Binders for milling tools using wurtzite boron nitride (w-bn) superhard material

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

• manufacturing a binder for binding compacts onto a tool substrate and providing a coating strength on the tool substrate, the binder comprising:
• a metal selected from iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni);
• an alloy including the metal selected from Fe, Co, and Ni;
• or
• a refractory alloy selected from tungsten (W), tantalum (Ta), molybdenum (Mo), and niobium (Nb);
• performing an ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature operation on pure wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) powder to synthesize w-BN and cubic boron nitride (c-BN) compact;
• producing a binder-compact mixture by turbulently mixing the binder with the compact in a mixer within a vacuum;
• and
• thermally spraying the binder-compact mixture onto a tool substrate to coat the tool.

A computer-implemented system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the programming instructions instructing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• manufacturing a binder for binding compacts onto a tool substrate and providing a coating strength on the tool substrate, the binder comprising:
• a metal selected from iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni);
• an alloy including the metal selected from Fe, Co, and Ni;
• or
• a refractory alloy selected from tungsten (W), tantalum (Ta), molybdenum (Mo), and niobium (Nb);
• performing an ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature operation on pure wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) powder to synthesize w-BN and cubic boron nitride (c-BN) compact;
• producing a binder-compact mixture by turbulently mixing the binder with the compact in a mixer within a vacuum;
• and thermally spraying the binder-compact mixture onto a tool substrate to coat the tool.