JP2001121315A - Hard film-coated tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hard film-coated tool that involves an improvement in the oxidation resistance and coefficient of friction of its hard film and is applicable to dry and high-speed cutting. SOLUTION: The hard film-coated tool has a hard film of an at least two- alternated lamination of an A layer having chemical composition represented by (Ti1-a-bVaSib)(NxO1-x) wherein 0<=a<=0.5, 0.1<=b<=0.7 and 0.5<=x<=0.999, and a B layer having chemical composition represented by (TiAl)(NyO1-y) wherein 0.5<=y<=0.999.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hard film-coated tool used for cutting metal materials and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art TiN,
TiCN, TiAlN and the like are generally used. T
Since iN has relatively excellent oxidation resistance, it not only exhibits excellent wear resistance against tool rake surface wear caused by heat generated during cutting, but also has good adhesion to the base material. It is. Since TiCN has higher hardness and lower friction than TiN, it exhibits excellent properties under cutting conditions involving flank wear and adhesion to the tool. However, in response to the tendency to increase the cutting speed for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of metal working, the hard coating does not exhibit sufficient oxidation resistance and wear resistance.

[0003] From such a background, researches have been made to further improve the oxidation resistance of the film.
No. 565 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-194159
AlN coatings have been developed and applied to cutting tools. Ti
Although the AlN film varies depending on the component ratio of Ti and Al contained in the film, the AlN film not only has a Vickers hardness of approximately 2300 to 2800, but also has an oxidation resistance of the T value.
Since it is superior to iN and TiCN, the performance of a cutting tool is remarkably improved in cutting a tempered material whose cutting edge reaches a high temperature.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in recent years, in addition to the tendency for cutting speed to be further increased, dry cutting is regarded as important in terms of environmental issues, and the use environment of cutting tools is becoming increasingly severe. At present, the oxidation resistance of the TiAlN film is not sufficiently satisfied.

[0005] The inventor of the present invention first examines the problems that occur when conventional coatings are used under severe conditions in recent years, specifically, the friction coefficient and oxidation of the coatings, and clarifies points to be improved. did.

[0006] The partner material is SKD11 tempered material, and the relative speed is 1
As a result of measuring the friction coefficient of various hard films at a speed of 00 m / min, TiN was 0.6, TiCN was 0.3, and T
iAlN was 0.7. Among them, TiCN having the smallest friction coefficient shows excellent performance in dry cutting at a relatively low cutting speed. However, under high-speed cutting conditions in which the cutting edge reaches a higher temperature, the properties of the film are not sufficiently exhibited. It has been found that the reason is that the TiCN film forms a very porous Ti oxide on the film surface at about 500 ° C.

Therefore, the oxidation start temperature of each film was investigated.
According to the study of the present inventors, the oxidation start temperature of each film in the air is about 600 ° C. for TiN and about 5 ° C. for TiCN.
In contrast to the temperature of 00 ° C., in the case of the TiAlN film, the temperature increases to about 750 to 850 ° C. depending on the amount of Al added.

[0008] Among them, Ti having a relatively high oxidation start temperature is used.
Even with AlN, it has been found that in dry high-speed cutting of a tempered material, the cutting edge temperature of a tool to be used reaches a high temperature of 900 ° C. or more, so that it cannot sufficiently cope with an increase in cutting speed. Moreover, in the static oxidation test, the TiAlN film shows Al
Although a dense Al oxide protective film was formed on the outermost layer by outward diffusion, and although relatively excellent oxidation resistance was shown, a porous Ti oxide was formed immediately below the Al oxide, so during actual cutting, It was found that peeling easily occurred. From the above examination, it was considered that the oxidation resistance of the hard coating was first required to be improved.

Also, in dry high-speed cutting of non-heat treated material, in addition to an increase in the temperature of the cutting edge of the tool, the TiAlN film having a large friction coefficient as described above causes a chemical reaction with the work material and causes The adhesion of the work material is severe. It was also clarified that the film on which the work material adhered easily fell off, and that sufficient abrasion resistance could not be obtained. From this finding, it seemed necessary to reduce the coefficient of friction at high temperatures.

[0010] In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a hard film-coated tool that improves the oxidation resistance and friction coefficient of a hard film and that can cope with dry cutting and high-speed cutting.

