abstract |
The present invention discloses a coated cutting tool insert particularly useful for dry and wet machining, preferably milling, in low and medium alloyed steels, stainless steels, with or without raw surface zones. The insert is characterized by a WC-TaC-NbC-Co cemented carbide with a W alloyed Co-binder phase and a coating including an innermost layer of TiCxNyO2 with columnar grains and a top layer at least on the rake face of a smooth α-Al2C>3. |