IP Library Granted Patent US 11,779,989
Granted Patent B2
US 11,779,989 · App. 15/567,970 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Coated metal mold and method for manufacturing same

Inventor: Fumiaki Honda (Yasugi, JP)
Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
B21D37/01B21J13/02C23C14/022C23C14/028C23C14/0605C23C14/0611C23C14/0641C23C14/325C23C14/35C23C14/588C23C16/50C23C28/04C23C28/046C23C28/42C23C28/44
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Patent No.
US 11,779,989
App. No.
15/567,970
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coated metal mold having superior durability and adhesion resistance over a usage range from cold to warm/hot; and a method for manufacturing the coated metal mold. The coated metal mold is characterized by having a hard coating on a surface, wherein the hard coating includes an A layer formed from a nitride and having a film thickness not smaller than 5 μm, and a B layer formed of a diamond-like carbon coating, the B layer is disposed closer to the outer surface side than the A layer, the surface of the B layer has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra≤0.2 μm, a maximum height Rz≤2.0 μm, and a skewness Rsk<0.

Claims (14)

1. A coated metal mold for warm/hot working comprising:

a metal mold, and

a hard coating disposed on a surface of the metal mold, the hard coating comprising an A layer formed from a nitride and having a film thickness of 5 μm or more, a B layer formed from a diamond-like carbon coating and having a film thickness in a range of from 2 μm to 15 μm, and, between the A layer and the B layer, a coating film having a composition different from that of the A layer, wherein:

the A layer is a laminated film comprising alternating layers of (a) a layer comprising a nitride containing chromium and (b) a layer comprising a nitride containing vanadium;

the coating film contains titanium carbide; and

the A layer is disposed between the metal mold and the B layer, and a surface of the B layer has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra≤0.2 μm, a maximum height Rz≤2.0 μm, and a skewness Rsk<0, and wherein, in the B layer, a content percentage (atomic %) of hydrogen is in a range of from 5% to 30% and a content percentage (atomic %) of nitrogen is in a range of from 5% to 20%, wherein the metal mold material being coated with the hard coating is hot die steel, or high-speed steel.

2. The coated metal mold according to claim 1 , wherein the film thickness of the A layer in a range of from 8 μm to 70 μm.

3. A method for manufacturing a coated metal mold having a hard coating on a surface thereof, wherein the method comprises:

applying an A layer formed from a nitride and having a film thickness of 5 μm or more using an arc ion plating method,

polishing a surface of the A layer so that the A layer has a surface roughness Ra≤0.2 μm, a maximum height Rz≤2.0 μm, and a skewness Rsk<0,

after polishing the surface of the A layer, applying a coating film having a composition different from that of the A layer wherein the coating film contains titanium carbide, and

after applying the coating film, applying a B layer formed from a diamond-like carbon coating,

wherein a surface of the B layer has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra≤0.2 μm, a maximum height Rz≤2.0 μm, and a skewness Rsk<0, and wherein, in the B layer, a content percentage (atomic %) of hydrogen is in a range of from 5% to 30% and a content percentage (atomic %) of nitrogen is in a range of from 5% to 20%.

4. The method for manufacturing the coated metal mold according to claim 3 , wherein the film thickness of the A layer in a range of from 8 μm to 70 μm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063264/0882 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2017
From: HONDA, FUMIAKI
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 043928/0575 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-088365 · Apr 23, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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