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Abstract
The effects of TiC and Cr7C3 contents on the mechanical and wear properties of carbide particles reinforced iron composites are investigated in the present work. Firstly, the Cr7C3–TiC–Fe composites designed from CALculation of PHAse Diagrams (CALPHAD) method were fabricated by the spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. Subsequently, their microstructure, hardness, and wear property were measured by using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), microhardness tester, and three-body abrasive wear tester, respectively. Finally, the relationship between carbide contents and mechanical or wear property was discussed. The results show that Cr7C3–TiC–Fe composites with excellent wear property can be used as attractive candidates of wear-resistant materials.
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The International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials (IJRMHM) publishes original research articles concerned with all aspects of refractory metals and hard materials. Refractory metals are defined as metals with melting points higher than 1800 °C. These are tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, tantalum, niobium, hafnium, and rhenium, as well as many compounds and alloys based thereupon. Hard materials that are included in the scope of this journal are defined as materials with hardness values higher than 1000 kg/mm2, primarily intended for applications as manufacturing tools or wear resistant components in mechanical systems. Thus they encompass carbides, nitrides and borides of metals, and related compounds. A special focus of this journal is put on the family of hardmetals, which is also known as cemented tungsten carbide, and cermets which are based on titanium carbide and carbonitrides with or without a metal binder. Ceramics and superhard materials including diamond and cubic boron nitride may also be accepted provided the subject material is presented as hard materials as defined above.