Authors: Lin He Ying Liu Binghong Li Hui Cao Jun Li
Publish Date: 2010/02/25
Volume: 45, Issue: 9, Pages: 2538-2542
Abstract
In recent years ceramic particulates have been widely used as reinforcements in metal matrix composites to improve the mechanical properties Transition metal carbides have received much attention due to their various excellent properties such as high melting points high hardness hightemperature strength high thermal conductivity and high chemical stability 1 2 3 4 Among these carbides vanadium carbide is important for industrial applications owing to its unique properties Additionally vanadium carbide is expected to be able to better incorporate into the iron matrix because of its better wettability by iron as indicated by the smaller contact angle θ of 13° between vanadium carbide and iron 5 Therefore the vanadium carbide particulatesreinforced Fe matrix composites have received considerable attention owing to their potential use in cutting machining and wear resistance applications
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