Boron-treated hard metal
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1. A cemented carbide body, comprising:
- a tungsten carbide phase;
a nickel binder phase; and
a third phase comprising nickel, tungsten, boron, and carbon.
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A hard, relatively non-brittle, cemented carbide body is made by sintering pressed grade carbide powders in the presence of a boron-containing material such as boron nitride. During sintering, appreciable quantities of boron migrate or diffuse into the body to become incorporated throughout the microstructure of the carbide resulting in the formation of a third quarternary phase comprised of tungsten, nickel, boron and carbon.
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1. A cemented carbide body, comprising:
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a tungsten carbide phase; a nickel binder phase; and a third phase comprising nickel, tungsten, boron, and carbon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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8. A cemented carbide body, comprising:
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a) a carbide phase, including a carbide former and carbon; b) a binder phase made mostly of a binder element; and c) a dispersion of boron-containing material throughout the body, wherein the microstructure of said carbide body, when subjected to track etch analysis and etched with a caustic solution, exhibits an etch phase throughout the body.
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