Coated cemented carbide with a surface enriched in binder phase

摘要

The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide comprising WC, a binder phase based on Co, Ni or Fe and gamma phase and with a binder phase enriched surface zone essentially free of gamma phase. The gamma phase has an average grain size 1 µm. In this way a binder phase enriched cemented carbide with improved toughness and essentially unchanged resistance against plastic deformation is obtained.