[0011]

The inventors of the present invention have conducted detailed studies on the effects of various elements on the oxidation resistance, abrasion resistance, and coefficient of friction of the hard coating and the layer structure of the coating. The film was formed using (Ti1-abVaSib) (Nx
O1-x), provided that 0 ≦ a ≦ 0.5, 0.1 ≦ b ≦ 0.
7, an A layer having a chemical composition represented by 0.5 ≦ x ≦ 0.999, and (TiAl) (NyO1-y), provided that 0.
It has been found that the performance of a cutting tool in dry high-speed cutting is extremely good by using a hard film-coated tool in which two or more B layers each having a chemical composition represented by 5 ≦ y ≦ 0.999 are alternately laminated. The present invention has been reached. Further, the hard coating is desirably coated by a physical vapor deposition method.

[0012]

The function of each component of the layer A described in the claims will first be described in detail. (Ti1-a-bV
aSib) (NxO1-x), where 0 ≦ a ≦ 0.5,
The Ti-based oxynitride, which satisfies 0.1 ≦ b ≦ 0.7 and 0.5 ≦ x ≦ 0.999, not only improves the oxidation resistance of the film itself, but also depends on the amount of Si added. It has been found that oxidation hardly proceeds even when used as an actual cutting tool. This is because a very dense oxide layer containing Si, which becomes an oxide protective film, is formed on the outermost surface of the hard film after the oxidation of the Ti-based oxynitride, and immediately below the porous Ti, which causes peeling of the oxide protective film, is formed. This is because an oxide is not formed. Therefore, the oxidation start temperature becomes extremely high as compared with the conventional TiAlN film. Further, by adding an appropriate amount of oxygen in addition to nitrogen as a nonmetallic element, the oxidation resistance is further improved.

[0013] The addition of V further reduces the coefficient of friction of the coating of the layer A, thereby suppressing the increase in the cutting temperature. Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the antioxidant function when used as a cutting tool. it can.

The composition of the metal element of the layer A constituting the hard coating according to the present invention is such that 0 ≦ a ≦ 0.5 and 0.1 ≦ b ≦ 0.7, respectively, in (Ti1-ab VaSib). It is necessary to satisfy the formula. The value of a is 0.5
If the ratio exceeds 1, the hardness of the coating film is remarkably reduced, and it cannot be used as a cutting tool. The value of b is 0.1
If it is less than 0.7, sufficient oxidation resistance cannot be obtained, and if it exceeds 0.7, the internal stress in the film is large and self-destruction may be induced, so that the above-mentioned oxidation resistance is not exhibited.

In the case of the oxynitride according to the layer A, N
It is necessary that xO1-x satisfies 0.5 ≦ x ≦ 0.999, and when the value of x is less than 0.5, the hardness of the coating is remarkably reduced and sufficient cutting performance is not exhibited. On the other hand, 0.
If it exceeds 999, the contribution to the improvement of the oxidation resistance of the film becomes small, which is not desirable.

Next, the operation of the layer B will be described. The A layer has excellent oxidation resistance and low friction under static and dynamic conditions, but has high internal stress of the film and does not show sufficient cutting performance as a single film. Therefore, it is necessary to use a B layer having excellent adhesion, abrasion resistance and oxidation resistance in combination. The composition of the B layer is (TiAl) (NyO1-
It is necessary to satisfy 0.5 ≦ y ≦ 0.999 in y). When the value of y is less than 0.5, the hardness of the film is remarkably reduced, and sufficient abrasion resistance is not exhibited. on the other hand,
If it exceeds 0.999, the contribution of oxygen to the improvement of the oxidation resistance of the film is undesirably reduced.

As described above, in the present invention, a layer B having a good balance of adhesion to the substrate and abrasion resistance and oxidation resistance of the film itself, and a layer A having excellent oxidation resistance and low friction are alternately formed. It is extremely important that two or more layers are desirably laminated, and as a result, it becomes possible to obtain a cutting tool corresponding to dry high-speed cutting.

The method of coating the hard film-coated tool of the present invention is not particularly limited, but when considering the heat effect on the coated base material, the fatigue strength of the tool, the adhesion of the film, etc. Arc discharge ion plating that can be coated at a relatively low temperature and compressive stress remains in the coated film,
Alternatively, a physical vapor deposition method of applying a bias voltage to the coated substrate side such as sputtering is preferable. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on examples.

