RESEARCH OF THE MECHANISM OF COMPACTION OF MIXTURES OF POWDERS OF REFRACTORY CARBIDES WITH A METALLIC BOND IN EXPLOSIVE PRESSING ON A METAL SUBSTRATE

The results of investigations of the features of the behavior of the components of mixtures of refractory carbide powders with metals during explosive pressing are presented. It is shown that the main factor determining the compaction of mixtures is the dynamic flow of one of the phase components of the mixture into the initial pores of the powder. As the phase component of the mixture, the movement of which limits the degree of compaction and leads to the formation of a continuous matrix in the structure of the material pressed by the explosion, both the metal binder and the carbide component of the material can act.