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Ultrasonic and Mechanical Characterization of Borided Ceramic–Metal Composite

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In this study, composite samples were produced using Ni, Co, and WC powders at different sintering temperatures by pack boronizing and powder metallurgy method. Prepared composites were boronized in commercial Ekabor®-2 powder between 1000 and 1400°C for 2 and 6 h using the pack boronizing method. Using the powder metallurgy method, all powders were sintered in the tube furnace under argon shroud at the same temperature range. Ultrasonic velocity, ultrasonic attenuation and Young’s modulus values were determined by using the pulse-echo method, which is one of the non-destructive testing methods. Transverse and longitudinal ultrasonic velocities and density were used to calculate the Young’s modulus of these samples. Ultrasonic properties such as ultrasonic velocity, ultrasonic attenuation and Young’s modulus and mechanical properties such as microhardness and density showed a linear relationship with the sintering temperature. SEM (scanning electron microscopy), EDX (energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) analysis was performed to characterize the properties of Ni–Co–WC ceramic composite samples. The relative effects of the surface images and microstructural changes of the samples prepared at different temperatures and different methods on the ultrasonic attenuation and velocity were investigated in Ni–Co–WC composite samples. As the sintering temperature increased, microhardness and density values of the composite samples also increased. The X-ray analyzes showed that the phases in the produced composites were successfully made in both methods. In addition, the experimental results of the composites obtained by the pack boronizing method increased linearly as the sintering temperature increased compared to the powder metallurgy method. The surface hardness of the material obtained in the boriding process increased approximately 4.5 times.

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Yönetken, A., Bilici, V.Ö. Ultrasonic and Mechanical Characterization of Borided Ceramic–Metal Composite. Russ J Nondestruct Test 58, 779–789 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830922090091

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