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(Ti,W)C-Ni cermet prepared by high-energy ball milling and subsequent carbothermal reduction of TiO2-Ti-WO3-C mixture

  • Hanjung Kwon
  • , Jiwoong Kim
  • , Sun A. Jung
  • , Chang Yul Suh
  • , Dae Sup Kil
  • , Ki Min Roh
  • , Wonbaek Kim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources

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Abstract

A single-phase (Ti,W)C solid solution was prepared by high-energy ball milling of TiO2-Ti-WO3-C powder mixtures with various TiO2/Ti ratios and subsequent carbothermal reduction. Thermodynamic calculations suggest that the reaction pathways would follow the sequences WO3→WC, TiO2→Ti2O3, Ti(CO)→TiC, Ti2O3→TiC, and TiC+WC→(Ti,W)C. The reaction pathways were substantiated by measuring CO gas evolution and heat flow using QMS and DSC, respectively. The 80(Ti,W)C-20Ni powders were sintered in vacuum at 1510 C and their mechanical properties were evaluated. The toughness values of (Ti,W)C-Ni cermet were significantly higher than those of TiC-Ni cermet owing to the alloying effect of W in TiC. The composition of raw powder mixture also affected the mechanical properties of (Ti,W)C-Ni after sintering. The toughness was improved when TiO2/Ti ratio was 2 in the raw powder mixture than when pure Ti or TiO2 was used. The enhanced toughness is attributed to larger (Ti,W)C grain size.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7607-7611
Number of pages5
JournalCeramics International
Volume40
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014.06

Keywords

  • Cermet
  • Fracture toughness
  • Mechanical alloying
  • Solid solution

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