Test Method for Rating Grain Size and Frequency of Abnormally Large Grains in Cemented Tungsten Carbides (Hardmetals)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
2013 ◽  
Vol 813 ◽  
pp. 120-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Nakane ◽  
Koshiro Mizobe ◽  
Katsuyuki Kida

Test method for measuring austenite and martensite microscopic grain size of the steel is commonly done. Determination of average crystal density for the specimen is defined by JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) in Japan. In general, this kind of determination is carried out by engineers. The results may depend on their skill, so automated tool to determine the grain size is needed. In this paper we try to apply homology method to analyze the structures. As the first trial, we apply this method to the figures on JIS. The result of homology is compared with the grain size defined in JIS. We can make sure the correlation between grain size and the homology value.


2009 ◽  
Vol 76-78 ◽  
pp. 609-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.Q. Sun ◽  
Rudy Irwan ◽  
Han Huang ◽  
Gwidon W. Stachowiak

The effect of microstructure of cemented tungsten carbide materials on their mechanical properties and wear characteristics was investigated using nanoindentation and nanoscratch methods. The results indicated that the variation in grain size insignificantly affected the hardness, elastic modulus and friction coefficient of the work materials, but considerably influenced their removal rates. The carbide with coarser grains exhibited a much higher removal rate was obtained during scratching.


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