Literature published recently in the Soviet Union discusses diffusion coating treatment of alloys containing TiC in detail, but contains no information on the treatment of alloys consist of WC.
A preliminary experiment involving titanizing of a WC-Co cemented carbide system was carried out to examine the applicability of the paste process to cemented carbides used for wood cutting tools.
Research results obtained are summarized as follows:
(1) The WC-Co cemented carbide system decreased in mass after titanizing. Mass loss increased with reduction of paste thickness, but increased with increase in the time of treatment due to oxidation or detitanization.
(2) Hardness after titanizing increased with increases in paste thickness, temperature of treatment and time. Under optimum condition, surface hardness was improved remarkably.
(3) The intermetallic compound formed were identified by X-ray diffraction pattern.
(4) Transverse rupture strength, after titanizing increased with increases in the temperature of treatment but decreased with increases in treatment time.
(5) Alloys low in Co content could be hardened to the some extent as well as iron and steel, but toughness was decreased by titanizing. It is recommended that Co content be increased to obtain alloys with greater toughness.
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