Manufacturing of Niobium carbide cermets with nickel binder and different additions of titanium carbide has been realized by colloidal processing in aqueous environment.
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 gey cast iron (GCI) (BS 1452, Grade 17).