TY - CONF A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. T1 - Adjusting the functional properties of niobium carbide N2 - The process window and range of functional properties of NbC is wide, because micro-hardness, hot hardness, sliding wear resistance, elastic modulus and toughness can be tailored by the C/Nb ratio, because Nb4C3, Nb6C5 and other short and long range ordered phases occur in the region of homogeneity of NbCx (0,75≤ x ≤1.0) in the binary Phase diagram, and by the type of binder. Further improvements enable the addition of secondary carbides. Supporting results from literature and different grades with varying C/Nb ratio or binder types were illuminated. Thus, the NbC system offers to producers a wider process window, than WC. The impact of these tailored properties on sliding wear and cutting performance was illuminated by tribological and machining results. NbC can be synthesized by carbothermal conversion of Nb2O5 or be metallurgically grown in melts and leached out as coarse NbC cubes. NbC provides comparably lower friction in many relevant tribo-contacts and displays low wear. NbC and Nb2O5 have so far no REACH classification related to human toxicology and are not listed as substances of very high concern contrary to WO3 and Co3O4. T2 - 2016 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials CY - Boston, MA, USA DA - 05.06.2016 KW - Niobium carbide KW - NbC KW - Wear KW - Friction PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36497 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Huang, S.G. A1 - Vanmeensel, K. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Vleugels, J. T1 - Microstructure and mechanical porperties of NbC-matrix hardmetals with secondary carbide addition and different metal binders N2 - NbC has a relatively high hardness (19.6 GPa) and melting temperature (3600 °C) and is usually applied as a grain growth inhibitor in WC–Co hardmetals. The current study reports on the influence of the sintering technology and overall chemical composition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of NbC-based hardmetals, using Co as a binder. The partial replacement of NbC by 5 wt.% WC, Mo2C, VC or TiC allows one to significantly improve the hardness and toughness of the NbC–Co materials. The influence of different binders, i.e., Co, 316L stainless steel and Fe3Al on the microstructure and mechanical properties of NbC-based hardmetals was also investigated. The powder mixtures were sintered in the solid state by PECS and liquid state by conventional vacuum sintering. Detailed microstructural analysis was conducted by EPMA elemental mapping and WDS point analysis. Mechanical properties, including Vickers hardness and indentation toughness were assessed. KW - Niobium carbide KW - Sintering KW - Grain growth KW - Microstructure KW - Mechanical properties PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2014.10.014 SN - 0263-4368 SN - 0958-0611 VL - 48 SP - 418 EP - 426 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-31974 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. T1 - The use of niobium carbide (Nbc) for wear resistant tribosystems and the tribological backgrounds as cutting tools N2 - The tribological profile of rotating disks made in binder-less niobium Carbide (hot-pressed NbC) and cobalt-bonded NbCs (NbC-8Co and NbC-12Co) mated against alumina (99.7%) were determined under unidirectional sliding tests (0.1 m/s to 8.0 m/s; 22°C and 400°C) as well as in oscillation tests (f= 20 Hz, Ax= 0.2 mm, 2/50/98% rel. humidity, n= 105/l 06 cycles) under unlubricated (dry) conditions. In addition, the microstructure and mechanical properties of HPNbCl and NbC bonded with 8 vol.-% and 12 vol.-% cobalt were determined as well. The tribological data obtained were benchmarked with different ceramics, cermets, hard metals and thermally sprayed coatings, where the NbCs bonded with 8% and 12% Co presented above 7 m/s the lowest wear rates so far in such a bench mark. HP-NbCl, NbC-8Co and NbC-12Co exhibited low wear rates under dry sliding associated with PV high load carrying capacities. The tribological profile established revealed a strong position of NbC bearing materials under tribological considerations and for closed tribo-systems against traditional references. T2 - 9th International conference on tungsten, refractory & hardmaterials CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 18.05.2014 KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Ceramic KW - Oscillation KW - NbC KW - Niobium carbide KW - Cobalt KW - Hard metal KW - Strength KW - Sliding KW - Modulus KW - High temperatures PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-9853397-7-7 SP - 222 EP - 232 AN - OPUS4-31630 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. T1 - The tribological and mechanical properties of niobium carbides (NbC) bonded with cobalt of Fe3Al N2 - The tribological and mechanical properties of niobium carbide bonded with 8 vol.-% (NbC-8Co), 12 vol.-% of cobalt (NbC-12Co) or 12 vol.-% of Fe3Al (NbC-12Fe3Al) are presented. Rotating discs made of metal-bonded niobium carbide were mated against alumina (99.7%) under unlubricated (dry) unidirectional sliding tests (0.1 m/s to 12.0 m/s; 22 °C and 400 C) as well as in oscillation tests (f=20 Hz, Δx=0.2 mm, 2/50/98% rel. humidity, n=105/106 cycles). Microstructure and phase compositions were determined as well. The tribological data obtained were benchmarked with different ceramics, cermets, hard metals and thermally sprayed coatings, where NbC bonded with 8% and 12% Co presented above 7 m/s the lowest wear rates so far in such a benchmark. Binderless NbC (HP-NbC1) and the metal-bonded NbCs exhibited low wear rates under dry sliding associated with P·V high load carrying capacities. NbC-based hard metal bonded with 12 vol.-% of Fe3Al resulted in a higher hardness level than for 12 vol.