1. Effect of Si 3 N 4 Additive on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti(C,N)-Based Cermet Cutting Tools.
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Elgazzar, Ali, Zhou, Sheng-Jian, Ouyang, Jia-Hu, Peng, Zi-Jian, Yao, Jun-Teng, Liu, Zhan-Guo, Wang, Yu-Jin, and Wang, Ya-Ming
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CERAMIC metals ,CUTTING tools ,MICROSTRUCTURE ,VICKERS hardness ,FRACTURE toughness ,SILICON nitride ,SILICON alloys - Abstract
Development of high-performance cutting tool materials is one of the critical parameters enhancing the surface finishing of high-speed machined products. Ti(C,N)-based cermets reinforced with and without different contents of silicon nitride were designed and evaluated to satisfy the requirements. In fact, the effect of silicon nitride addition to Ti(C,N)-based cermet remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of Si
3 N4 additive on microstructure, mechanical properties, and thermal stability of Ti(C,N)-based cermet cutting tools. In the present work, α -Si3 N4 "grade SN-E10" was utilized with various fractions up to 6 wt.% in the designed cermets. A two-step reactive sintering process under vacuum was carried out for the green compact of Ti(C,N)-based cermet samples. The samples with 4 wt.% Si3 N4 have an apparent solid density of about 6.75 g/cm3 (relative density of about 98 %); however, the cermet samples with 2 wt.% Si3 N4 exhibit a superior fracture toughness of 10.82 MP a.m 1 / 2 and a traverse rupture strength of 1425.8 MPa. With an increase in the contents of Si3 N4 , the Vickers hardness and fracture toughness of Ti(C,N)-based cermets have an inverse behavior trend. The influence of Si3 N4 addition on thermal stability is clarified to better understand the relationship between thermal stability and mechanical properties of Ti(C,N)-based cermets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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