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Thermophysical properties of Co-free WC-FeCr hardmetals

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Humphry-Baker, S. A., Marshall, Jessica M., Smith, G. D. W. and Lee, W. E. (2017) Thermophysical properties of Co-free WC-FeCr hardmetals. In: 19th Plansee Seminar, Reutte, Austria, 29 May – 2 Jun 2017. Published in: Proceedings of the 19th Plansee Seminar 2017 International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials (Submitted)

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Fe-Cr alloys can potentially replace carcinogenic Co as the binder system in WC-hardmetals. Furthermore, they may be used in emerging applications such as nuclear fusion reactor shielding, where use of Co is forbidden due to the formation of hazardous activated species. In such applications, a good understanding of thermophysical properties is critical to predicting high temperature performance. By combining several thermal analysis techniques (dilatometry, laser flash and calorimetry) we have determined the thermal conductivity and thermal expansivity of several grades of WC-FeCr hardmetals between room temperature and 1200 °C. In these materials the WC grain size was varied between 0.2 and 5 microns. The binder content was kept constant at 10 wt.%, and the nominal binder composition was Fe-8 wt.% Cr. The room temperature thermal conductivities of these materials varied between about 50 and 110 W/m-K, which are similar values to analogous WC-Co materials. Thermal expansion curves exhibited discontinuous shrinkage events at about 850 °C, due to an allotropic phase transition within the FeCr binder between its BCC and FCC structures. The magnitude of the shrinkage was about a third that predicted by the rule-of-mixtures, suggesting significant internal stresses could be generated during the transformation. Such internal stresses could affect the properties of WC-FeCr hardmetals when operating at high temperature.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Iron alloys -- Thermal properties, Chromium alloys -- Thermal properties, Tungsten carbide -- Thermal properties
Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the 19th Plansee Seminar 2017 International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
Publisher: Plansee Group Service
Editor: Sigl, L. S. and Kestler, H. and Pilz, A.
Official Date: 3 March 2017
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3 March 2017Modified
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Submitted
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Tokamak Energy
Grant number: EP/K008749/1 (EPSRC)
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 19th Plansee Seminar
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Reutte, Austria
Date(s) of Event: 29 May – 2 Jun 2017
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