scholarly journals Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Properties of Ultrafine WC–Co Cemented Carbide

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1302
Author(s):  
Zhongnan Xiang ◽  
Zhanjiang Li ◽  
Fa Chang ◽  
Pinqiang Dai

In this paper, the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and properties of a 0.8 μm WC–10%Co ultrafine cemented carbide was studied. The results show that the microstructural differences in ultrafine WC–Co cemented carbides without and with heat treatment are mainly reflected in the Co phase. For conventional cemented carbides, the hardness and wear resistance can be increased only at the expense of the toughness and strength. An ultrafine-grained WC–Co cemented carbide with good hardness and toughness can be obtained by strengthening the Co phase through an appropriate heat treatment process, and the service life of the ultrafine-grained WC–Co cemented carbide can be improved under actual cutting conditions.

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 273-276
Author(s):  
Li Sheng Zhong ◽  
Yun Hua Xu ◽  
Xin Cheng Liu ◽  
Fang Xia Ye ◽  
Jing Lai Tian ◽  
...  

The method of infiltration casting plus heat treatment process employing chromium wires and cast iron applied to in-situ synthesized (Fe,Cr)7C3 particulates bundle reinforced iron matrix composites. The phase analysis, microstructure, microhardness and wear-resistance of composite were observed and measured. The results show that it is possible to fabricate (Fe,Cr)7C3 particulates bundle reinforced iron matrix composite produced by this technology, and a special structure which called particulates bundle was fabricated. (Fe,Cr)7C3 particulates bundle were distributed in the forms of granular, lath-shaped and hexagon-shaped in the particulates bundle. The macrohardness of particulates bundle was 52 HRC, and the relative wear resistance of the composites is 2.3—23 times higher than that of the cast iron.


2013 ◽  
Vol 648 ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Chun Yan Wang ◽  
Hong Sheng Ding ◽  
Zhi Fang Cheng ◽  
Li Geng Zhao

Cutting steel is required to have high wear resistance with certain hardness and deformation resistance. The commonly used machinery material for meat processing in china is 4Cr13, which is far inferior to the imported German steel X80CrVMo13-2. After studying the influence of different heat treatment process on its wear resistance, we have come to the following conclusion: X80CrVMo13-2 steel, after quenched at 1050°C and tempered at 500°C, has an excellent wear resistance and 4Cr13 steel, after normalized at 1010°C and tempered at 500°C has a fairly good wear resistance.


2013 ◽  
Vol 820 ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Xiao Dong Du ◽  
Zi Li Song ◽  
Yi Qing Chen ◽  
Jia Qing Wang ◽  
Guang Fu Liu ◽  
...  

This paper describes the influence of heat treatment process on the microstructure and properties of a new martensitic stainless steel, which contains 0.7% carbon, 17% chromium and 1% molybdenum and can be used as kitchen knives and scissors. The microstructure and properties of the tested alloys after quenching at 980 - 1100 °C and low tempering were investigated by means of optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Rockwell hardness tester and impact tester. The results show that the microstructure consists of acicular martensite, carbides and a litter retained austenite after quenching and tempering. The carbides are mainly (Fe,Cr)23C6. The content of retained austenite increases with the increase of the quenching temperature. The solubility of carbon in martensite changes similarly. The martensite gets coarser as the quenching temperature increasing. The maximum value of hardness is 59 HRC, when the quenching temperature is 1060 °C. The impact toughness increases when the quenching temperature increases from 980 °C to 1080 °C and then decreases. The suitable heat treatment process for this alloy is quenching at 1060 °C~1080 °C for 30 min and then tempering at 200°C.


2010 ◽  
Vol 139-141 ◽  
pp. 344-347
Author(s):  
Guang Ming Li ◽  
Li Yan ◽  
Shu Min Yu

This paper mainly discusses the technique of using quenching at 1000°C and tempering at 650°C for 2 hours to replace the heat treatment process of quenching at 1225°C and tempering at 560°C for 1 hour for three times.Due to the old heat treatment process is traditional multifarious waste energy and relatively backward.The experiment results prove that after the new treatment using the W6Mo5Cr4V2 high-speed steel to make cutting tools such as cutters, drill, taps and so on. It aslo achieves better abrasion resistance and ductility. This meeting the objective of improving the wear resistance, toughness, lifespan enhancement and energy conservation.It opens up a new way of simple and energy saving for W6Mo5Cr4V2 high-speed steel heat treatment process.The material of W6Mo5Cr4V2 high-speed steel has certain value to research.


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