Aging Mechanism of Sintered WC-Co Hard Metals

In vitro inflammatory effects of hard metal (WC–Co) nanoparticle exposure

Identifying the toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) is an important area of research as the number of nanomaterial-based consumer and industrial products continually rises. In addition, the potential inflammatory effects resulting from pulmonary NP exposure are emerging as an important aspect of nanotoxicity. In this study, the toxicity and inflammatory state resulting from tungsten carbide-cobalt ...

Leaching Behavior of Al, Co and W from the Al-Alloying Treated WC-Co Tool as a New Recycling Process for WC Hard Scrap

The Al-alloying treated tungsten carbide (WC)-Co tool was subjected to grinding using a jaw crusher and planetary mill followed by three wet chemical treatment steps to establish an effective recycling process for WC scraps, especially those generated as bulky and hard scrap. This alloyed WC tool was readily ground to a powder of 1 mm or less and divided into two portions that were 150 μm in si...

Nanotoxicity: emerging concerns regarding nanomaterial safety and occupational hard metal (WC-Co) nanoparticle exposure

As the number of commercial and consumer products containing engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) continually rises, the increased use and production of these ENMs presents an important toxicological concern. Although ENMs offer a number of advantages over traditional materials, their extremely small size and associated characteristics may also greatly enhance their toxic potentials. ENM exposure ca...

بررسی رفتار سایشی کامپوزیت‌های WC-10wt%Co تجاری، WC-40vol%Co و WC-40vol%FeAl-B در دمای محیط

در این پژوهش رفتار سایشی کامپوزیت‌های تجاری WC-10wt%Co (H10F)، WC-40vol%Co و کامپوزیت‌های WC-40vol%FeAl-B با مقادیر مختلف بور از صفر تا ppm1000 به روش پین روی دیسک بررسی شد. آزمون‌های سایش در دمای محیط، تحت بار 40 نیوتن و طی مسافت 100 متر انجام شدند. سطوح سایش به وسیله میکروسکوپ الکترونی روبشی (SEM) مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. نتایج نشان داد که در بین نمونه‌ها، کامپوزیت WC-40vol%FeAl بدون بور کمترین ...

Aqueous Processing of WC-Co Powders