Obtaining a Hard Alloy Powder from a Worn-Out Tools with a Subsequent Use for Pressing Rods

The article presents the results of research on obtaining powder of hard alloy using various methods. The analysis of studies described in the literature. Currently, there are many ways to obtain powders from waste, but most of them are poorly applicable in practice in a particular plant. On the basis of the data obtained from the literature, a method of obtaining powder was selected, which can be used in an enterprise with the equipment available. Technological regimes were also selected, which included such operations as softening the workpieces, mechanical grinding, grinding the powder in a ball mill, making press powder, molding, sintering, and tool making processes. The resulting blanks were further compared with a standard tool for cutting edge resistance and the presence of external and internal defects. The work carried out has shown the possibility of using technological regimes for the production of powders on existing equipment for the subsequent manufacture of cutting tools. This technology allows to reduce costs and product cost without significant loss in product quality, which makes it possible to compete with other manufacturers of carbide tools. In the future, it is planned to develop and optimize the existing technology to improve product quality. The paper presents the results of research of obtaining a hard alloy powder with a different methods. Comparison of products from different powders and the subsequent pressing rods, their sintering and examination of defects