One mode of the blade made of
titanium carbonitride-based
cermet is that it has a structure composed of 75-90 area % of hard phase and the balance is a binding phase. The hard phase has: the core is made of
titanium carbonitride
Phase composition, the
peripheral part is composed of a first hard phase with a core structure composed of Ta and / or Nb, Ti, and W complex carbonitride (hereinafter expressed as (Ti, W, Ta / Nb)CN) phase; Both the core and the
peripheral part are the second hard phase with a core structure composed of (Ti, W, Ta / Nb) CN phase; the third hard phase with a single-phase structure composed of TiCN phase, and the binding phase has: Co: 18-33%; Ni: 20-35%; Ta and / or Nb, and Ti, the total amount: 5% or less; W: 40-60%. Another form of the
titanium carbonitride-based
cermet blade is the sum of the value of Ti converted into carbonitride, the value of Ta and / or Nb converted into
carbide, and the value of W converted into
carbide It is 70-95% by
mass, the value of W converted into
carbide is 20-35% by
mass, Co and Ni are 5-30% by
mass, and have a structure composed of hard phase and binder phase. The hard phase has (Ti , W, Ta / Nb) CN, the binding phase is mainly composed of Co and / or Ni, and W, and 40-65% by mass of W is contained in the hard phase. This
cutting tool has a holder and the
cermet blade fixed by the holder.