Patent ID: 6514456
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B22F,B23H,C22C

Abstract:
A WCâ€”Co cutting metal alloy having a carbide phase and a binder phase, wherein greater than 90% of the carbide phase is comprised of WC and wherein the binder phase is present at from 8 to 15 wt %, based on the total weight of the alloy, said binder phase being comprised of cobalt and having a metal additive dissolved therein, said metal additive being present in an amount of from 0.1 to 3 wt %, based on the weight of the binder phase, and said metal additive being selected from the group consisting of Re, Ge, Ga, Ir, Os, Pd, Ag, Au, Pt, Te, Sb, Rh, and Ru, said cutting metal alloy being suitable for use in components and adapted to be shaped by an electrical discharge processing method.