Wear properties of borided WC-Co

Tuna Aydogmus; Derya Peker; Polat Topuz

doi:10.1515/mt-2022-0386

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Wear properties of borided WC-Co

Tuna Aydogmus
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuna Aydogmus, born in 1987, graduated from the Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey in the Educational Sciences Faculty. He completed his MSc and Ph.D. at Osmangazi University. He worked at the İstanbul Gedik University, Turkey in the Machinery and Metal Technologies Department between 2013 and 2019. He has been working at Hitit University, Turkey since 2019. He is an expert in materials science, non-destructive material tests, surface development, diffusion processes, and thin film technologies.
, Derya Peker
Asst. Prof. Dr. Derya Peker, born in 1966, graduated from Hacettepe University, Turkey in the Engineering Faculty. She completed her MSc at the Anadolu University and her Ph.D. at the Osmangazi University. She worked at the Anadolu University, Turkey in the Physics Department between 1990 and 1993. She has been working at Osmangazi University, Turkey, since 1993. She is an expert in semiconductors, materials physics, and thin film technologies
and Polat Topuz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Polat Topuz, born in 1975, graduated from Marmara University, Turkey in the Technical Education Faculty. He completed his MSc and Ph.D. at the same university. He worked at the Yildiz Technical University, Turkey in the Metallurgical and Materials Department between 1999 and 2010. He has been working at İstanbul Gedik University, Turkey, since 2010. He is an expert in materials science, destructive and non-destructive material tests, scanning electron microscopy, and diffusion processes.

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Abstract

Today, artificially produced tungsten carbide (WC) tools are used as an alternative to diamonds such as mining, drilling, cutting, or machining. Although it is called WC, it also contains a certain amount of cobalt (Co). The most important reason for this is that it increases the wear resistance of the WC. Boriding is a type of surface hardening method that provides wear, hardness, and corrosion resistance to the applied surface. In boriding, which is a kind of diffusion process, there is no change in the dimensions of the materials since the boride layer grows from the outer surface of the materials to the inside. In this study, the development of surface properties by boriding of 90 wt% WC and 10 wt% Co-containing abrasive bits used for drilling were investigated. The samples were borided in an atmosphere-controlled furnace at 1173, 1273, and 1373 K for 1, 2, and 3 h by the pack boriding method. After the boriding processes, the microstructure, hardness, and chemical composition of the boride layers formed on the surface of the samples were examined, and finally, the wear tests were carried out to reveal the differences compared to the unborided sample.

Keywords: diffusion; pack-boriding; powder metallurgy; WC-Co; wear

Corresponding author: Polat Topuz, Vocational School, İstanbul Gedik University, Gedik Meslek Yüksekokulu, Sülüntepe Mh. Yunus Emre Cd. No: 1/1 Şeyhli, Pendik, Istanbul, 34876, Türkiye, E-mail: polat.topuz@gedik.edu.tr

About the authors

Tuna Aydogmus

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuna Aydogmus, born in 1987, graduated from the Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey in the Educational Sciences Faculty. He completed his MSc and Ph.D. at Osmangazi University. He worked at the İstanbul Gedik University, Turkey in the Machinery and Metal Technologies Department between 2013 and 2019. He has been working at Hitit University, Turkey since 2019. He is an expert in materials science, non-destructive material tests, surface development, diffusion processes, and thin film technologies.

Derya Peker

Asst. Prof. Dr. Derya Peker, born in 1966, graduated from Hacettepe University, Turkey in the Engineering Faculty. She completed her MSc at the Anadolu University and her Ph.D. at the Osmangazi University. She worked at the Anadolu University, Turkey in the Physics Department between 1990 and 1993. She has been working at Osmangazi University, Turkey, since 1993. She is an expert in semiconductors, materials physics, and thin film technologies

Polat Topuz

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Polat Topuz, born in 1975, graduated from Marmara University, Turkey in the Technical Education Faculty. He completed his MSc and Ph.D. at the same university. He worked at the Yildiz Technical University, Turkey in the Metallurgical and Materials Department between 1999 and 2010. He has been working at İstanbul Gedik University, Turkey, since 2010. He is an expert in materials science, destructive and non-destructive material tests, scanning electron microscopy, and diffusion processes.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Keywords for this article

diffusion; pack-boriding; powder metallurgy; WC-Co; wear