A cermet (1) includes a bonding phase (2) and a hard phase (4). The hard phase (4) includes: a first hard phase (5) composed of TiCN; and a second hard phase (6) composed of a composite carbonitride of Ti, which is greater than the average particle diameter of the first hard phase (5). The cermet (1) further includes an aggregate part (10) formed by interlinking parts of the second hard phase (6). The second hard phase (6) forming the aggregate part (10) includes a 2a-th hard phase (7) having a maximum W content of an inner part thereof that is more than 1.1 times as great as an average W content of an outer circumferential part thereof, in terms of mass ratio. The aggregate part (10) composes a proportion of from 20% to 60% of the cermet (1) in terms of surface area.

A moulding tool for powder injection moulding a cemented carbide or cermet component includes a through hole. The moulding tool further includes at least a first and a second tool part arranged to define at least one mould cavity for forming a component. At least one inlet channel introduces moulding material into the mould cavity. The inlet channel extends through the first tool part to the mould cavity, and has an outlet end having an outlet opening for discharging moulding material from the inlet channel into the mould cavity. At least one core forms a through hole in the component, the core having an end and being arranged to extend into the mould cavity along a longitudinal axis (X) in a direction towards the outlet opening of the inlet channel. The end of the core is arranged to close the outlet opening of the inlet channel and the core is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis (X) such that the end of the core may engage with the outlet opening of the inlet channel.

A moulding tool for powder injection moulding a cemented carbide or cermet component includes a through hole. The moulding tool further includes at least a first and a second tool part arranged to define at least one mould cavity for forming a component. At least one inlet channel introduces moulding material into the mould cavity. The inlet channel extends through the first tool part to the mould cavity, and has an outlet end having an outlet opening for discharging moulding material from the inlet channel into the mould cavity. At least one core forms a through hole in the component, the core having an end and being arranged to extend into the mould cavity along a longitudinal axis (X) in a direction towards the outlet opening of the inlet channel. The end of the core is arranged to close the outlet opening of the inlet channel and the core is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis (X) such that the end of the core may engage with the outlet opening of the inlet channel.

A method for assembling cable wrapping tapes. From an adhesive tape parent roll, strip-like adhesive tapes (11), each having two cut edges (12a) on the sides, are produced from a textile material which has an adhesive coating (12) on one side, by cutting in the drawing direction of the parent roll. The cutting is performed using an ultrasound-excited cutting tool (1) and wherein the cutting is performed using a cooled cutting tool (1). An adhesive tape (11), having a strip-like textile carrier material (13) and an adhesive coating (12) applied to one side and two cut edges (12a) on the sides. The cut edges (12a) are created by ultrasound cutting, and the textile carrier material (13) of the carrier is fused to its cut edges (12a). No adhesive coating (12) exists on the cut edges (12a); which are free of lint and threads.

Cemented carbide contains first hard-phase particles containing WC, second hard-phase particles which contain carbonitride containing at least Ti and Nb, and a metallic binder phase containing an iron-group element. The second hard-phase particle includes a granular core portion and a peripheral portion which covers at least a part of the core portion. The core portion contains composite carbonitride expressed as Ti.sub.1-X-YNb.sub.XW.sub.YC.sub.1-ZN.sub.Z, where Y is not smaller than 0 and not greater than 0.05 and Z is not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.6. The peripheral portion is different in composition from the core portion.

Cemented carbide contains first hard-phase particles containing WC, second hard-phase particles which contain carbonitride containing at least Ti and Nb, and a metallic binder phase containing an iron-group element. The second hard-phase particle includes a granular core portion and a peripheral portion which covers at least a part of the core portion. The core portion contains composite carbonitride expressed as Ti.sub.1-X-YNb.sub.XW.sub.YC.sub.1-ZN.sub.Z, where Y is not smaller than 0 and not greater than 0.05 and Z is not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.6. The peripheral portion is different in composition from the core portion.

Provided is a hard sintered body which exhibits excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and has a high hardness at a high temperature. In the hard sintered body, a binder phase is contained at from 8.8 to 34.4 mol % and the balance is composed of a hard phase and inevitable impurities. The binder phase contains iron aluminide containing FeAl as a main component and alumina that is dispersed in iron aluminide and has a particle size of 1 m or less. The hard phase is composed of at least one kind selected from carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and borides of Group 4 metals, Group 5 metals and Group 6 metals in the periodic table, and solid solutions of these. This hard sintered body is obtained by mixing and pulverizing a binding particle powder containing an iron aluminide powder composed of at least one kind selected from FeAl.sub.2, Fe.sub.2Al.sub.5 and FeAl.sub.3 and a hard particle powder composed of at least one kind selected from carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and borides of Group 4 metals, Group 5 metals and Group 6 metals in the periodic table and then sintering a mixed powder thus obtained.

Provided is a hard sintered body which exhibits excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and has a high hardness at a high temperature. In the hard sintered body, a binder phase is contained at from 8.8 to 34.4 mol % and the balance is composed of a hard phase and inevitable impurities. The binder phase contains iron aluminide containing FeAl as a main component and alumina that is dispersed in iron aluminide and has a particle size of 1 m or less. The hard phase is composed of at least one kind selected from carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and borides of Group 4 metals, Group 5 metals and Group 6 metals in the periodic table, and solid solutions of these. This hard sintered body is obtained by mixing and pulverizing a binding particle powder containing an iron aluminide powder composed of at least one kind selected from FeAl.sub.2, Fe.sub.2Al.sub.5 and FeAl.sub.3 and a hard particle powder composed of at least one kind selected from carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides and borides of Group 4 metals, Group 5 metals and Group 6 metals in the periodic table and then sintering a mixed powder thus obtained.

A polycrystalline super hard construction has a first region comprising a body of thermally stable polycrystalline super hard material having an exposed surface forming a working surface, and a peripheral side edge, said polycrystalline super hard material comprising a plurality of intergrown grains of super hard material; a second region forming a substrate to the first region, the second region comprising a hard phase and a binder phase; and a third region interposed between the first and second regions, the third region extending across a surface of the second region along an interface. The third region comprises a composite material having a first phase comprising a plurality of non-intergrown grains of super hard material, and a matrix material. The super hard polycrystalline construction further has a fourth region interposed between the second region and the third region, a major proportion of the fourth region comprising one or more components of the binder material of the second region, the fourth region further comprising one or more reaction products between the binder material of the second region and one or more components of the third region.

In one aspect sintered cemented carbide articles are described herein which, in some embodiments, exhibit enhanced resistance to wear and thermal fatigue. Further, sintered cemented carbide articles described herein can tolerate variations in carbon content without formation of undesirable phases, including eta phase and/or free graphite (C-type porosity). Such tolerance can facilitate manufacturing and use of carbide grades where carbon content is not strictly controlled. A sintered cemented carbide body described herein comprises a hard particle phase including tungsten carbide and a metallic binder phase comprising at least one of cobalt, nickel and iron and one or more alloying additives, wherein the sintered cemented carbide has a magnetic saturation (MS) ranging from 0% to 73% and no eta phase.