• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.44 no.3 s.298
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• pp.152-156
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• 2007

Tungsten carbide powder was synthesized by SHS (self-propagating high-temperature synthesis). Except $WO_{3}$, each concentration of raw material ($WO_{3},\;Mg,\;NaCl,\;Na_{2}CO_{3},\;C$) was investigated. Final product was characterized by XRD and SEM. X-ray data demonstrated that the $NaCl+Na_{2}CO_{3}$ combined mixture has superiority in the WC formation process. Single phase and submicrometer WC powder was synthesized at the temperature below $1600^{\circ}C$. The role of sodium salts in combustion process was discussed, and chemical mechanism of WC formation was proposed. WC powder prepared by salt-assisted combustion synthesis has a size $0.2{\sim}3\;{\mu}m$ and low agglomeration degree.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1-8
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• 2007

The ultra-fine tungsten carbide(WC) powders have been actively used in the cemented carbides industry, because they have excellent mechanical properties such as high hardness, strength, and toughness. In this study, ultra-fine WC-Co alloys powders have been fabricated by thermochemical and thermomechanical process such as spray conversion process or high energy ball milling. The non-coated end-mill which is made of ultra-fine tungsten carbide is investigated by measuring cutting force, tool wear, tool life, and surface roughness profile according to cutting length. The machining test was conducted with high hardened workpiece and their performances are investigated in high speed cutting conditions. Also, the relationship between the machining characteristics and the Co contents are investigated under various high speed cutting conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.221-222
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• 2006

In recent years, the demands of the aspherical glass lenses increase since it is difficult to obtain the desirable performance in the plastic lens. Glass lens is manufactured by the forming with high precision mold core. This paper presents the analysis of optimal grinding condition of tungsten carbide(WC, Co0.5%) using design of experiments(DOE). The process parameters are turbin spindle, work spindle, feedrate and depth of cut. The experiments results are evaluated by MINITAB software.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.285-285
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• 2007

Friction material in a piezoelectric system is a important part to affect to moving performance. In this paper, alumina ceramics $(AlO_2)$, silicon carbide (SiC), high speed steel and super-hard alloy (WC, Tungsten Carbide) having a hardness knoop of 1000 to 2000 $kg/mm^2$ were tested as a friction material of AF module. Even though $AlO_2$, SiC and high speed steel were a high-hardness material, $AlO_2$ and SiC were worn by a rough surface, and SiC is rusted in humidity condition. AF module using super-hard alloy has showed a stable moving performance in life time test.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.42-55
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• 1994

Presently, abrasive processing is on eof several methods for cutting and grinding brittle materials, and high quality in dimensional accuracy and surface roughness are often required as a structural components, therefore most of them has to be ground. In manufacturing of tungsten-carbide components, grinding by diamond wheel is usually adopted in order to provide configurational and dimensional accuracy to the components. The present study proposes the experi- mental research of optimum condition to the high quality surface grinding of the WC-Co material using diamond abrasive wheel in order to minimize the damage on the ground surface and to pursue the precise dimension by conventional grinding machine. Brief investigation is carried out to decrease the dressing is constant, theoretical grinding effect such as machining precision is changed according to the speed of workpiece. Accordingly, normal and tangential grinding forces, which are Fn, Ft were analyzed for the machining processes of WC-Co material to obtain optimum grinding conditions, 3-point bending test is carried out to check machining damage on the ground surface layer, which is one of sintered brittle materials.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.648-649
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• 2006

The dry-milling technique was used for mixing and crushing oxides and graphite powders. The ratio of ball-to-powder was 30:1 and argon gas was filled in jar. The excess carbon was $10{\sim}20wt%$ of the stoichiometric amount. The dry-milling was carried for 20 hours. The mixed powders were reduced and carburized at $900{\sim}980^{\circ}C$ for 3 hours flowing Ar gas in tube furnace. The dry-milled powders showed the wide diffraction patterns of X-ray. The reactions of reduction and carburization were completed in 3 hours at $980^{\circ}C$. After the reactions, the mean size of WC particles was about 200 nm. The content of free carbon in WC/Co mixed powders was less as the reaction temperature increased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.22-22
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• 2001

