TY - JOUR A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Huang, S. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Cannizza, E. T1 - Potentials of niobium carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear protection N2 - Research and development of WC grades is 90 years ahead of niobium carbide-based hard materials, which showed already as light-weight and unexplored material a very high potential for many technical applications, especially for wear protection and machining. NbC evoluted recently from lab scale to pilot scale, especially in areas where established WC-based materials are causing economic, environmental or technical concerns. Benchmark trials of NbC-based hard metals indicated already a favorable performance in machining of steel components. KW - Niobium carbide KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - NbC KW - Hard metals KW - Machining KW - Nickel PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2018.01.009 SN - 0263-4368 VL - 72 SP - 380 EP - 387 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-44166 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Huang, S. G. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - Densification and tribological profile of niobium oxide N2 - The origin of the intrinsic wear resistance of NbC-based materials is investigated through an assessment of the tribological performance of fully dense, crack-free spark plasma sintered Nb2O5 (here as a reduced polymorph: monoclinic Nb12O29 or NbO2.416). The most likely wear mechanism on NbC is the tribo-oxidation to Nb2O5. The unlubricated (dry) friction and wear behavior of alumina (99.7%) mated against rotating disks of crack-free niobium(V)oxide (Nb2O5) under unidirectional sliding (0.03–10m/s; 22°C and 400°C) and oscillation (f=20 Hz, dx=200 mm, 2/50/98% rel. humidity, n=105/106 cycles) will be presented. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the crack-free Nb2O5 are assessed. The tribological data obtained are benchmarked with different NbC grades, ceramics, cermets and thermally sprayed coatings. KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Nb2O5 KW - Nb12O29 KW - Niobium oxide KW - Strength KW - Modulus KW - High temperatures PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2016.02.003 SN - 0043-1648 VL - 352-353 SP - 65 EP - 71 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-35805 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Huang, S. G. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - Microstructure and tribological performance of NbC-Ni cermets modified by VC and Mo2C N2 - The current study reports on the influence of the Addition of 5–15 vol% VC or/and Mo2C carbide on the microstructure and mechanical properties of nickel bonded NbC cermets, which are compared to cobalt bonded NbC cermets. The NbC, Ni and secondary carbides powder mixtures were liquid phase sintered for 1 h at 1420 °C in vacuum. The fully densified cermets are composed of a cubic NbC grains matrix and an evenly distributed fcc Ni binder. NbC grain growth was significantly inhibited and a homogeneous NbC grain size distribution was obtained in the cermets with VC/Mo2C additions. The mechanical properties of the NbC-Ni matrix cermets are strongly dependent on the carbide and Ni binder content and are directly compared to their NbC-Co equivalents. The liquid phase sintered NbC-12 vol% Ni cermet had a modest Vickers hardness (HV30) of 1077 ± 22 kg/mm2 and an indentation toughness of 9.1 ± 0.5 MPa·m1/2. With the addition of 10–15 vol% VC, the hardness increased to 1359 ± 15 kg/mm2, whereas the toughness increased to 11.3 ± 0.1 MPa·m1/2. Addition of 5 and 10 vol% Mo2C into a NbC-12 vol% Ni mixtures generated the same values in HV30 and KIC when compared to VC additions. A maximum flexural strength of 1899 ± 77 MPa was obtained in the cermet with 20 vol% Ni binder and 4 vol% VC+4 vol% Mo2C addition, exhibiting a high fracture toughness of 15.0 ± 0.5 MPa·m1/2, but associated with a loss in hardness due to the high Ni content. The dry sliding wear behaviour was established at room temperature and 400 °C from 0.1 to 10 m/s. KW - Cermet KW - Liquid phase sintering KW - Grain growth KW - Wear KW - Niobium carbide PY - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2017.03.012 SN - 0263-4368 VL - 66 SP - 188 EP - 197 AN - OPUS4-40505 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Huang, S. T1 - Status of nickel bonded niobium carbide (NbC) as a substitute for cobalt-bonded tungsten carbide (WC) as cutting tools and for wear protection N2 - Niobium is today largely available. The initial NbC grade was substoichiometric, SPS sintered and cobalt bonded (NbC0.88-12Co SPS). The NiMo-bonded stoichiometric NbC1.0 grades enable the subtituion of cobalt by nickel, SPS by conventional sintering and NbC0.88 by NbC1.0 in view of functional properties. Nickel bonded NbC grades have improved toughnesses versus cobalt bonded NbC grades, but lose hardness. NiMo and NiMo2C bonded NbC1.0 grades compensated the loss in hardness while keeping the toughness. T2 - POWDERMET 2017 CY - Las Vegas, USA DA - 13.06.2017 KW - Niobium carbide (NbC) KW - Cutting tools KW - Wear PY - 2017 SP - 721 EP - 734 PB - Metal Powder Industries Federation AN - OPUS4-40671 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Huang, S. T1 - Potentials of niobium carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear protection N2 - The tool lifes of uncoated NiMo and NiMo2C-bonded stoichiometric NbC1.0 grades under dry turning 42CrMo4 and C45E were between +30 % to + 100 % higher and up compared to WC-6Co (fine grain). Niobium is today largely available. NbC grades displayed lower dry sliding friction over WC grades. T2 - 19. Plansee Seminar CY - Reutte, Austria DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Niobium carbide KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - NbC KW - Hard metal KW - Machining KW - Nickel PY - 2017 SP - HM 102/1 EP - HM 102/16 AN - OPUS4-40593 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Huang, S. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Cannizza, E. T1 - Tailoring the functional profile of niobium carbide (NbC) as cutting tool materials and for wear protection N2 - In the present work it was shown that the properties of NbCx, like micro-hardness, hot-hardness, sliding wear resistance, elastic modulus and toughness can be tailored by the C/Nb ratio, the addition of secondary carbides and the type of binder. T2 - WORLDPM2018 CY - Beijing, China DA - 16.09.2018 KW - Niobium carbide KW - Properties KW - Wear KW - Machining PY - 2018 SP - Part 5, 785 EP - 795 AN - OPUS4-46204 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -