A coated tool may include a base member including a first surface and a coating layer located on the base member. The coating layer may include a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of voids. In an inclination angle distribution graph in which an inclination angle formed by a normal line of a {112} surface that is a crystal surface of crystal grains of the first layer with respect to a normal line of a surface of the first layer is measured, the measured inclination angles within a range of 0 to 45° are divided into pitches of 0.25°, and degrees existing in each division are accumulated, the highest peak exists in a range of 0 to 10°. The total number of degrees existing within this range accounts for 45% or more of all degrees.

A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer provided on the substrate, the coating layer including a multilayer structure layer composed of a first unit layer and a second unit layer, and a lone layer, the lone layer including cubic Ti.sub.zAl.sub.1-zN crystal grains, an atomic ratio z of Ti in the Ti.sub.zAl.sub.1-zN being 0.4 or more and less than 0.55, the lone layer having a thickness with an average value of 2.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the multilayer structure layer having a thickness with an average value of 40 nm or more and 95 nm or less, one multilayer structure layer and one lone layer forming a repetitive unit having a thickness with an average value of 50 nm to 100 nm, a maximum value of 90 nm to 110 nm, and a minimum value of 40 nm to 60 nm.

A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating that coats a surface of the substrate, the coating including a multilayer structure layer composed of at least one layer A and at least one layer B alternately deposited from a side closer to the substrate toward a side closer to a surface, the layer A having an average composition of Al.sub.xCr.sub.(1-x)N, the layer B being composed of Al.sub.yTi.sub.(1-y)N, the layer A being composed of a domain region and a matrix region, the domain region having a composition ratio of Cr larger than that of Cr of the matrix region, wherein x has a range of 0.5≤x≤0.8 and y has a range of 0.5≤y≤0.7.

A cutting tool, comprising a substrate having a cutting surface and a coating adhered to the cutting surface in a solid state, wherein the coating includes a soft metal and is capable of melting and functioning as an in-situ liquid lubricant when the cutting tool is applied in a machining operation. Also, a method of applying a coating to a cutting tool, comprising receiving a premachining workpiece, the premachining workpiece formed of a coating material including a soft metal; and machining the premachining workpiece with the cutting tool such that a layer of the coating material adheres to a cutting surface of the cutting tool in a solid state.

A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an -alumina layer, the -alumina layer including crystal grains of -alumina, the -alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of -alumina having (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within 15 with respect to a direction of a normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 5% or more and less than 50% by crystal grains of -alumina having (012) plane, (104) plane, (110) plane, (113) plane, (116) plane, (300) plane, (214) plane and (006) plane each with a normal thereto having a direction within 15 with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface.

A coated tool may include a base member and a coating layer. The coating layer may include a plurality of first AlTi layers indicated by Al.sub.1-x1Ti.sub.x1 and a plurality of second AlTi layers indicated by Al.sub.1-x2Ti.sub.x2. The coating layer may have alternating first AlTi layers and second AlTi layers, i.e. one upon another in a direction away from the base member, and x1 may be larger than x2. The plurality of first AlTi layers may include a first region having two or more adjacent first AlTi layers, where a first AlTi layer of the two or more adjacent first AlTi layers is located farther away from the base member and is smaller in thickness than a first AlTi layer of the two or more adjacent first AlTi layers located closer to the base member.

Methods of inducing segmented flow in a material in which a ductile flow mode would otherwise occur during machining. A monolayer molecular film is formed on a surface of a body of a material in a state such that the material exhibits ductile flow when subjected to shear. The monolayer molecular film has molecules each having a head group adsorbed to the surface, a terminal group, and a hydrocarbon chain therebetween having a chain length of greater than 6. A surface portion of the body is removed by engaging the body with a tool in a contact region below the surface of the body and moving the tool relative to the body to remove the surface portion and the monolayer molecular film thereon. The monolayer molecular film induces segmented flow in the material during the removing of the surface portion.

A cemented carbide may include a hard phase including W and C, and a binder phase including cubic Co. The binder phase may include Zr. The Co may include a lattice constant of more than 3.5575 and not more than 3.5600 . A coated tool may include a coating layer located on a surface of the cemented carbide. A cutting tool may include a holder that is extended from a first end toward a second end and may include a pocket on a side of the first end, and the coated tool located in the pocket.

A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating that coats a surface of the substrate, the coating including a multilayer structure layer composed of at least one layer A and at least one layer B alternately deposited from a side closer to the substrate toward a side closer to a surface, the layer A having an average composition of Al.sub.xCr.sub.(1-x)N, the layer B being composed of Al.sub.yTi.sub.(1-y)N, the layer A being composed of a domain region and a matrix region, the domain region having a composition ratio of Cr larger than that of Cr of the matrix region, wherein x has a range of 0.5x0.8 and y has a range of 0.5y0.7.

The present disclosure discloses a cutting method for an aluminum alloy casting, and a trimming die. The cutting method for the aluminum alloy casting includes the following steps of: drilling a part to be cut off of the aluminum alloy casting by multiple annular drills, and withdrawing the annular drills when the annular drills drill to a preset position; and separating multiple scraps to be separated from the aluminum alloy casting by the trimming die.