US4497660A
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Cemented carbide
Assignee: Santrade Ltd
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Filing: 1980-05-14
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2000-05-14
Abstract
Abstract In material applications in which besides a high wear resistance also excellent corrosion resistance, strength and toughness are required, conventional hard metal alloys have appeared inadequate. According to the invention a hard metal alloy now exists which fulfils these requirements. It is based on WC-Ni, and the binder phase of nickel is alloyed with low, well adjusted concentrations of above all Cr and Mo.
Inventors
- 👤 Leif Lindholm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:42
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/02; C22C29/06; C22C29/067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
Sintered hard metal alloy of high wear resistance combined with good toughness properties, good strength and excellent corrosion and oxidation resistances, said alloy consisting essentially of from 55-95% by volume hard materials of which at least 98% is WC, remainder being one or more carbides of the metals Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb and Ta and from 5 to 45% by volume of a single phase binder, said single phase binder consisting essentially of, in % by volume: Ni: at least 50 Cr: 10-25 Mo: 3-15 Mn: 10 max. Co: 30 max. Fe: 20 max. W: 13 max. and one or more of: Al: 0.5-5.0 Si: 0.5-5.0 Cu: 0.5-10 and a total carbon concentration (weight percent, or w/o, C) in the sintered alloy of: w/o C=A i -B i (100 minus w/o hard material) wherein A i =1/100 (w/o WC in hard material×6.13+w/o TaC in hard material×6.22+w/o VC in hard material×19.08) and B i =0.061±0.008 for Cr+Mo between 13-15 volume % and B i =0.058±0.007 for Cr+Mo between 16-35 volume %.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
Sintered hard metal alloy of high wear resistance combined with good toughness properties, good strength and excellent corrosion and oxidation resistances, said alloy consisting essentially of from 55-95% by volume hard materials of which at least 98% is WC, remainder being one or more carbides of the metals Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb and Ta and from 5 to 45% by volume of a single phase binder, said single phase binder consisting essentially of, in % by volume: Ni: at least 50 Cr: 10-25 Mo: 3-15 Mn: 10 max. Co: 30 max. Fe: 20 max. W: 13 max. and one or more of: Al: 0.5-5.0 Si: 0.5-5.0 Cu: 0.5-10 and a total carbon concentration (weight percent, or w/o, C) in the sintered alloy of: w/o C=A i -B i (100 minus w/o hard material) wherein A i =1/100 (w/o WC in hard material×6.13+w/o TaC in hard material×6.22+w/o VC in hard material×19.08) and B i =0.061±0.008 for Cr+Mo between 13-15 volume % and B i =0.058±0.007 for Cr+Mo between 16-35 volume %.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The sintered hard metal alloy of claim 1, wherein said single phase binder contains up to 20% Cr and up to 6% Mo.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sintered hard metal alloy of claim 1, wherein the hard material is essentially all WC.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sintered hard metal of claim 3, wherein the single phase binder contains Cr+Mo in an amount of between 13 and 15 volume percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sintered hard metal of claim 3, wherein the single phase binder contains Cr+Mo in an amount of between 16 and 35 volume percent.
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