Wear-Resistant Cast Irons and Tungsten Carbide Composites
This community investigates the microstructure, manufacturing, and tribological performance of cast irons and cemented carbides, specifically to develop materials that withstand abrasive wear, high stress, and corrosion in industrial applications.
The research focuses heavily on ductile and gray cast irons, high-chromium white irons, and tungsten carbide (WC-Co) cermets. Key methods include spark plasma sintering, heat treatment, and finite element analysis to understand how microstructural features like spheroidal graphite and carbide distribution influence wear resistance and mechanical strength. The work also addresses the recycling of tungsten carbide scraps and the development of cobalt-free or high-entropy alloy binders to improve material sustainability and performance under high-temperature oxidation and abrasive conditions.
The largest share of the community's output is found in iron research, accounting for 0.7% of all iron-related papers, with 2,802 papers in this group. Tungsten research follows with 1.8% of its total output, comprising 2,062 papers, while chromium contributes 1.1% of its research with 1,113 papers.
The community comprises 9,766 papers, publishing most frequently in the International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Wear, and the Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
Recent work explores the friction and wear behavior of WC-based carbides against stainless steel at varying temperatures, the recycling of cemented carbide scraps to regenerate tungsten carbide and cobalt powders, and the use of high-entropy alloy binders to enhance the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of these materials.