CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH A BINDER PHASE GRADIENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

• Main Authors: FISCHER, UDO, AKERMAN, JAN, HARTZELL, TORBJORN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.01.1988
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CASTING; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WORKING METALLIC POWDER

The present invention relates to a cemented carbide body, preferably for rock drilling, mineral cutting and wear parts, in which the content of binder phase in the surface is lower than the nominal one and in the centre higher than the nominal one. In the centre there is a zone having a uniform content of binder phase. The WC grain size is uniform throughout the body.