Contact interaction of double titanium and chromium diboride with Fe-Cr alloys

The kinetics of wetting double titanium and chromium diboride by iron-based alloys with different chromium content is studied. It is shown that contact angles are formed in such systems over the range 0–10°. The energy parameters of wetting are calculated. It is established that chromium as a surface-active element promotes Fe-Cr alloy spreading on the diboride surface. The microstructure of the interaction area is studied. It is shown that terminal solid solutions and eutectics are formed in the TiCrB₂-(Fe-Cr) system. The optimum compositions of the metallic binder are determined for TiCrB₂-based composite materials. __________ Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, Vol. 46, No. 1–2(453), pp. 109–115, 2007