Chromium carbides hardness

The four most important carbides for the production of hard metals are tungsten carbide [12070-12-17, WC, titanium carbide [12070-08-5] TiC, tantalum carbide [12070-06-3J, TaC, and niobium carbide [12069-94-2] NbC. The binary and ternary soHd solutions of these carbides such as WC—TiC and WC—TiC—TaC (NbC) are also of great importance. Chromium carbide (3 2) [12012-39-0], molybdenum carbide [12011-97-1], MoC, and... 

Iron carbide (3 1), Fe C mol wt 179.56 carbon 6.69 wt % density 7.64 g/cm mp 1650°C is obtained from high carbon iron melts as a dark gray air-sensitive powder by anodic isolation with hydrochloric acid. In the microstmcture of steels, cementite appears in the form of etch-resistant grain borders, needles, or lamellae. Fe C powder cannot be sintered with binder metals to produce cemented carbides because Fe C reacts with the binder phase. The hard components in alloy steels, such as chromium steels, are double carbides of the formulas (Cr,Fe)23Cg, (Fe,Cr)2C3, or (Fe,Cr)3C2, that derive from the binary chromium carbides, and can also contain tungsten or molybdenum. These double carbides are related to Tj-carbides, ternary compounds of the general formula M M C where M = iron metal M = refractory transition metal. 

Poor Weldability a. Underbead cracking, high hardness in heat-affected zone. b. Sensitization of nonstabilized austenitic stainless steels. a. Any welded structure. b. Same a. Steel with high carbon equivalents (3), sufficiently high alloy contents. b. Nonstabilized austenitic steels are subject to sensitization. a. High carbon equivalents (3), alloy contents, segregations of carbon and alloys. b. Precipitation of chromium carbides in grain boundaries and depletion of Cr in adjacent areas. a. Use steels with acceptable carbon equivalents (3) preheat and postheat when necessary stress relieve the unit b. Use stabilized austenitic or ELC stainless steels. 

For erosive wear. Rockwell or Brinell hardness is likely to show an inverse relation with carbon and low alloy steels. If they contain over about 0.55 percent carbon, they can be hardened to a high level. However, at the same or even at lower hardness, certain martensitic cast irons (HC 250 and Ni-Hard) can out perform carbon and low alloy steel considerably. For simplification, each of these alloys can be considered a mixture of hard carbide and hardened steel. The usual hardness tests tend to reflect chiefly the steel portion, indicating perhaps from 500 to 650 BHN. Even the Rockwell diamond cone indenter is too large to measure the hardness of the carbides a sharp diamond point with a light load must be used. The Vickers diamond pyramid indenter provides this, giving values around 1,100 for the iron carbide in Ni-Hard and 1,700 for the chromium carbide in HC 250. (These numbers have the same mathematical basis as the more common Brinell hardness numbers.) The microscopically revealed differences in carbide hardness accounts for the superior erosion resistance of these cast irons versus the hardened steels. 

There is another interesting difference between the two irons. Ni-Hard (nominally 1 A Cr, 4 A Ni, 3C) has a matrix of the iron carbide that suiTounds the areas of the steel constituent. This brittle matrix provides a continuous path if a crack should start thus the alloy is vulnerable to impact and is weak in tension. In contrast, HC 250 (nominally 25 Cr, 2 AC) has the steel portion as the matrix that contains island crystals of chromium carbide. As the matrix is tougher. HC 250 has more resistance to impact and the tensile strength is about twice as high as that of Ni-Hard. jMoreover, by a suitable annealing treatment the... 

These steels resist oxidation scaling up to 825°C but are difficult to weld and, thus, are used mainly for items that do not involve welded joints [17]. They are thermally hardened and useful for items that require cutting edges and abrasion resistance in mildly corrosive situations. However, they should not be tempered in the temperature range of 450 to 650°C. This reduces the hardness and wear resistance and also lowers the corrosion resistance because of the depletion of chromium in solution through the formation of chromium carbides. 

Chromium diffusion applied to a low-carbon steel produces a surface that has the characteristics of ferritic stainless steel, such as AISI446 to a depth about 0.1 mm. When diffusion is applied to a high-carbon steel, a surface rich in chromium carbides is formed. This has a hardness greater than 1000 VHN, which provides good resistance to abrasion. 

Carbide-based cermets have particles of carbides of tungsten, chromium, and titanium. Tungsten carbide in a cobalt matrix is used in machine parts requiring very high hardness such as wire-drawing dies, valves, etc. Chromium carbide in a cobalt matrix has high corrosion and abrasion resistance it also has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of steel, so is well-suited for use in valves. Titanium carbide in either a nickel or a cobalt matrix is often used in high-temperature applications such as turbine parts. Cermets are also used as nuclear reactor fuel elements and control rods. Fuel elements can be uranium oxide particles in stainless steel ceramic, whereas boron carbide in stainless steel is used for control rods. 

Tests on a wide range of alloys at temperatures varying from 704 to 927°C have been made by Bernsen et al." to determine the temperature limits beyond which engineering materials carburise when held in contact with graphite. Table 7.27 lists the maximum penetrations of the carburised zones while nickel in general showed no visible evidence of carburisation the associated hardness measurements indicated solution of carbon even at 704°C. At this temperature the chromium-containing alloys showed little tendency to carburisation, but at 816°C carburisation leading to the formation of chromium carbide was rapid. 

Cemented carbides form one of the most important groups of hard materials [41,42], The carbides WC, TiC, and TaC are the technically most important ones. They are produced in amounts of several thousand tons per year. VC, NbC, ZrC, HfC, M02C, and the chromium carbides are somewhat less important. The extreme hardness and high melting points of many transition metal carbides were already recognized in the 1890s by Moissan [43]. 

The various chromium carbides are relatively hard and brittle. They significantly increase the hardness and pyrophoric stability of carbon rich hard materials. These compounds are known as Stellite . The hardness of alloyed steels [9] results from several chromium-iron double carbides of compositions (Fe, Cr)3C2, (Cr, Fe)23C6, and (Fe, Cr)yC3. These mixed carbides crystallize all in the structures of the respective pure chromium carbides with a mixed occupancy of the chromium positions by chromium and iron atoms. 

With the adoption of the seal concepts proposed by the seals task force, all seals are accessible for removal and replacement when the turbomachine is removed. The seals will utilize a softer material than those interfacing surfaces which are not intended to be replaced over their 60 year design life. The hardness of these latter surfaces will be attained with suitable coatings, of which chromium-carbide is one candidate. A second sealing location on these surfaces is incorporated in the design as a backup should the first location become inadvertently... 

Chromium Carbides. At least two Cr carbides exist. Cr3C2 m.p. 1890 °C sp. gr. approx. 6.7 thermal expansion (20-1000 C) 10 X 10-6. CrC m.p. 1550 C but oxidizes at 1100 C. These carbides are hard, refractory, and chemically resistant. As such they have found... 

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