Open AccessAlloying Hard Metals of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt System with Vanadium and Rhenium to Improve Wear Resistance
Author(s) -
U. Sh. Ruziev,
U. Ernazarov,
Vitaliy Guro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
challenges of science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-9481
DOI - 10.31643/2020.029
Subject(s) - rhenium , alloy , metallurgy , materials science , vanadium , cobalt , carbide , tungsten , wear resistance , vanadium carbide
Vanadium and rhenium modified samples of hard alloy systems WC-VC-Co, WC-ReC-Co (grade VK-6) are considered when testing their wear resistance and hardness, in comparison with the serial alloy VK-6. The samples of the groups differed in the content of vanadium and rhenium, and additional purification of the raw material. The reason for the reduced wear resistance of the VK-6 alloy, caused by the structural features and the presence of impurities, is revealed. Sample test results: WC-VC-Co alloys in the VC concentration range of 1.0-16.0% by weight, turned out to be ≈ 3% harder and 30-90% more resistant to wear; WC-ReC-Co alloys, at a ReC concentration of 1-5% by weight, turned out to be ≈3% harder and 38.5% more resistant to wear; additional purification of the W-raw material of the WC-ReC-Co alloy with a ReC concentration of 5% by weight, in comparison with the alloys: VK-6 and VK-6 modified with 5% rhenium without additional purification, increased wear resistance from 38.5% (alloy "VK-6 modified with 5% rhenium"), up to 57.0% (single) and 65.3% (three times purification) alloy "VK-6 modified with 5% rhenium with additional purification". Experimental-industrial tests of products - surfacing on turning tools made of VK-6 alloy with VC 3% wt., Revealed that they were 30-35% more resistant to wear than samples from the serial VK-6 alloy, with an equal content cobalt; this means an increase in the resource of the tool by 30-35%. It was recommended to introduce alloying and additional purification of tungsten raw materials.