[go: up one dir, main page]

US2899739A - Sintered hard metal alloy - Google Patents

Sintered hard metal alloy Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US2899739A
US2899739A US2899739DA US2899739A US 2899739 A US2899739 A US 2899739A US 2899739D A US2899739D A US 2899739DA US 2899739 A US2899739 A US 2899739A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
alloy
hard metal
phase
tac
sintered hard
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Publication date
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US2899739A publication Critical patent/US2899739A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C29/00Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides
    • C22C29/02Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides
    • C22C29/06Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a sintered hard metal alloy'of the well known type consisting essentially of tungsten carbide and titanium carbide (with or without a content of tantalum and/or niobium carbide) and an auxiliary or bonding metal selected preferably from the iron group of the periodic table, for'instance cobalt, nickel and/or iron, and which has a structure built up of the following phases:
  • ly-Phase consisting of a solid solution of WC and TaC/NbC (if present) in TiC, ,t9-phase consisting of auxiliaryV or bonding metal (hereinafter called bonding metal), usually Co and/ or Ni, and a-phase consisting of WC.
  • hardl metal alloys consisting of -7% yby weight Co and a high TiC content, for example 20-36% by weight. been included in the alloy.
  • a high TiC content for example 20-36% by weight.
  • alloys of the type A have relatively satisfactory strength qualities, while their wear resistance is considerably .lower than that obtainable by the alloys ofthe type B, the latter, however, having the drawback of being very fragile.'
  • 'I'he object of the present invention is to produce a sintered hard metal alloy which has the qualities both of satisfactory strength and of satisfactory wear resistance. Alloys according to the present invention have been found to be particularly suitable for machine tools for finishing materials like steel giving long chips, but are not limited to this particular application. Y
  • a sintered hard metal alloy according to the present invention is defined both by the percentages of its components present in the alloy, and by a relationship between the amounts of the and y-phases in the alloy.
  • a sintered hard metal alloy according to the present invention contains 30-45% by weight TiC, 1-5% by weight TaC/NbC and 8-l3% by weight of bonding metal such as Co, Ni
  • chromium, vanadium and zirconium may be present in small amounts without disadvantage to the essential propv erties of the alloy.
  • the alloy of the invention is likely to contain certain impurities; thus, for example, the components TaC/N bC used for hard metal In some cases a small amount of TaC hasl 2 alloys always ncontain. smalll (insignificant) amounts ofV oxygen and nitrogen, and WC sometimes mayhcontain small (insignificant) amounts of molybdenum carbide.
  • a sintered hard metal alloy according to ⁇ the present invention is also characterized in that the amount of the ,I3-phase of the alloy and the amount ofthe ⁇ yphase arel related to one another by ⁇ the relationship ⁇ 10o 1oo-2 wherein and fy represent the amounts of the respective phases expressed in volume percent.
  • the amount of the ,I3-phase of the alloy and the amount ofthe ⁇ yphase arel related to one another by ⁇ the relationship ⁇ 10o 1oo-2 wherein and fy represent the amounts of the respective phases expressed in volume percent.
  • fy represent the amounts of the respective phases expressed in volume percent.
  • the alloy contains either or both the compounds TaC and NbC, and that where a percentage ligure is given against the expression TaC/NbC this refers'to the con# tent of (TaC-l-NbC) in the alloy.
  • the bonding metal usually consists substantiallyY en tirely of Co and/ or Ni. I have found that with the relatively high proportion of TiC included in the alloy of the present invention it may be advantageous to use Ni as a bonding metal, as Ni has a greater capacity for dissolving TiC than has Co.
  • the alloy of thisinvention has an increased amount -phaseA of the alloy whilst maintaining or even increasing the resistance to wear, that is to say resistance against wear as well as cratering.
  • the amount of y-phase has been less than 1GO-2;?, whilst the amount of bonding metal has been considerably below the limits specifiedfor Vthis invention.
  • the composition off-'the alloy is of great importance.-
  • the limits ofV the values of the components havebeen --indicated above. Ithas usually proved .to be advantageous if the hard metal contains up to 5% by weight (preferably between 1 and 3% by weight) of TaC/NbC.
  • the amount of the bonding metal is preferably chosen within the range 8-ll% by i TiC percent 36442 TaC/NbC do 1-3 Bonding metal, preferably Co and/or Ni do I 9-11 WC Y remainder.
  • Example I Percent by weight TiC i. 40 TaC/NbC 2 Co l0 WC 48 This has 'been shown to ⁇ be of importance for obtaining an increase in the strength 3 t Exampie 2 1 1 1 proportions offthesecomponents :are groilndzwth .tungf steni carbide and :bonding metal tov af grainsize whichwil give: 'the -islinfteredi hardg metal falloy fproductf af grain ;sjiz fof preferabiyiz; ma: After prrssnsepottims mthiww der, to al suitable szeandf shape they are suitably sintere i in ava'cuunz 'ovemat laboutll for; about 1; hour.; i i f me Qi ffplass; ab .by
  • Ti, W double car# bide
  • Tantalum carbide and/or niobium carbide may either be added in the form of single carbides or in the form of a solid solution (Ta, Nb)C.
  • a solid solution Ta, Nb
  • Schwarzkopf Powder Metallurgy, Its Physics and Profor example in the form of (T, Ta, W)C. The correct duction, Macmillan Co., New York (1947), pp. 208-211.

