Effects of Ni and C content on the liquid phase sintering of Fe-6 wt%B-48 wt%Mo-(0-7)wtooNi-(0.0l-0.3)wt%C alloys are studied by means of DTA, dilatometric measurements, microstructural observations and mechanical properties. The results are summarized as follows.
(1) In proportion to the increase of Ni and C contents, the temperature ranges of liquid forming reactions of γ-Fe+Fe
2B→L
1 and γ-Fe+Mo
2FeB
2→L
2 shift to lower temperatures, respectively. As the C content increases, another liquid forming reaction, γ-Fe+Fe
3C→Lc, occurs in addition to the L
1 and L
2 forming reactions. The Lc forming reaction occurs slightly below the temperature range in which the L
1 reaction occurs.
(2) When the Ni content is in the range of 2-3 wt% and the C content is low (0.01 wt%), the sintered alloy consists of Mo
2FeB
2, a small amount of Fe
2B as hard phases and a martensitic binder. However, transverse rupture strength and hardness are not improved.
(3) Highest transverse rupture strength values around 2.2 GPa are obtained for the Fe-6 wt%B-48 wt%Mo-3 wt%Ni-0.1 wt%Calloy, which consists of the martensitic binder phase.
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