Investigation on pressureless cosintering behaviour of Hadfield steel/cemented carbide bimaterials.

C. Pascal (1) , A. Thomazic (1) , A. Antoni-Zdziobek (1) , J.M. Chaix (1)

1 SIMaP - Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux et Procédés

This study aims at understanding the physicochemical phenomena which take place during pressureless cosintering of Hadfield steel (X120Mn12) and cemented carbide (WC cemented by an Fe rich binder). The experimental approach consists in studying the sintering behaviour of single materials (dimensional changes and weight losses during sintering, microstructure and hardness after sintering) before studying cosintering. Two bimaterial architectures are investigated: one consists of a two layer bimaterial and the other consists of cemented carbide inclusions in steel matrix. For both architectures, when the contact between materials is achieved, a multiphase intermediate layer appears between the two materials. This intermediate layer consists of a M6C continuous matrix with remaining WC grains at the cemented carbide side and with Fe rich islands at the steel side. M6C formation is the result of WC dissolution and asymmetric diffusion of W and C in the steel layer.

Domaines: Matériaux

C. Pascal, A. Thomazic, A. Antoni-Zdziobek, J.M. Chaix. Investigation on pressureless cosintering behaviour of Hadfield steel/cemented carbide bimaterials.. Powder Metallurgy, 2012, 55 (2), pp.110-117. ⟨10.1179/1743290111y.0000000014⟩. ⟨hal-00747593⟩