Fine-grained WC-VC-Co Hardmetal
Abstract:
This paper describes the preparation process and some properties of VC-WC-Co alloys containing approximately 10 wt% VC and 10 wt% Co. The sinterability of the alloys proved to be better than expected and the hardness higher than the hardness of WC-Co alloys of equal cobalt content. The toughness was found to be superior to the toughness of WC-Co alloys of equal hardness.
Author:
S. Luyckx (1,2), C. Osborne (1) and D. Whitfield (1)
Affiiation
(1) School of Process and Materials Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand.
(2) Mattek, Council for Industrial and Scientific Research, South Africa.
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Source:
1996 European Conference on Advances in Hard Materials Production, Stockholm, Sweden, 27-29 May 1996, pp. 211-217 (Vanitec Publication - V0296)
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