Investigation of functional core-rim composite part production by inserted powder injection moulding

In this study, the use of Cu and Ni interlayers have been investigated for functional core-rim composite part production with WC-Co 9?wt-% feedstock/steel. For this purpose, different experiments have been performed and joining condition, shear strength and microstructure of the intermediate region have been examined. It has been found that AISI 4340 insert/WC-Co have been joined and 85.8?MPa shear strength achieved, but high speed steel insert has not joined. Moreover, it has been determined that better results are obtained with Ni interlayer. Under the same conditions, when the 40?µm Ni interlayer has been used between AISI 4340 core and WC-Co rim, shear strength has been increased approximately twice and has been 162.7?MPa.     

热处理对HVOF WC-17Co涂层组织结构及耐磨性能的影响

采用超音速火焰喷涂技术在42CrMo钢表面制备了硬质WC-17Co耐磨涂层,分别在500,700,900,1 100 ℃保温1 h进行热处理,进而研究了热处理温度对涂层微观组织、相组成、硬度以及耐磨性能的影响。实验结果表明：随着热处理温度的升高,W2C相逐渐减少而非晶态的Co发生再结晶生成Co3W3C和Co6W6C;硬度呈现先升高后降低的趋势,700 ℃热处理后,WC硬质相增多,硬度最高;喷涂态WC-17Co涂层的耐磨性较差,900 ℃热处理后,析出的Co6W6C细小且弥散均匀分布,涂层的磨损量最小、耐磨性最好。     

Cracking induced tribological behavior changes for the HVOF WC-12Co cermet coatings

HVOF sprayed WC based cermet coatings have been widely used in industries as barriers against wear and hydrodynamic cavitation due to their high hardness and relatively high toughness. However, cracking of the coatings can occur during coating production or in service, which can reduce operational performances. It can be difficult to assess the performance impact due to cracks within the coating and as to whether the cracked coatings should be resprayed or removed from service. In this work, artificial cracks of different widths were introduced to liquid fuel HVOF sprayed WC-12Co coating through uniaxial tension of the coated steel substrate to assess the implications of such cracking. Tribological performances of the cracked coatings were examined using rubber wheel dry abrasion, ‘ball on disc’ sliding wear, and ultrasonic cavitation erosion. The results show that the crack deteriorates the abrasive wear resistance of the coating at the initial stage due to preferable mass loss at the cracks. However, after 30?min of abrasion, all the cracked coatings showed the same wear rate as compared to the non-cracked coating, with the abrasive wear resistance acting independent to the crack characteristics. Because the cracks could store wear debris and thus minimize the debris induced abrasion to the coating surface during sliding wear test, both improvement in wear resistance and reduction in coefficient of friction (COF) were detected in the cracked coatings. During the cavitation test, it was found that the mass loss of the specimen increased significantly (up to 75%)with crack width and density suggesting that the crack presence greatly deteriorated the cavitation resistance of the cermet coatings.     

抑制剂对超细WC-Co硬质合金性能的影响

采用高能球磨、真空烧结工艺制备超细WC-Co硬质合金。研究了抑制剂的预磨时间对WC-10Co硬质合金粒度及烧结试样性能的影响。对比了相同抑制剂配比对Co含量不同的硬质合金性能的影响以及稀土对硬质合金性能的影响。结果表明:通过对晶粒长大抑制剂的预磨,其粒度明显细化。加入预磨时间为120 h的抑制剂,WC-10Co硬质合金的平均粒度为0.3μm,硬度达到92.1 HRA。相同抑制剂配比的硬质合金,硬度和致密度随Co含量的降低而增大。稀土氧化物Y2O3的加入,有利于改善硬质合金的性能。     

The corrosion behaviour of WC-VC-Co hardmetals in acidic media

The effect of increasing vanadium carbide (VC) content on the corrosion behaviour of tungsten carbide - 10 wt% cobalt hardmetals was investigated in 1 M hydrochloric (HCl), and sulphuric (H₂SO₄) acids solutions. Increasing VC content makes the open circuit potential (OCP) in the test solutions more negative than the base alloy. Specimens exhibited pseudo passivation in all the test solutions. Increasing VC led to decreasing corrosion current density. However, the corrosion current densities during chronoamperometric tests were lower for 0 wt% VC. XRD and Raman spectroscopy showed that hydrated WO₃ formed in the surface films of all specimens in hydrochloric acid (HCl), while hydrated vanadyl sulphate also formed for higher VC content specimens in sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄).     

