Effect of cobalt addition on the liquid-phase sintering of W-Cu prepared by the fluidized bed reduction method

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Metallurgical Transactions, A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02668523· OSTI ID:6983696

Joo, S K; Lee, S W; Ihn, T H ^[1]

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1. Seoul National Univ. (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Metallurgy

A new process, fluidized bed reduction (FBR) method, was applied for fabrication of uniform W-Cu sintered material. Liquid-phase sintering was carried out to obtain fully densified W-Cu composite, and the effect of cobalt addition on the sintering behavior was investigated. It was found that fully densified material could not be obtained even after sintering at 1,200 C for 4 hours in the case of 75W-25Cu, while more than 96 pct density could be obtained as soon as the sintering temperature reached 1,200 C when 0.5 wt pct cobalt was added prior to the sintering. It has been found that the wetting angle of the liquid copper is reduced significantly by the addition of cobalt, and the formation reaction of Co[sub 7]W[sub 6] intermetallic compound at the surface of the tungsten powder is mainly responsible for the enhancement of the densification process.

• OSTI ID: 6983696
• Journal Information: Metallurgical Transactions, A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science); (United States), Journal Name: Metallurgical Transactions, A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science); (United States) Vol. 25:8; ISSN 0360-2133; ISSN MTTABN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALLOYS
COBALT
COPPER ALLOYS
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
METALLURGICAL EFFECTS
METALS
SINTERING
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUNGSTEN ALLOYS