A method of forming a component includes heating the component to a burnishing temperature above 500 degrees Fahrenheit, and burnishing a surface of the component while the component is at the burnishing temperature to densify the surface. The burnishing process at an elevated temperature may be integrated into other processes, such as the sintering or heat treating processes.

It has been unexpected found that the sound dampening characteristics of powder metal parts can be dramatically improved by incorporating coarse graphite into the part. This is beneficial in applications where parts to generate noise during operation, such as in gears, rotors and sprockets. Surprisingly, the incorporation of the coarse graphite into such parts does not significantly compromise the strength, durability, wear characteristics, or service life of the part. Such parts can also be manufactured to a high level of tolerance and with good uniformity. Such parts are comprised of a sintered powder metal composition which includes 0.1 weight percent to 5 weight percent of a coarse graphite having a particle size wherein at least at least 30 percent of the coarse graphite will not pass through a 325 mesh screen.

The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool including a Cr-containing cemented carbide substrate having WC, a binder phase and a gamma phase. The cemented carbide includes a gradient surface zone with a thickness of between 2 to 100 m, which is binder phase enriched and depleted of gamma phase. The cemented carbide includes M.sub.7C.sub.3 carbides in an amount of between 0.5 to 7 area % measured in the bulk, where M is elements being Cr, W and at least one binder metal. The coated cutting inserts shows an improved edge line toughness.

A calibrated combination of parts are produced according to a method. The combination of parts includes at least one first part with a first contact surface and a second part with a second contact surface. The parts contact each other via the contact surfaces in the combination of parts. The parts are designed to be free of an undercut at least with respect to an axial direction and can be moved relative to each other along the axial direction and thereby along the contact surfaces in the calibrated combination of parts. The method has at least the following steps: a) providing the parts in the form of green bodies, b) sintering the parts and at least forming bonded connections between the parts; c) arranging the combination of parts in a calibrating tool; d) moving the parts relative to each other; e) arranging the parts in order to form the combination of parts; and f) calibrating the combination of parts.

A method of redistributing the binder phase of a cemented carbide mining insert having a WC hard-phase component, optionally one or more further hard-phase components and a binder includes the steps of providing a green cemented carbide mining insert; applying at least one binder puller selected from a metal oxide or a metal carbonate to only at least one local area of the surface of the green cemented carbide insert; sintering the green carbide mining insert to form a sintered cemented carbide insert; and subjecting the sintered cemented carbide insert to dry tumbling process executed at an elevated temperature of or above 100 C., preferably at a temperature of or above 200 C., more preferably at a temperature of between 200 C. and 450 C.

A method of redistributing the binder phase of a cemented carbide mining insert having a WC hard-phase component, optionally one or more further hard-phase components and a binder includes the steps of providing a green cemented carbide mining insert; applying at least one binder puller selected from a metal oxide or a metal carbonate to only at least one local area of the surface of the green cemented carbide insert; sintering the green carbide mining insert to form a sintered cemented carbide insert; and subjecting the sintered cemented carbide insert to dry tumbling process executed at an elevated temperature of or above 100 C., preferably at a temperature of or above 200 C., more preferably at a temperature of between 200 C. and 450 C.