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Effects of Y2O3 and Cr3C2 on the microstructure and properties of WC–Co–Ni alloy prepared by microwave sintering

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WC–9Co–1Ni cemented carbides with Y2O3 and Cr3C2 additives were obtained through powder metallurgy and microwave sintering. The effects of additives on the microstructure and properties were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, mechanical property tests and electrochemical tests. The results showed that the grain size of WC decreased from 558 nm to 443/450 nm after adding Y2O3 or Cr3C2 additives, respectively. The hardness and transverse rupture strength of alloys were greatly enhanced when the contents of Y2O3 or Cr3C2 additives were 0.50 wt.%. Compared with the WC–9Co–1Ni cemented carbide, the wear rate of cemented carbide with 0.50 wt.% Y2O3 or Cr3C2 was reduced by 31.48% and 31.65%, respectively. Meanwhile, both Y2O3 and Cr3C2 additives could effectively improve the anti-corrosion performance of WC–9Co–1Ni cemented carbide.

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The work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51904126), the Key project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (20202ACBL214012), the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China (2020M682115) and of Jiangxi Province (2019KY29), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Education Department (GJJ200805), the Foundation Engineering Research Center of Tungsten Resources High-efficiency Development and Application Technology of the Ministry of Education (W-2021ZD001), the Foundation of Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province (2020KF004), the Foundation of Collaborative Innovation Center for Development and Utilization of Rare Metal Resources Co-sponsored by Ministry of Education and Jiangxi Province, (JXUST-XTCX-2022-04), the independent project of Jiangxi advanced Copper Industry Research Institute (ZL-202006), Distinguished Professor Program of **ggang Scholars in institutions of higher learning, Jiangxi Province and Jiangxi Province “Double Thousand Plan” science and technology innovation high-end Talent Project (jxsq2019201039).

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Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51904126, Shengda Guo, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, 20202ACBL214012, Shengda Guo, Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China, 2020M682115, Shengda Guo.

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    Lei Liu, Yanliang Wang, Shengda Guo, Fei Yu, Huang Cai, Hao Chen & Rui Bao

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Liu, L., Wang, Y., Guo, S. et al. Effects of Y2O3 and Cr3C2 on the microstructure and properties of WC–Co–Ni alloy prepared by microwave sintering. Appl. Phys. A 128, 757 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05908-z

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