-% cobalt. The tribological profile established revealed a strong position of NbC-bearing materials under tribological considerations and for closed tribosystems against established reference tribo-couples. KW - Sliding KW - Ceramic KW - Oscillation KW - Strength KW - Modulus KW - High temperatures KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - NbC KW - Niobium carbide KW - Cobalt KW - Fe3Al KW - Hard metal PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-316129 SN - 0043-1648 VL - 321 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-31612 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Genga, R. M. A1 - Cornish, L. A. A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - van Vuuren, J. A1 - Polese, C. T1 - NbC: A machining alternative for dry and MQL face-milling of grey cast rion (GCI) N2 - NbC was studied as the major carbide phase with Ni and Co binders, produced by both spark plasma sintering (SPS) and liquid phase sintering (LPS), and tested as cutting inserts during dry and MQL (Minimum quantity lubrication) face-milling of grey cast iron (GCI) (BS 1452, Grade 17). T2 - World PM2016 CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 09.10.2016 KW - Niobium carbide KW - NbC KW - Machining KW - Spark plasma sintering (SPS) KW - Liquid phase sintering (LPS) PY - 2016 SN - ISBN 978-1-899072-47-7 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-37889 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Huang, S. G. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - Influence of VC and Mo2C on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ni bonded NbC-cermets N2 - The current study reports on the effect of VC and Mo2C carbides on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ni bonded NbC cermets. T2 - World PM2016 CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 09.10.2016 KW - Niobium carbide KW - NbC KW - Liquid phase sintering (LPS) KW - Hard materials PY - 2016 SN - ISBN 978-1-899072-47-7 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-37891 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. T1 - The background for the use of hardmetals and MMCs based on niobium carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear resistant tribosystems N2 - In this present study, the mechanical properties (strength, hardness, moduli) and the dry sliding properties of stoichiometric and sub-stoichiometric NbC were compared. Microhardness and elastic properties of NbC depend from the C/Nb ratio, because the binary phase diagram Nb-C shows a region of homogeneity of NbCx of 0,72≤ x ≤1.0. At RT, hard metals of stoichiometric NbC have an elastic modulus E of ~440 GPa, those of substochiometric NbC0,88 an E of 405 GPa. The hot hardness of sub-stoichiometric NbC is above 600°C higher than of WC. The dry sliding wear resistance (0,1-7/10 m/s) of the present Fe3Al-NbC0,94 with ~61 vol.-% NbC as hard phase was close to those known of NbC-based hard metals. No grain pull-outs or fragmentations of the NbC grains were seen in the wear tracks of the Fe3Al-NbC composite (MMC), as a metallurgical interphase was formed between matrix and NbC grains. Stoichiometric and sub-stoichiometric niobium carbides have at RT and 400°C under dry sliding a prone intrinsic wear resistance more or less independent from sliding speed, either as hardmetal or as hard phase in metal matrix composite, associated with an exceptional high load carrying capacity. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Stone and Concrete Machining (ICSCM) CY - Bochum, Germany DA - 02.11.2015 KW - NbC KW - Niobium carbide KW - Cobalt KW - Fe3Al KW - Hardmetals KW - Metal matrix composite KW - Wear resistance KW - Cutting KW - Milling PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-943063-20-2 SP - 199 EP - 207 PB - Ruhr-Universität Bochum CY - Bochum AN - OPUS4-34846 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. T1 - The use of niobium carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear resistant tribosystems N2 - The tribological profile of alumina (99.7%) mated against rotating disks made in binder-less niobium carbide (NbC) and cobalt-bonded NbC were determined under unidirectional sliding tests (0.1 m/s to 8.0 m/s; 22 °C and 400 °C) as well as in oscillation tests (f = 20 Hz, Δx = 0.2 mm, 2/50/98% rel. humidity, n = 105/106 cycles) under unlubricated (dry) conditions. In addition, the microstructure and mechanical properties of binderless NbC and NbC bonded with 8% cobalt were determined as well. The reason for testing hot-pressed NbC was to avoid side effects generated by sintering additives and/or second phases. The tribological data obtained were benchmarked with different ceramics, cermets and thermally sprayed coatings. NbC and cobalt-bonded NbC exhibited low wear rates under dry sliding associated with high load carrying capacity. The tribological profile established revealed a strong position of NbC bearing materials under tribological considerations and for closed tribo-systems against traditional references, such as WC, Cr3C2 and (Ti,Mo)(C,N). KW - Sliding friction KW - Sliding wear KW - Ceramic KW - Oscillation KW - Coating KW - NbC KW - Niobium carbide KW - Hard metal KW - Cobalt PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2014.07.002 SN - 0263-4368 SN - 0958-0611 VL - 49 SP - 212 EP - 218 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-32896 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wäsche, Rolf A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - Tribological characterization of niobium carbide with different binder materials N2 - Wear of Niobium carbide with nickel binder has been experimentally characterized under dry, oscillating sliding conditions against steel and a-alumina up to 600°C. T2 - National Tribology Conference/NTC-2016 CY - Varanasi, India DA - 08.12.2016 KW - Niobium carbide KW - Wear resistance KW - Binder PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 2 AN - OPUS4-38879 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - 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 -