Properties of Cryogenic Treated Cemented Carbides (WC-Co)

Abstract:

The present paper explores the effects of deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) on the properties of WC-Co cemented carbides. The investigation involved four different cemented carbide (CC) grades. Two of them were coarse-grained WC with grain sizes larger than 6 μm and binder fractions of 10 and 15 wt. %. The other two were fine-grained with WC grains of 0.5-0.8 μm and the same binder fractions of 10 and 15 wt. %. Their specimens were ground and polished to prepare them for DCT. In each specimen, one half of this polished surface was used for testing the properties of the CC before cryogenic treatment. The post-DCT properties were then determined on the other half. Properties of the cemented carbides prior to and after DCT were studied using optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, hardness testing according to Vickers scale followed by calculation of fracture toughness K_IC and a ball-on-disk test of the wear resistance of the surface. One of the findings was that cryogenic treatment led to a decrease in residual stresses and to lower fracture toughness K_IC in the CC.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 403)
• Pages: 75-89
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.403.75
• Online since: September 2020
• Authors: Vojtěch Průcha*, David Bricin, Antonín Kříž, Zdeněk Jansa
• Keywords: Cemented Carbides, Deep Cryogenic Treatment, Residual Stress, WC-Co

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