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, Volume 35, Issue 11, pp 35–42 | Cite as

Effect of Composition, Microstructure, and Service Conditions on the Wear of Cemented Carbides

  • Jorn Larsen-Basse
Physical & Mechanical Metallurgy
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Summary

A number of different mechanisms account for the wear of cemented carbides. These mechanisms vary with service conditions and with composition and microstructure of the alloy. The main mechanisms are brittle fracture, fatigue, and plastic deformation, possibly assisted to various degrees by corrosion and diffusion. Each of the major mechanisms may act at different levels: (1) the macroscopic level, affecting a major part of the component by the wear event; (2) the microscopic level, affecting a section of material which incorporates a substantial number of grains; and (3) a finer level, where only individual carbide grains or binder areas are affected. These events are discussed, along with effects of microstructure, binder phase metal, carbide type, and binder-carbide bond.

Keywords

Carbide Tool Wear Tool Life Abrasive Wear Wear Mechanism 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jorn Larsen-Basse
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of HawaiiHonoluluHawaii

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