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Microstructure Development and Mechanical Properties of Ni Matrix/Carbide Composites

Microstructure Development and Mechanical Properties of Ni Matrix/Carbide Composites Nickel alloy matrix/dispersed carbide (VC, NbC, WC) composites were prepared by either flame-spray, liquid phase sintering, or solid state sintering. A commercial Ni-B-Si alloy was mixed with 15% vol. of carbide particles and used to prepare composite coatings by flame-spray, bulk composite materials by solid state sintering (below 1045°C) or liquid phase sintering (above 1050°C). Phase characterization was performed by X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray fluorescence in energy and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy modes. Similar microstructural features were produced by thermal spray and liquid phase sintering: a Ni-rich matrix and a boron-rich intergranular phase. Sintered samples showed higher wear resistance than the coatings obtained by flame spraying. In both cases the wear mechanism is dominated by the plastic flow of the Ni-rich ductile matrix and the fracture of a boron-rich intergranular phase, the latter serving as a retainer. Carbide removal was observed for solid state sintered samples. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advanced Performance Materials Springer Journals

Microstructure Development and Mechanical Properties of Ni Matrix/Carbide Composites

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1997 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Engineering; Automotive Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Classical Mechanics; Metallic Materials
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0929-1881
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1572-8765
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10.1023/A:1008628501114
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Abstract

Nickel alloy matrix/dispersed carbide (VC, NbC, WC) composites were prepared by either flame-spray, liquid phase sintering, or solid state sintering. A commercial Ni-B-Si alloy was mixed with 15% vol. of carbide particles and used to prepare composite coatings by flame-spray, bulk composite materials by solid state sintering (below 1045°C) or liquid phase sintering (above 1050°C). Phase characterization was performed by X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray fluorescence in energy and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy modes. Similar microstructural features were produced by thermal spray and liquid phase sintering: a Ni-rich matrix and a boron-rich intergranular phase. Sintered samples showed higher wear resistance than the coatings obtained by flame spraying. In both cases the wear mechanism is dominated by the plastic flow of the Ni-rich ductile matrix and the fracture of a boron-rich intergranular phase, the latter serving as a retainer. Carbide removal was observed for solid state sintered samples.

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Advanced Performance Materials – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 28, 2004

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