Abstract: Carbon control of WC-8%Co tungsten cemented carbide during debinding process of powder injection molding was investigated. Effects of debinding method including thermal debinding,solvent debinding and condensed solvent debinding on carbon content were studied. The results show that thermal debinding in N2 atmosphere can not completely remove the binder,some binder residues leave behind as free carbon. Thermal debinding in H2 causes severe carbon loss while thermal de bin ding in 75%N2+25%H2 atmosphere gains an ideal carbon balance. Two step debinding method such as solvent debinding plus sequent thermal debinding and condensed so lvent debinding plus sequent thermal debinding can not only obviously reduce debinding time,but also endow the technology extensive flexibility to debinding a tmosphere and adjustability of carbon content. Moreover,compared with solvent de binding, condensed-solvent-debinding can remove binder more completely and gain debound specimens with higher strength.
Carbon control during debinding process of cemented carbide made by powder injection molding
Abstract:
Carbon control of WC-8%Co tungsten cemented carbide during debinding process of powder injection molding was investigated. Effects of debinding method including thermal debinding, solvent debinding and condensed solvent debinding on carbon content were studied. The results show that thermal debinding in N 2 atmosphere can not completely remove the binder, some binder residues leave behind as free carbon. Thermal debinding in H 2 causes severe carbon loss while thermal debinding in 75%N 2+25%H 2 atmosphere gains an ideal carbon balance. Two step debinding method such as solvent debinding plus sequent thermal debinding and condensed solvent debinding plus sequent thermal debinding can not only obviously reduce debinding time, but also endow the technology extensive flexibility to debinding atmosphere and adjustability of carbon content. Moreover, compared with solvent debinding, condensed-solvent-debinding can remove binder more completely and gain debound specimens with higher strength.
Fig.3 Correlation of debinding atmosphere and carbon content of as-debound and as-sintered specimens1—Total carbon content of as-sintered specimens;2—Total carbon content of as-debound specimens;3—Dissociated carbon content of as-debound specimens;4—Dissociated carbon content of as-sintered specimens
图4 脱脂气氛对试样氧含量及抗弯强度的影响
Fig.4 Correlation of debinding atmosphere, oxygen content and TRS of as-sintered specimens1—Oxygen content of as-debound specimens;2—Oxygen content of as-sintered specimens;3—Transverse rupture strength of as sintered specimens