Optimizing the synthesis of ultrafine tungsten carbide powders by effective combinations of carbon sources and atmospheres
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2017

Nanostructured WC powders can provide technologically attractive properties due to the fine microstructures obtained after sintering. Either W or WO3 powders are used for the industrial production of WC. In both cases, the contact area between carbon and tungsten precursors has a critical influence on the reaction temperatures, which in turn affects grain growth and agglomeration of particles. Different methods have been studied to increase the reaction rates by enhancing the contact between reactants: carbon coating of tungsten powder, solid-gas reactions of tungsten powders with atmospheres containing CH4, or mechanical activation followed by thermal activation of tungsten and carbon precursors. In this work WC-powders were obtained by mechanical activation of tungsten and carbon precursors followed by thermal activation of these mixes at temperatures up to 1100 °C. A systematic study has been carried out combining two dissimilar carbon sources (graphite and carbon black), with different atmosphere compositions (Ar, Ar-50H2, Ar-10CO) and studying the evolution of phases at different stages of the synthesis. The results show how the efficiency of the interaction between carbon sources and atmospheres affects the completion of the synthesis. The synthesis of WC from WO3 in H2 containing atmospheres is enhanced when using carbon black sources, however in CO containing atmospheres the most effective interaction is with graphite.

Mechanical and thermal activation

Carbothermal reduction

Metal/oxide-carbon-atmosphere interaction

Carbon sources

Carbothermal reduction

WC-powder synthesis

Författare

R. Oro

Technische Universität Wien

Eduard Hryha

Chalmers, Material- och tillverkningsteknik, Yt- och mikrostrukturteknik

R. Gilardi

Imerys

L. Alzati

Imerys

Lars Nyborg

Chalmers, Material- och tillverkningsteknik, Yt- och mikrostrukturteknik

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

02634368 (ISSN) 22133917 (eISSN)

Vol. 63 9-16

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Ämneskategorier

Materialteknik

DOI

10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2016.04.012

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2018-03-02