Magnetic and mechanical properties of TiC–xTiN–15MC–yNi (MC = Mo2C, WC) cermets.

Abstract The present work investigated magnetic and mechanical properties of TiC– x TiN–15MC– y Ni (wt.%, MC = Mo 2 C, WC, x = 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and y = 20, 40) cermets. Room-temperature (RT) saturation magnetization M s of Mo 2 C-containing and WC-containing cermets decreased with increasing x , and that of Mo 2 C-containing cermets was lower at the same x and y. Ferromagnetism disappeared at RT for Mo 2 C-containing cermets regardless of x and y and for WC-containing cermets at x = 15 for y = 20 and x ≥ 12 for y = 40, mainly due to high total content of non-magnetic Mo (or W) and Ti in binder phase. At x = 15, Curie temperature T c of Mo 2 C-containing cermets decreased to about 97 K for y = 20 and 16 K for y = 40. For Mo 2 C-containing cermets, transverse rupture strength (TRS) and hardness reached the maximum at x = 6 for y = 20, and they increased with increasing x for y = 40. For WC-containing cermets, TRS reached the maximum at x = 6 whereas hardness decreased slowly with increasing x for y = 20, and TRS and hardness reached the maximum at x = 12 and 6 for y = 40, respectively. TRS and hardness of Mo 2 C-containing cermets were higher than those of WC-containing cermets at the same x and y , except x = 0, 15 for y = 20, mainly due to stronger ceramic grain refinement strengthening effect and stronger substitutional solid-solution strengthening effect of binder phase. Highlights • RT M s of cermets decreased with increasing TiN content, regardless of MC. • Ferromagnetism of cermets disappeared at RT for MC = Mo 2 C, regardless of x and y. • Ferromagnetism of cermets disappeared at RT for MC = WC at x = 15 for y = 20, 40. • For MC = Mo 2 C, T c of cermets decreased to ∼97 K for y = 20 and ∼16 K for y = 40. • TRS and hardness of cermets were generally higher for MC = Mo 2 C than for MC = WC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]