Production and characterization of WC-Co cemented carbides by field assisted sintering

Rafet Emre Özüdoǧru, Filiz Çinar Şahin, Onuralp Yucel

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Abstract

Cemented WC-Co bulk materials were obtained from mixed WC-Co powder by using Field Assisted Sintering technique. Powder mixtures were sintered at 1300°C, 1350°C and 1375°C under 50MPa pressure in order to determine the effects of sintering temperatures. Sintering behavior and mechanical properties such as density, hardness, fracture toughness and modulus of elasticity of fine-grained WC-5 wt% Co and WC-10 wt% Co hard metal were investigated. Microstructural observations were carried out by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) technique. Test results show that densities of bulk materials sintered at 1375°C are higher than 99 % of theoretical density. Mechanical test results point out that hardness, fracture toughness and modulus of elasticity are more dependent on composition of cobalt content than sintering temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Sintering Science and Technology - A Collection of Papers Presented at the International Conference on Sintering
PublisherAmerican Ceramic Society
Pages249-257
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9780470408490
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventAdvances in Sintering Science and Technology - International Conference on Sintering 2008 - La Jolla, CA, United States
Duration: 16 Nov 200820 Nov 2008

Publication series

NameCeramic Transactions
Volume209
ISSN (Print)1042-1122

Conference

ConferenceAdvances in Sintering Science and Technology - International Conference on Sintering 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLa Jolla, CA
Period16/11/0820/11/08

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