Diamond-coated bodies and process for preparation thereof
AssigneesNgk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi Iio, Masakazu Watanabe, Toshimichi Ito, Masaya Tsubokawa
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Abstract
A diamond-coated body is prepared by coating a diamond film on the surface of a sintered body by means of vapor phase synthesis, the sintered body being so prepared by subjecting a sintered body prepared from ceramics based on silicon nitride to heat treatment at the temperature of 1,400.degree. C. to 1,700.degree. C. as to give a crystalline intergranular phase. The resulting diamond-coated body has excellent adhesion between the diamond film and the substrate and it is appropriately employed for cutting tools and so on because, when applied to the cutting tools, they can be used for cutting for a long period of time.
Claims5
A diamond-coated body comprising a diamond film coated by means of vapor phase synthesis on the surface of a substrate comprising a ceramics based on silicon nitride having a crystalline intergranular phase, wherein said substrate is prepared by sintering a body formed of a ceramics based on silicon nitride, whereby is obtained a sintered body having an intergranular glassy phase, cooling the sintered body to at least approximately room temperature, and subjecting the cooled sintered body to crystallization treatment by heating at a temperature from 1400.degree. to 1700.degree. C.
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