ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Cubic boron nitride (cBN) powder was compacted at high pressure and high temperature using a solid solution of titanium carbide and titanium nitride (TiC x N1−x ) as binding material in the presence of a small amount of aluminium. Different compositions of (TiC x N1−x ), 0〈x〈1 were used as binders. The weight percentage of cBN, TiC x N1−x and aluminium were optimized and found to be critical; any marked deviation from these optimized values deteriorated the quality of compacts. Various high-pressure sintering parameters such as pressure, temperature and sintering time, etc, were optimized for this binder. The compacts were also characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and microhardness measurements. The microstructural and X-ray diffraction observations indicated no marked changes in the compacts as the value ofx in TiC x N1−x was varied, but the microhardness was found to depend on the value ofx.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01106554
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