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Method for making a composite body coated with one or more layers of inorganic materials including CVD diamond
Assignee: Santrade Ltd
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Filing: 1985-06-24
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Granted: 1987-11-17
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Expires: 2005-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A chemical vapor deposition method for the production of a composite body with one or more polycrystalline diamond layers, essentially free of intercrystalline binder phase, on a substrate of one of: (a) metalbonded hardmaterial compound; (b) ceramic material; or (c) a metal or an alloy, whereby the heated substrate is contacted with a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbon or hydrogen, which mixture has been activated by passing it over a tantalum heater heated to a temperature of 1500°-2500° C. Also disclosed is the use of the compound body in tools subjected to mechanical operations.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert Schachner
- 👤 Heinz Tippmann
- 👤 Benno Lux
- 👤 Klas G. Stjernberg
- 👤 Anders G. Thelin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:07
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C30/00; C23C30/005; C23C16/00; C23C16/02; C23C16/0272; C23C16/22; C23C16/26; C23C16/27; C23C16/271; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S427/00; Y10S427/103; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method for manufacturing a diamond clad composite body by depositing one or, successively, further adherent polycrystalline diamond layers substantially free from intercrystalline binder on (I) a core substrate selected from (a) metal bonded hard metallic compounds, (b) ceramic materials and (c) metals or alloys, said method involving contacting the heated core with an activated gaseous mixture of hydrocarbon and hydrogen, characterized in that said mixture is activated by passing over a tantalum heater to a temperature of 1500° to 2500° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method for manufacturing a diamond clad composite body by depositing one or, successively, further adherent polycrystalline diamond layers substantially free from intercrystalline binder on (I) a core substrate selected from (a) metal bonded hard metallic compounds, (b) ceramic materials and (c) metals or alloys, said method involving contacting the heated core with an activated gaseous mixture of hydrocarbon and hydrogen, characterized in that said mixture is activated by passing over a tantalum heater to a temperature of 1500° to 2500° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 in which an intermediate layer IIB of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, ceramics and mixtures thereof is interposed between at least one of the core and the diamond layer and between the further diamond layers for improving physical and chemical properties.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the core material (Ia) is selected from carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and borides of metals of columns 4b to 6b of the periodical table of elements bonded by iron group metals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the core material (Ib) is selected from borides, carbides, nitrides, and oxides of elements of columns 3a to 4a and 4b to 6b of the periodical table of elements and mixtures, solid solutions and compounds thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the core material (Ic) is selected from Cu, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os and/or Ir.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the alloy material (Ic) of the core is selected from the solid mixtures of at least two metals of columns 3a to 4a, 1b to 7b and 8 of the periodical table of the elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the material of the intermediate layers (IIb) is selected from borides, carbides, nitrides and oxides of elements of columns 3a to 4a and 4b to 6b of the periodical table of elements and mixtures, solid solutions or compounds thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the material of the intermediate layers (11b) although different from that of the core material, is selected from metals or alloys comprising Cu, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os and/or Ir.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the material of the intermediate layers, although different from that of the core material, is selected from stable carbide forming metals or alloys containing such metals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the carbide forming metals are selected from the metals of columns 4b to 6b of the periodical table of elements, preferably Ti.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the diamond further comprises boron, nitrogen or mixtures thereof as non binder intercrystalline inclusions or dopant materials in solid solution.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the nitrogen content of the diamond layer is below 100 ppm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the diamond and intermediate layers have a thickness of 0.01 to 10 microns each and the cladding has a thickness of 0.1-500 microns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, in which the tantalum heater temperature is 1700° to 2000° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 11, in which the diamond layer contains BN and comprises using borazine as a further components of the gaseous mixtures.
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