains Al 4 O 4 C in the range of 15 to 60% by mass, both inclusive, an Al component as a metal in the range of 1.2 to 10.0 % by mass, both inclusive, and a balance including Al 2 O 3 , a free C, and other refractory component; a sum of Al 4 O 4 C, Al 2 O 3 , and the Al component as a metal is 85% or more by mass; and a content of Al 4 O 4 C (Al 4 O 4 C), a content of the Al component as a metal (Al), and a content of the free carbon (C) satisfy following Equation 1 and Equation 2. 1.0 ‰¤ C / Al 1 O 4 C × 0.038 + Al × 0.33 1.0 ‰¥ C / Al 4 O 4 C × 0.13 + Al × 0.67
Abstract:
Multi-step milling processes to prepare cBN composite powder forms a first powder mixture by adding a binder and a first cBN component, mills the first powder mixture for a first time period, combines a second cBN component with the milled first powder mixture to form a second powder mixture, and mills the second powder mixture for a second time period (less than the first time period) to form the cBN composite powder. A ratio of the D50 value of the second cBN component to the D50 value of the first cBN component is at least 3.0. Two-step milling with different milling times for the two cBN component fractions controls the amount of mill debris in the cBN composite powder mixture. Further processing of the cBN composite powder under HPHT conditions forms a cBN-based ceramic with an average value of a cBN particle free diameter of less than 2.0 microns.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coated cubic boron nitride sintered body which can elongate lifetime of a cutting tool or a wear resistant tool. The cubic boron nitride sintered body contains cubic boron nitride, a binder phase and inevitable impurities. An amount of the cubic boron nitride is 50% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less. A total amount of the binder phase and the inevitable impurities is 20% by volume or more and 50% by volume or less. The binder phase contains an Al compound and a Ti compound. The Al compound contains an Al element and at least one element selected from the group consisting of N, O and B. The Ti compound contains a Ti element and at least one element selected from the group consisting of C, N and B. When an X-ray diffraction intensity at a (100) plane of the AlN is made I 1 and an X-ray diffraction intensity at a (104) plane of the Al 2 O 3 is made I 2 , then I 1 /I 2 is 6 or more and 40 or less. When a total area of the cubic boron nitride and the Al compound is made S1, and an area of a region at which the cubic boron nitride and the Al compound are continuously contacted is made S2, then S2/S1 is 0.98 or more and 1.00 or less.