An investigation of sliding wear behaviour of WC-Co coating

Dry sliding wear tests on specimens of mild steel (MS) and WC coated mild steel (MSC) specimens were performed against a hardened EN32 steel (EN32) and a WC coated EN32 steel (EN32C) discs. Four different combinations of specimen and counter surface were tested under dry sliding conditions. Results suggest that wear mechanisms differ depending on the combination of materials under sliding contact. Expectedly the MS specimen suffered high wear loss, but the MSC specimen showed interesting results. When slid against EN32, MSC specimens showed negative wear results whereas positive wear results occurred against EN32C. Steady wear rate was attained after a critical sliding distance.     

空气冲旋钻头牙齿失效分析与新材料实验研究

针对目前空气冲旋钻头钻进中牙齿频繁断裂、脱落以及磨损严重,导致破岩效率低、使用寿命短等问题,采用纳米改型技术,在硬质合金中掺杂纳米Al2O3制备出Al2O3/WC-Co纳米/微米复合材料,对其性能、组织结构进行分析,对其耐磨性、耐冲击性进行实验研究,结果表明:加入3%的纳米Al2O3并添加适量的抑制剂和稀土元素能明显改善Al2O3/WC-Co纳米/微米复合材料的组织结构、细化晶粒,复合材料的耐磨性和耐冲击性能得到大幅提高,较硬质合金YG8提高4～8倍.为大幅度提高钻头破岩效率,延长钻头使用寿命提供了可能性.     

粗晶硬质合金强度和致密度影响因素的研究

针对粗晶WC-Co硬质合金的成分和工艺优化要求,运用正交实验设计,考察了含碳量、烧结工艺、钴含量、镍含量、球磨球料比和球磨时间对试样抗弯强度和体积收缩率的影响。研究表明,烧结制度是影响抗弯强度的最主要因素;其次是碳含量与烧结工艺的交互作用、Co含量与球磨时间的交互作用。烧结工艺是影响体积收缩率的最主要因素。     

Characterization and wear behavior of WC-0.8Co coating on cast steel rolls by electro-spark deposition

To prepare high wear resistance and high hardness coatings, electro-spark deposition was adopted for depositing an elec trode of a mixture of 92wt%WC+8wt%Co on a cast steel roll substrate. The coating was characterized by classical X-ray diffracto meter (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The results indicate that the coating shows nanosized particulate structure and dendritic structure including columnar structure and equiaxed structure. The pri mary phases of the coating contain Fe_3W_3C, Co_3W_3C, Fe_2C and Si_2W. The coating has a low friction coefficient of 0.13, its average wear-resistance is 3.3 times that of the cast steel roll substrate and the main mechanism is abrasive wear. The maximum microhard ness value of the coating is about 1573.9 Hv_(0.3) The study reveals that the electro-spark deposition process has the characteristic of better coating quality and the coating has higher wear resistance and hardness.     

双尺度结构WC-12Co涂层的冷喷涂制备

以微米颗粒结构的传统WC-Co粉末为原料,采用球磨的方法,制备双尺度结构的WC-12Co粉末,采用冷喷涂方法制备双尺度结构WC-12Co涂层.通过扫描电镜观察发现,涂层及喷涂粉末中WC颗粒的粒度呈双峰分布.通过X射线衍射分析比较球磨前后粉末、喷涂粉末及涂层的相结构,发现在涂层制备过程中WC和Co两相结构能够在涂层中完全保留下来.涂层的硬度及断裂韧性分别为1650 Hv(0.3)和13.9 MPa·m1/2.