Preparation and Characterization of Tungsten Carbide WC/Cobalt Composites by Powder Metallurgy Method

Abstract

The Tungsten carbide (WC) based composites are good choice to replace the traditional conventional materials for obtaining high hardness and wear resistance. This work investigates the influence of cobalt content on the characterization of Tungsten carbide. The composite specimens are prepared by using powder metallurgy technique. The effect of cobalt material on the performance of Tungsten carbide hardness, fracture toughness is estimated by conducting suitable experiments. While performing experiments, a powder mixture of 89% WC, 11% of Co was manufactured with powder metallurgy, under appropriate milling conditions and Sintering temperature to ensure uniform microstructure. From the present work the optimum sintering temperature of Tungsten carbide mixed nano cobalt composite is identified. The crystalanity of the resulting materials is identified from a rapid analytical technique, X -ray Diffraction.