[0019]

EXAMPLE An arc ion plating apparatus was used to select a target made of various alloys as a source of evaporation of metal components and a target gas capable of obtaining a target film from N2 gas and N2 / O2 mixed gas as reaction gases. Substrate temperature 400
Under the conditions of C. and a reaction gas pressure of 3.0 Pa, the coated substrate is a 10 mm outer diameter cemented carbide 2-flute end mill, a 8 mm outer diameter cemented carbide 6-flute end mill, and a cemented carbide insert. A potential of -150 V was applied to form a film so that the thickness of the entire film was 4 µm. The film forming order was such that a layer B was first formed and then a layer A was formed, and this was repeated according to the number of layers. Table 1 shows the composition of the A layer and the B layer and the number of layers (the number of A layers + the number of B layers) of each sample.

[0020]

[Table 1]

A cutting test was performed using the obtained hard film-coated end mill and hard film-coated insert. The tool life was defined as the cutting length when the tool could not be cut due to chipping or wear of the cutting edge. The cutting specifications are shown below.

The cutting conditions for the two-flute end mill are side cutting down cut, work material S50C (hardness 220 HB), cutting depth 10 mm × Rd 1 mm, cutting speed 250 m / m.
in, feed 0.06 mm / tooth, and use of air blow.

The cutting conditions for the 6-flute end mill are side cutting down, work material SKD11 (hardness 62 HRC), cutting depth 8 mm × Rd 0.4 mm, cutting speed 150 m.
/ Min feed 0.03 mm / tooth, air blow was used.

The cutting conditions for the insert were determined by the tool shape SEE4.
2TN, 100mm width x 250mm length chamfering,
Work material SKD61 (hardness 45 HRC), cut 2.0
mm, cutting speed 150m / min, feed 0.15mm /
rev, dry cutting. Table 1 also shows the test results.

Comparative Examples 20 and 21 are comparative examples in which the amounts of V and Si are too large, respectively, and the tool life is short due to film peeling. Comparative Example 22 is a comparative example in which the amount of Si is too small, and the oxidation resistance of the coating is not sufficient and the tool life is short. Comparative Example 23 is a comparative example in which the amount of Si is too large, and the life is short due to the occurrence of film peeling. Comparative Example 24 is an example in which the amount of Si is too small. The oxidation resistance of the coating is not sufficient and the tool life is short. In Comparative Example 25, the amount of added oxygen was too large, the film hardness was not obtained, the flank wear was increased, and the life was short. In Comparative Examples 26, 27 and 28, the amounts of Si and V are within the scope of the present invention.
Is a comparative example in which is not added, and the abrasion resistance is not sufficient as compared with the examples of the present invention. Comparative Examples 29 and 30 are comparative examples in which the amount of Si is large and O is not added, and the wear resistance is extremely poor. Comparative Examples 31 and 32 were single films of the A layer, but the films were peeled off early and had a short life. Comparative Example 33 is a single film of the layer B, but has insufficient abrasion resistance.

On the other hand, the examples of the present invention have excellent dynamic oxidation resistance when a hard film is used as a tool, have a small rise in temperature due to friction, and have a balance between internal stress, adhesion, hardness and toughness. Since the layer B is used in consideration of
The tool life is remarkably improved as a whole without abrasion progressing rapidly due to peeling. The present invention sufficiently responds to dry high-speed cutting.

[0027]

As described above, the hard-coated tool of the present invention has excellent oxidation resistance and low friction as compared with the conventional coated tool, so that a significantly longer tool life can be obtained in dry high-speed cutting. This is extremely effective in improving productivity in cutting.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hard-coated tool comprising a hard coating provided on a substrate surface, wherein the hard coating is (Ti1-a-bV
aSib) (NxO1-x), where 0 ≦ a ≦ 0.5,
An A layer having a chemical composition represented by 0.1 ≦ b ≦ 0.7 and 0.5 ≦ x ≦ 0.999, and (TiAl) (NyO1
-Y) provided, however, that a hard film-coated tool characterized in that two or more B layers having a chemical composition represented by 0.5 ≦ y ≦ 0.999 are alternately laminated.