Inventors:
Michael Zimmerman - Westerville OH, US
Dwight Dyer - Kingston OH, US
James McHale - Worthington OH, US
Scott Ries - Grove City OH, US
James Graham - Gahanna OH, US
York Falkenberg - Roedermark, DE
Dirk Heinemann - Bad Homburg, DE
International Classification:
B23K031/00
Abstract:
A superabrasive tool blank whose carbide side is affixed with a suitable braze alloy, for subsequent shaping into desired tool geometry and induction-brazed forming a cutting tool. The use of the pre-coated braze alloy in the tool blank forming cutting tools allows the direct brazing of the superabrasive blank onto a tool insert, thus minimizing operations and labor time involved for the shaping and handling of the braze substrate in the process of the prior art, i.e., the brazing of the assembly of the superabrasive tool blank, braze alloy, and tool insert. The pre-brazed blank can be conveniently used in automated brazing operations for forming cutting tools.