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Powder Metallurgy (AREA)

Description

Aug.l 18, 1959 J o.`w. oHLssoN 2,899,739
SINTERED HARD METAL ALLOY Filed June 11, 1957 INVE/VTR Fall, Johan @lof W/Uiam @l1/ssen BJ JOMJW 89 ffornejs 2,899,739 Patented Aug. v18, 1959 2,899,739 Y SINTERED HARD METAL ALLOY' Fall Johanl lof William Ohlsson, Enskede, Sweden, as-
sgnor to Sandvikens Jernverks Aktiebolag, Sandviken, Sweden, a corporation of Sweden Application June '11, '1957, Serial No. 664,943
6 Claims. (Cl. 29182.7)
The present invention'relates to a sintered hard metal alloy'of the well known type consisting essentially of tungsten carbide and titanium carbide (with or without a content of tantalum and/or niobium carbide) and an auxiliary or bonding metal selected preferably from the iron group of the periodic table, for'instance cobalt, nickel and/or iron, and which has a structure built up of the following phases:
ly-Phase consisting of a solid solution of WC and TaC/NbC (if present) in TiC, ,t9-phase consisting of auxiliaryV or bonding metal (hereinafter called bonding metal), usually Co and/ or Ni, and a-phase consisting of WC.
For machine tool cutters for the finishing of steel, hardl metal alloys have been used consisting of -7% yby weight Co and a high TiC content, for example 20-36% by weight. been included in the alloy. As an example of known alloys'for this purpose I mention below the vapproximate proportions of two main types:
A, percent by weight B, percent by weight 6 balance The alloys of the type A have relatively satisfactory strength qualities, while their wear resistance is considerably .lower than that obtainable by the alloys ofthe type B, the latter, however, having the drawback of being very fragile.'
'I'he object of the present invention is to produce a sintered hard metal alloy which has the qualities both of satisfactory strength and of satisfactory wear resistance. Alloys according to the present invention have been found to be particularly suitable for machine tools for finishing materials like steel giving long chips, but are not limited to this particular application. Y
A sintered hard metal alloy according to the present invention is defined both by the percentages of its components present in the alloy, and by a relationship between the amounts of the and y-phases in the alloy.
Takingy first the components of the alloy, a sintered hard metal alloy according to the present invention contains 30-45% by weight TiC, 1-5% by weight TaC/NbC and 8-l3% by weight of bonding metal such as Co, Ni
and/or Fe, the remainder being substantially all WC, although, as known in this art, other alloy components,
' for example, one or more of the carbides of molybdenum,
chromium, vanadium and zirconium may be present in small amounts without disadvantage to the essential propv erties of the alloy. Furthermore, of course, whether or not these alloy components are present, the alloy of the invention is likely to contain certain impurities; thus, for example, the components TaC/N bC used for hard metal In some cases a small amount of TaC hasl 2 alloys always ncontain. smalll (insignificant) amounts ofV oxygen and nitrogen, and WC sometimes mayhcontain small (insignificant) amounts of molybdenum carbide.
A sintered hard metal alloy according to` the present inventionis also characterized in that the amount of the ,I3-phase of the alloy and the amount ofthe ^yphase arel related to one another by` the relationship` 10o 1oo-2 wherein and fy represent the amounts of the respective phases expressed in volume percent. Preferably.
