Gradient cemented carbides with the surface depleted in cubic phases were prepared following normal powder metallurgical pro-cedures.Gradient zone formation and the influence of nitrogen introduction methods on the mi...Gradient cemented carbides with the surface depleted in cubic phases were prepared following normal powder metallurgical pro-cedures.Gradient zone formation and the influence of nitrogen introduction methods on the microstructure and performance of the alloys were investigated.The results show that the simple one-step vacuum sintering technique is doable for producing gradient cemented carbides.Gradient structure formation is attributed to the gradient in nitrogen activity during sintering,but is independent from nitrogen introduced methods.A uniform carbon distribution is found throughout the materials.Moreover,the transverse rupture strength of the cemented carbides can be increased by a gradient layer.Different nitrogen carriers give the alloys distinguishing microstructure and mechanical properties,and a gradient alloy with ultrafine-TiC0.5N0.5 is found optimal.展开更多
USLNG CO<sub>2</sub> laser beam as a heat source to sinter whole P/M （powder metallurgy） green com-pact is a new technique. As reported in refs. [1--4], the advantages of the laser sintering ofCu-base an...USLNG CO<sub>2</sub> laser beam as a heat source to sinter whole P/M （powder metallurgy） green com-pact is a new technique. As reported in refs. [1--4], the advantages of the laser sintering ofCu-base and Fe-base green compact were characterized by rapid sintering rate, no contamina-tion, fine structure and good properties.展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Projects of Sichuan Province,China,(No.2008GZ0179)
文摘Gradient cemented carbides with the surface depleted in cubic phases were prepared following normal powder metallurgical pro-cedures.Gradient zone formation and the influence of nitrogen introduction methods on the microstructure and performance of the alloys were investigated.The results show that the simple one-step vacuum sintering technique is doable for producing gradient cemented carbides.Gradient structure formation is attributed to the gradient in nitrogen activity during sintering,but is independent from nitrogen introduced methods.A uniform carbon distribution is found throughout the materials.Moreover,the transverse rupture strength of the cemented carbides can be increased by a gradient layer.Different nitrogen carriers give the alloys distinguishing microstructure and mechanical properties,and a gradient alloy with ultrafine-TiC0.5N0.5 is found optimal.
文摘USLNG CO<sub>2</sub> laser beam as a heat source to sinter whole P/M （powder metallurgy） green com-pact is a new technique. As reported in refs. [1--4], the advantages of the laser sintering ofCu-base and Fe-base green compact were characterized by rapid sintering rate, no contamina-tion, fine structure and good properties.
