Effect of the Cr3C2 additive amount on the microstructure and properties of WC-10Co cemented carbides
TANG Qijia1, LI Zhongdian1, WANG Yanjie1,2, ZHANG Yong1
1. Zigong Cemented Carbide Co. Ltd, Zigong 643011, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Abstract The WC-10Co cemented carbides with different Cr3C2 additive amount (0-4.0%) were prepared by traditional powder metallurgy. The microstructure of the alloy was analyzed by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy spectrometer. The magnetic force, cobalt magnetic, density, transverse fracture strength, vickers hardness and fracture toughness of the WC-10Co cemented carbides were tested. The effect of Cr3C2 additive amount on the conventional properties was studied. The effect of Cr3C2 addition on the grain size and grain uniformity of WC was emphatically discussed. The results show that addition of Cr3C2 can effectively refine the grain of WC-Co cemented carbide. With increasing Cr3C2 additive amount, the grain uniformity of WC improves, the cobalt magnetism of the alloy decreases linearly, the alloy density and fracture toughness also decrease, the hardness and the magnetic force increase, and the transverse fracture strength increases first and then decreases. The optimal comprehensive mechanical properties of the alloy with the magnetic force of 19.0 kA/m, density of 14.45 g/cm3, hardness (HV30) of 1 600, bending strength of 3 920 MPa, fracture toughness of 10.5 MPa∙m1/2 was obtained when the Cr3C2 additive amount is 0.5%.
TANG Qijia,LI Zhongdian,WANG Yanjie, et al. Effect of the Cr3C2 additive amount on the microstructure and properties of WC-10Co cemented carbides[J]. Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy, 2018, 23(5): 460-466.
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