ly 100 1.5 Any tendency to deformation of the cutting edge which may occur with high bonding metal contents when .usinghigh cutting speed which give rise to high temperatures,
' that the alloy contains either or both the compounds TaC and NbC, and that where a percentage ligure is given against the expression TaC/NbC this refers'to the con# tent of (TaC-l-NbC) in the alloy.
The bonding metal usually consists substantiallyY en tirely of Co and/ or Ni. I have found that with the relatively high proportion of TiC included in the alloy of the present invention it may be advantageous to use Ni as a bonding metal, as Ni has a greater capacity for dissolving TiC than has Co.
In comparison with knownA hard metal alloys for finish`V ing materials such as steel the alloy of thisinvention has an increased amount -phaseA of the alloy whilst maintaining or even increasing the resistance to wear, that is to say resistance against wear as well as cratering. In previously known hard 'metals for the purpose specified, the amount of y-phase has been less than 1GO-2;?, whilst the amount of bonding metal has been considerably below the limits specifiedfor Vthis invention.
For obtaining the unusual properties for lthe hard metal alloy according to this invention the composition off-'the alloyis of great importance.- The limits ofV the values of the components havebeen --indicated above. Ithas usually proved .to be advantageous if the hard metal contains up to 5% by weight (preferably between 1 and 3% by weight) of TaC/NbC. The amount of the bonding metal is preferably chosen within the range 8-ll% by i TiC percent 36442 TaC/NbC do 1-3 Bonding metal, preferably Co and/or Ni do I 9-11 WC Y remainder The invention will now be illustrated by some examples giving the approximate composition by weight for certain alloys in accordance with the invention.
Example I Percent by weight TiC i. 40 TaC/NbC 2 Co l0 WC 48 This has 'been shown to` be of importance for obtaining an increase in the strength 3 t Exampie 2 1 1 1 proportions offthesecomponents :are groilndzwth .tungf steni carbide and :bonding metal tov af grainsize whichwil give: 'the -islinfteredi hardg metal falloy fproductf af grain ;sjiz fof preferabiyiz; ma: After prrssnsepottims mthiww der, to al suitable szeandf shape they are suitably sintere i in ava'cuunz 'ovemat laboutll for; about 1; hour.; i i f me Qi ffplass; ab .by
The alloy con if; @ai
,v i 11's* n; by weight fof fther iltiardfrnetals; wa
:De per= cbm andi they snm nii lthe' anhzmnts= of the three phasesa, f f
, f 'andere equals lfwhere j,;;ar1d=fyfrepressre1th www@ of the respective ypliasesin volumes percent.- f f f f f g2; A isintered; hartigmetalf Lalioy accordinglzto; claim :I wherein? tire amount by: -weighti 'ci fthe TEGy content y l accordance Wit invention it has been proved to be advantageous to add titanium carbide in the form of a so-called double car# bide (Ti, W) C, consisting of for example 50% by Weight of titanium carbide and 50% by weight of tungsten carbide. Tantalum carbide and/or niobium carbide may either be added in the form of single carbides or in the form of a solid solution (Ta, Nb)C. Of course, it is References Cited m the me of thls patent also possible to include carbides in other solid solutions, Schwarzkopf: Powder Metallurgy, Its Physics and Profor example in the form of (T, Ta, W)C. The correct duction, Macmillan Co., New York (1947), pp. 208-211.

