| CPC C23C 28/044 (2013.01) [C22C 29/067 (2013.01); C22C 29/08 (2013.01); C23C 16/34 (2013.01); C23C 16/36 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |

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1. A method of making a coated cutting tool, the method comprising chemical vapor deposition of a coating including an inner layer of TiN and a subsequent layer of TiCN on a substrate, wherein the substrate is made of cemented carbide composed of carbide constituents in a metallic binder and wherein the metallic binder comprises 60 to 90 wt % Ni, wherein the TiN layer is deposited on the cemented carbide substrate in two subsequent steps at a temperature of about 850-900° C. and a pressure of about 300-600 mbar: a first TiN deposition of TiN-1, followed by a second TiN deposition of TiN-2, the TiN-1 deposition is performed in a gas comprising 1-1.5 vol % TiCl4 and H2 and N2, wherein the volume ratio H2/N2 is 0.05-0.18, and wherein the gas comprises 0.5-1.5 vol % HCl, and the TiN-2 deposition is performed in a gas comprising 2-3 vol % TiCl4 and H2 and N2, wherein the volume ratio H2/N2 is 0.8-2.5.
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