Mechanical properties of WC-Co cemented carbides coated with titanium carbonitride or titanium carbide by PVD process.

Focused Ion Beam tomography of WC-Co cemented carbides

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...

Production of Titanium Carbide via Mechanochemical Process

Production of Titanium Carbide via Mechanochemical Process

Mechanical strength of ground WC-Co cemented carbides after coating deposition

Manufacturing of hardmetal tools often involves surface grinding, ion etching and final coating. Each stage throughout the manufacturing chain introduces surface integrity changes which may be critical for defining the final mechanical behavior of the coated tools. Within this context, an experimental test program has been developed to assess the influence of a coating (TiN) deposition on surfa...

Grinding effects on surface integrity and mechanical strength of WC-Co cemented carbides

In this study, the correlation existing among grinding, surface integrity, and flexural strength is investigated for WC-Co cemented carbides (hardmetals). A fine-grained WC-13 wt % Co grade and three different surface conditions: (1) ground, (2) mirror-like polished (reference), and (3) ground plus high-temperature annealed, are investigated. Surface integrity and mechanical characterization is...