The microstructure of three different grades of WC-Co cemented carbides has been reconstructed in three dimensions after sequential images obtained by focused ion beam. The three-dimensional microstructual parameters are compared against the well-know two-dimensional parameters of grain size, phase percentages and mean free path. Results show good agreement with the exception of individual grai...

A number of WC-Co cemented carbides with 6–12 wt. % Co were machined and surface finished by grinding or Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM). EDM was executed in deionised water through several consecutive gradually finer steps. Correlations between Material Removal Rate (MRR), surface finish and EDM parameters were derived. The quality and integrity of surface finishes were analysed by Scanni...

This review focuses on the potential advantages of iron aluminides as an alternative binder for cemented carbides, by means thermodynamics, microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion and oxidation resistance. Iron have been identified binders WC-Co. Actually, new composite materials free Co are under development due to environmental safety healthcare concerns, substitutes WC being investi...

Article history: Received 30 March 2016 Received in revised form 13 May 2016 Accepted 22 May 2016 Available online 24 May 2016 Powders of hexagonal (W,Ta)Cwere produced following a two-step carburization processwith (W,Ta)2C powder as an intermediate product. XRD measurements indicate that higher temperatures during the first carburization step increase the fraction of Ta in the (W,Ta)2C struct...

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) hold promise for achieving excellence performance due to unconventional composition and structure. In this paper, the effect of FeCoCrNiAl HEAs as binder instead Co on microstructure WC cemented carbide was investigated. The isothermal oxidation resistance WC-HEAs carbides with 6, 10, 15 % studies at 700, 800, 900 1000 °C. results revealed that microstrcture dense, av...

In this study, CaF2 was introduced into WC-Co to prepare bulk self-lubricating cemented carbides by sinter-HIP. The studied compositions were WC-12Co with no more than 20 vol% additions. effects of on the tribological behaviors and mechanical properties investigated. It found that prepared nearly fully dense would refine WC grains. Although could not obviously enhance carbides, it improved thei...