Claims (1)

1.A SINTERED HARD METAL ALLOY CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS IN THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES BY WEIGTH: TIC, 30 TO 45%; A CARBIDE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TAC AND NBC, 1 TO 3%; AUXILIARY BONDING METAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NI, CO AND FE, 8-11%; THE REMAINDER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL WC, SAID ALLOY BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT SAID ALLOY IS COMPOSED OF A Y-PHASE CONSISTING OF A SOLID SOLUTION, IN TIC, OF ALL OF THE CARBIDE OF THE GROUP CON SISTING OF TAC AND NBC AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF WC AND AN A B-PHASE CONSISTING THE REMAINING UNDISSOLVED WC AND B-PHASE CONSISTING OF AUXILIARY BONDING METAL THE AMOUNT OF THE B-PHASE THEREOF AND THE AMOUNT OF THE Y-PHASE THEREOF BEING RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER BY THE RELATIONSHIP
US2899739D 1956-06-19 Sintered hard metal alloy Expired - Lifetime US2899739A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE580556 1956-06-19

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US2899739A true US2899739A (en) 1959-08-18

Family

ID=20267271

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US2899739D Expired - Lifetime US2899739A (en) 1956-06-19 Sintered hard metal alloy

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US2899739A (en)
CH (1) CH375905A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3245763A (en) * 1963-07-01 1966-04-12 Sandvikens Jernverks Ab Sintered hard metal alloy for machining cast iron and steel
US3463621A (en) * 1967-06-20 1969-08-26 Poudres Metalliques Alliages Speciaux Ugine Carbone Alloys of sintered carbides
US3525999A (en) * 1968-12-24 1970-08-25 Ugine Carbone Carbide alloys

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3245763A (en) * 1963-07-01 1966-04-12 Sandvikens Jernverks Ab Sintered hard metal alloy for machining cast iron and steel
US3463621A (en) * 1967-06-20 1969-08-26 Poudres Metalliques Alliages Speciaux Ugine Carbone Alloys of sintered carbides
US3525999A (en) * 1968-12-24 1970-08-25 Ugine Carbone Carbide alloys

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CH375905A (en) 1964-03-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4049876A (en) Cemented carbonitride alloys
KR102079325B1 (en) FeNi BINDER HAVING UNIVERSAL USABILITY
US4049380A (en) Cemented carbides containing hexagonal molybdenum
US3994692A (en) Sintered carbonitride tool materials
US4353742A (en) Cobalt-containing alloys
US6030429A (en) Hard sintered alloy
KR20110079901A (en) Molybdenum-containing metal powder for the production of cemented carbide based on tungsten carbide
US2731711A (en) Sintered tungsten carbide composition
US3215510A (en) Alloy
US3245763A (en) Sintered hard metal alloy for machining cast iron and steel
US2899739A (en) Sintered hard metal alloy
NO153838B (en) DEVICE FOR REGULATION OF THE KATA VALUE.
DE2719532A1 (en) HARD METALS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM
US2731710A (en) Sintered carbide compositions
US3737290A (en) Sintered titanium alloy
US2960403A (en) Molybdenum-base alloys
JPS63286550A (en) Nitrogen-containing titanium carbide-base alloy having excellent resistance to thermal deformation
JPS633017B2 (en)
US3177076A (en) Forgeable high temperature cast alloys
US2198343A (en) Hard metal composition
US2924875A (en) Sintered hard metal alloy
US3463621A (en) Alloys of sintered carbides
US2551170A (en) Cobalt base alloy and articles thereof
US2967349A (en) Metallic compositions
US1593924A (en) Alloy steel