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What is the relationship between hardness and strength?
Hardness affects resistance to abrasion, and harder the material the more resistant it is to abrasion.
However, amount of abrasion is not only determined by hardness, but could be affected by adhesions caused by workpieces of certain materials.
Thickness also affects the life of material, and so the environment and manufacturing process must be taken into consideration when selecting cemented carbide grade.
There are many factors related to strength, such as transverse rupture strength, impact strength, fracture toughness value and others, therefore material selection must be made in consideration of these factors.
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What is the main component of cemented carbide?
The main component is tungsten carbide (WC), which becomes cemented carbide after bonding with metallic binders such as cobalt and nickel.
Additives such as chromium (Cr) are added to these alloys to create cemented carbides with various characteristics. -
What is the hardness of cemented carbides?
Generally, hardness can range from HRA88 to HRA92.
Higher hardness increases wearing resistance, but decreases impact resistance making it more prone to chipping. -
Are there any changes due to thermal conductivity?
Thermal conductivity is based on the amount of Co. Lower Co levels lead to higher conductivity.
Generally, higher conductivity means that heat escapes well and frictional heat can be controlled.
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