Chromium Carbide Powder Used As An Additive In Cutting Tools Made Of Cemented Carbides Also As Surface Treatment
Chemical Composition:
Grade | Ct | Cf | Cr | Fe | Si | O | Al | P | S |
BD-30101 | ≥12.75 | ≤ 0.3 | ≥85.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.035 |
BD-30102 | ≥12.75 | ≤ 0.3 | ≥85.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.035 |
BD-30103 | ≥12.75 | ≤ 0.3 | ≥85.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.035 |
BD-30104 | ≥12.75 | ≤ 0.3 | ≥85.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.035 |
BD-30105 | ≥12.75 | ≤ 0.3 | ≥85.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.035 |
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Specification :
Grade | Average Particle Size | |
BD-30101 | ≤11um | |
BD-30102 | 2-3um | |
BD-30103 | ≤2um | |
BD-30104 | 140-325mesh | |
BD-30105 | 325-5um | |
Chromium carbide is useful in the surface treatment of metal components. Chromium carbide is used to coat the surface of another metal in a technique known as
thermal spraying. Cr
3C
2 powder is mixed with solid
nickel-chromium. This mixture is then heated to very high temperatures and sprayed onto the object being coated where it forms a protective layer. This layer is essentially its own
metal matrix composite, consisting of hard ceramic Cr
3C
2 particles embedded in a nickel-chromium matrix. The matrix itself contributes to the corrosion resistance of the coating because both
nickel and chromium are corrosion resistant in their metallic form. After over spraying the coating, the coated part must run through a diffusion heat treatment to reach the best results in matter of coupling strength to the base metal and also in matter of hardness.
Another technique utilizes chromium carbide in the form of overlay plates. These are prefabricated chromium carbide-coated steel plates, which are meant to be welded onto existing structures or machinery in order to improve performance.
Chromium carbide is used as an additive in cutting tools made of
cemented carbides, in order to improve
hardness by preventing the growth of large grains.
[8] The primary constituent in most extremely hard cutting tools is
tungsten carbide. The tungsten carbide is combined with other carbides such as titanium carbide, niobium carbide, and chromium carbide and
sintered together with a cobalt matrix. Cr
3C
2 prevents large grains from forming in the composite, which results in a fine-grained structure of superior hardness.