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Hard alloy comprising one or more hard phases and a binary or multicomponent binder metal alloy
Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
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Filing: 1981-07-17
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Granted: 1984-02-21
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Expires: 2001-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A hard alloy including at least one hard phase and a binary or multicomponent binder metal alloy, in which the hard substance comprises a finely dispersed, homogeneous distribution in the binder metal. The hard phase comprises a carbide of a Group IVb, Vb or VIb transition metal, and the binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a Group IVb, Vb or VIb transition metal, with Re, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, or Pt.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Holleck
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 20:52
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C32/00; C22C32/0047; C22C32/0052; C22C29/00; C22C29/02; C22C29/06; C22C29/067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A hard alloy comprising at least one hard phase and a binary or multicomponent binder metal alloy, said hard alloy comprising a finely dispersed, homogeneous distribution of said at least one hard phase in said binder metal alloy, said at least one hard phase comprising a carbide of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, and said binder metal alloy comprising a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt, with the proportion of transition metal in said binder metal alloy comprising 2 to 60 mole percent, and the remaining 98 to 40 mole percent of said binder metal alloy comprising (a), Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt, and (b) 0 to 90 atom percent Fe, Ni or Co, the atom percent of Fe, Ni or Co being based on the total atom percent of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Fe, Ni and Co percent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A hard alloy comprising at least one hard phase and a binary or multicomponent binder metal alloy, said hard alloy comprising a finely dispersed, homogeneous distribution of said at least one hard phase in said binder metal alloy, said at least one hard phase comprising a carbide of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, and said binder metal alloy comprising a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt, with the proportion of transition metal in said binder metal alloy comprising 2 to 60 mole percent, and the remaining 98 to 40 mole percent of said binder metal alloy comprising (a), Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt, and (b) 0 to 90 atom percent Fe, Ni or Co, the atom percent of Fe, Ni or Co being based on the total atom percent of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Fe, Ni and Co percent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Hard alloy according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of hard phase to binder metal alloy is in a range between 90 volume percent hard substance to 10 volume percent binder metal alloy, and 5 volume percent hard substance to 95 volume percent binder metal alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
Hard alloy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said carbide has a composition which corresponds to a transition metal to carbon atom ratio in a range from 1:1 to 2:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
123 words
Method for producing a hard alloy according to claim 1, comprising: (a) forming a powder mixture of (i) a powdered transition metal of Group IVb, Vb and VIb, (ii) a powder of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt, and (iii) carbon powder, in stoichiometric proportions which correspond to a high temperature carbide having at least two metal components; (b) pressing the powder mixture to form pressed bodies; (c) heat treating the pressed bodies at a temperature which is at least 1450° K., and which is above the decomposition temperature of said high-temperature carbide having at least two metal components to form said high temperature carbide; (d) subjecting the heat treated bodies of step (c) to a decomposition heat treatment, and then cooling.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
Method according to claim 4, wherein said powder mixture is formed from Cr powder, C powder, and at least one of the powders of Ru, Rh, Ir or Pt, in a ratio which corresponds to one of the formulas (a) (Cr 0 .5 Ru 0 .5)C 0 .33, (b) (Cr 0 .5 Rh 0 .5)C 0 .25, (c) (Cr 0 .5 Ir 0 .5)C 0 .25, (d) (Cr 0 .5 Pt 0 .5)C 0 .1, or (e) a mixture of at least two of the formulas (a) to (d).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
Method according to claim 4, wherein said powder mixture is formed from Mo powder, C powder, and at least one powder of the metals Ru, Rh, Os, Ir and Pt, in a ratio which corresponds to one of the formulas (a) (Mo 0 .5 Ru 0 .5)C 0 .33, (b) (Mo 0 .5 Rh 0 .5)C 0 .25, (c) (Mo 0 .5 Os 0 .5)C 0 .33, (d) (Mo 0 .5 Ir 0 .5)C 0 .25, (e) (Mo 0 .5 Pt 0 .5)C 0 .1 or (f) a mixture of at least two of the formulas (a) to (e).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
Method according to claim 4, wherein said powder mixture is formed from W powder, C powder, and at least one of the metals Ru, Rh, Os and Pt, in a ratio which corresponds to one of the formulas (a) (W 0 .5 Ru 0 .5)C 0 .33, (b) (W 0 .5 Rh 0 .5)C 0 .25, (c) (W 0 .5 Os 0 .5)C 0 .33, (d) (W 0 .5 Pt 0 .5)C 0 .1 or (e) a mixture of at least two of the formulas (a) to (d).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
Method for producing a hard alloy according to claim 1, comprising: (a) forming a powder mixture of a prefabricated powdered carbide of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb and VIb, a powder of transition metal of Group IVb, Vb and VIb, and Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt in stoichiometric proportions which correspond to a carbide having at least two metal components; (b) pressing the powder mixture to form pressed bodies; (c) heat treating the pressed bodies at a temperature which is at least 1450° K., and which is above the decomposition temperature of said high-temperature carbide having at least two metal components, to form said high temperature carbide; (d) subjecting the heat-treated bodies of step (c) to a decomposition heat treatment, and then cooling.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
Hard alloy according to claim 1, wherein said binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Ru, Rh, Pd, Os or Ir.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
Method according to claim 4, wherein said binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Ru, Rh, Pd, Os or Ir.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
Method according to claim 8, wherein said binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Ru, Rh, Pd, Os or Ir.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
Hard alloy according to claim 1, wherein said binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Rh, Pd, Os or Ir.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
Hard alloy according to claim 4, wherein said binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Rh, Pd, Os or Ir.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
Hard alloy according to claim 8, wherein said binder metal alloy comprises a solid alloy of a transition metal of Group IVb, Vb or VIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, with Rh, Pd, Os or Ir.
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