전통적으로 초경합금은 무라까미 용액에서 에칭하거나 묽은 염산에 넣고 끓이는 방법에 의해 그 밋구조를 관찰하였다. 그러나 carbide 입자가 suvmicron 크기인 초경합금에서는 전통적인 에칭 방법으 에칭 후에도 입자/기지상, 입자/입자 입계를 동시에 구분시킬 수 있는 SEM 사진을 얻을 수 없다. 본 연구에서는 submicron 크기 초경합금의 고배율 SEM 사진을 얻을 수있는 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)의 새로운 에칭 용액을 개발하였다. 경명의 submicron 크기 WC-Co 시편을 샐운 에칭 용액인 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)에 넣고 약 6$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 12분 동안 에칭하였다. 에칭에 의해 Co 기지상은 빠르게 제기(dissolution)되었고, 동시에 표면의 WC 입자들은 각각의 결정학적 방향에 따라 천천히(slowly) 다른 속도로 부식(sissolution)되었다. 고배율 SEM을 관찰한 결과 WC/기지상 계면과 WC/WC 입계가 명화갛게 관찰되었다. WC 입자의 성장을 억제시키는입자성장 억제제(Cr3C2, TaC,VC)가 첨가된 WC Co 초경합금을 새로운 에칭 용액인 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)에 넣고 약 6$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 12분동안 에칭하였다. 매우 작은 입자를 갖는 미세구조임에도 불구하고 고배율 SEM에서 WC/기지상 계면과 WC/WC 입계가 명확하게 관찰되었다. 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)에서 Co 기지상이 빠르게 제거되는 것은 산 (acid)인 HNO3)에서 금속인 Co가 쉽게 녹기 때문이다. 동시에 WC 입자들이 각각 다른 속도로 에칭 된 것은 강력한 산화제인 H2O2가 각각의 WC입자 표면에 얇은 텅스텐 산화물 층을 형성시켰고 이들이 산인 HNO3에서 녹았기 때문이다. 본 연구에서 개발된 새로운 에칭 용액인 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)의 에칭 원리가 똑같이 적용 가능한 다른 종류의 초경 합금에서도 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.41-45
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• 2006

In recent years, the demands of the aspheric glass lenses increase since it is difficult to obtain the desirable performance in the plastic lens. Glass lens is manufactured by the forming with high precision mold core. This paper presents the analysis of optimal grinding condition of tungsten carbide(WC, Co 0.5%) using design of experiments(DOE). The process parameters are turbin spindle, work spindle, feedrate and depth of cut. The experiments results are evaluated by MINITAB software.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 1999.08a
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• pp.272-278
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• 1999

Tungsten Carbide(WC) Roll is widely used in finishing stands of wire rod mill. This report is about the manufacturing method of WC roll with excellent wear resistance. To enhance wear resistance, WC content has been increased to the maximum extent while binder content such as Co, Ni, Cr has been minimized. Part of WC is replaced with TiC having more wear resistant than WC. WTiC powder has been used to prevent weight unbalance resulting from the difference of specific weight when adding TiC. The roll manufactured by this method, is having more wear resistance than the existing rolls when applying to the final stand of the finishing mill. This report shows that WC is the critical factor of wear resistance in WC rolls and an approprite amount of TiC effects wear resistance and when adding TiC, using WTiC powder is better.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.12 no.7
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• pp.178-188
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• 1995

A study on the temperature distribution of tungsten carbide alloy steel(WC-Co) in surface grinding was conducted to improve the surface finish and to find optimum grinding conditions which would lead to efficient grinding operation by theoretical finite element method analysis and experimental test of workpiece under various conditions. Based on the comparixion of test results and FEM analysis data, it is concluded that the FEM computer simulation of heat transfer is useful in predicting the temperature distribution of test material that the increase of temperature is more infuleneced by the grinding depth than the grinding speed. And that the grinding energy flux of dey grinding is 4 to 6 time greater than wet grinding regardless of grinding speed and finally that the heat transfer does not take place in depth deeper than 3mm from the grinding surface.