A tool bit for use with a power tool having a chuck and an anvil. The tool bit has a body defining the first end of the tool bit, and a shank coupled to the body and defining the second end of the tool bit. The shank includes a slot, a ball detent, and a projection. The slot is formed through the second end and is configured to receive a portion of the chuck to transfer rotational movement from the power tool to the tool bit. The ball detent is spaced circumferentially from the slot and is configured to receive a locking sphere of the chuck to lock the tool bit with the chuck. The projection is configured to contact a surface of the chuck and limit insertion of the shank into the chuck, thereby providing a space between the second end of the tool bit and the anvil.

A boring bar has a generally cylindrical elongate tool body has a proximal end for mounting to drive unit and a distal end for attachment to a tool head. A passageway extends longitudinally along the central axis of the elongate tool body. A plurality of longitudinally extending cavities are disposed annularly about the tool body. A compressive material is disposed in each of the cavities. An adjustable compression fitting is disposed in at least one end of each of the cavities, where each of the compression fitting can be adjusted to change compression of the material disposed in a respective cavity.

Wellbore drill bits can be used for excavation through subterranean formations for extracting hydrocarbons from a reservoir. Wellbore drill bits can experience excessive force during extraction processes. Drill bits can be assembled with resilience. Thus, treating a subsurface of a metallic blank material by adding one or more elements to the subsurface of the metallic blank material inhibits chemical interactions between a metal binding mixture and one or more construing alloying agents of the metallic blank material. The metallic blank material and a reinforcing agent can be positioned in the drill bit mold to begin an infiltration process where the metal binding mixture fills gaps between the metallic blank material and the reinforcing agent to generate a metal-matrix composite.

A method for producing a coated cutting tool for metal machining having a substrate and coating is provided. The coating includes at least one layer of (Ti,Al)N having a cubic crystal phase. The method includes the deposition of a layer of Ti.sub.1-xAl.sub.xN, 0.70≤x≤0.98, the Ti.sub.1-xAl.sub.xN having cubic crystal phase. The layer of Ti.sub.1-xAl.sub.xN is deposited by cathodic arc evaporation at a vacuum chamber pressure of from 7 to 15 Pa of N.sub.2 gas, using a DC bias voltage of from −200 to −400 V and using an arc discharge current of from 75 to 250 A. A coated cutting tool for metal machining having a coating including a (Ti,Al)N multi-layer of alternating sub-layers of at least Ti.sub.1-yAl.sub.yN and Ti.sub.1-zAl.sub.zN, 0.35≤y≤0.65 and 0.80≤z≤0.98, with only cubic phase present is also provided.

Composite gearwheel for an electropneumatic hammer drill, wherein the composite gearwheel has a basic body, consisting of a first material, and an encircling toothing, and wherein the encircling toothing is formed, along a first circular arc, by a toothed body of the composite gearwheel, and is formed, along the remaining second circular arc, by the basic body itself, wherein the toothed body consists of a second material that is different than the first material.

A tool bit for use with a power tool having a chuck and an anvil includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a body defining the first end of the tool bit, and a shank coupled to the body and defining the second end of the tool bit. The shank includes a slot formed through the second end. The slot is configured to receive a portion of the chuck to transfer rotational movement from the power tool to the tool bit. The shank also includes a ball detent spaced circumferentially from the slot. The ball detent is configured to receive a locking sphere of the chuck to lock the tool bit with the chuck. The slot is sized to limit insertion of the shank into the chuck, thereby providing a space between the second end of the tool bit and the anvil.

Object: To provide a cBN sintered compact having high wear resistance, and a cutting tool having high wear resistance that uses the cBN sintered compact. Solution: A cBN sintered compact (1) including 50 vol. % or greater of cBN particles (2); and a binder phase (4) including Co; wherein in the binder phase (4), intra-phase particles (8) including Co.sub.aW.sub.b (where 0≤a≤0.95 and 0.05≤b≤1) are present. Additionally, a cutting insert (20) or similar cutting tool either includes a cBN tip (25) made from the cBN sintered compact (1) or is entirely made from the cBN sintered compact (1). The cBN sintered compact (1) and the cutting insert (20) or similar cutting tool have increased wear resistance.

The drill is rotatable about a central axis. The drill includes a central axis, a front end and a rear end opposite to each other in a direction along the central axis, an outer peripheral surface, a cutting edge formed at the front end and extending from the outer peripheral surface toward the central axis, a flank face contiguous with the cutting edge, a flute formed on the outer peripheral surface and extending spirally around the central axis from the front end toward the rear end, and a thinning rake face contiguous with the flute. The cutting edge has a main cutting edge extending from the outer peripheral surface and a thinning cutting edge contiguous with an end of the main cutting edge away from the outer peripheral surface. The flute includes a main rake face contiguous with the main cutting edge from the opposite side of the flank face.

Provided is a cutting method of cutting, with a diamond cutting tool, a metal material having at least a solid solution layer on a surface, the solid solution layer containing nitrogen atoms as interstitial solid solution atoms. In this method, cutting is performed in a region where a nitrogen concentration is equal to or greater than a predetermined concentration, and cutting is not performed in a region where the nitrogen concentration is less than the predetermined concentration.

A coated cutting tool includes a body and a hard and wear resistant coating on the body. The coating has at least one NbN layer with a thickness between 0.2 m and 15 m, wherein the NbN layer includes a phase mixture of a cubic phase, c-NbN, and a hexagonal phase, h-NbN.