Development of a Porous Tungsten Carbide Composite Material, Its Structure, Properties, and Pattern of High-Velocity Interaction with Steel Plates.

High-temperate vacuum sintering has been used to obtain porous composite tungsten carbide alloy TNIC (W–Ni–Fe–Co) + 69 wt.% WC. The results of investigations into the microstructure and physical-mechanical properties of the alloy are presented. An experimental investigation has been conducted into the high-velocity interaction of cylindrical strikers made of this material with steel plates in the velocity range of 1200–1400 m/s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]