Spark plasma sintering of Co-WC cubic boron nitride composites

Bilge Yaman*, Hasan Mandal

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Abstract

25 vol.% cubic boron nitride (cBN) added tungsten carbide (WC) powders containing 6 wt.% Co (WC-6Co) were densified by spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique under different experimental conditions and the effect of cBN addition on the microstructure, mechanical properties and thermal conductivity were investigated. Over 99.5% theoretical density was achieved for WC-6Co-cBN composites sintered at 1300 °C, under 75 MPa pressure for 7.5 min. Under these conditions, cBN → hBN phase transformation was not observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1041-1043
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume63
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Tungsten carbide
  • WC-6Co-cBN composites

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