IP Library Granted Patent US 7,637,981
Granted Patent B2
US 7,637,981 · App. 11/660,705 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Composite wear-resistant member and method for manufacture thereof

Assignees: TIX Corporation; Nagaoka University of Technology
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Patent No.
US 7,637,981
App. No.
11/660,705
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a composite wear-resistant member which can be manufactured with a lowered sintering temperature, and thus can prevent the carbonization of a material around super hard particles such as diamond; and a method for manufacturing the member. The member, characterized in that it comprises hard particles comprising diamond particles and WC particles and an iron group metal containing phosphorus as a binding material, wherein the content of phosphorus is 0.01 to 2.0 wt % relative to the total weight of the WC particles and the binding material.

Claims (31)

1. A composite wear-resistant member comprising:

superhard and hard particles including diamond particles and WC particles; and

a binding material including a phosphorus-containing iron group metal,

wherein a content of phosphorus is 0.05 wt % to 1.0 wt % with respect to a total weight of the WC particles and the binding material.

2. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the diamond particles as the superhard particles are individually independently dispersed in the WC particles and the binding material;

a content of the diamond particles is 1 to 60 vol %; and

a content of the binding material is 3 to 30 wt %.

3. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the diamond particles as the superhard particles have a diameter of 1000 μm or less.

4. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 2 , wherein instead of the diamond particles, cBN particles are used.

5. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein said wear-resistant member is for oil drilling.

6. A method for manufacturing a composite wear-resistant member, comprising:

a step of adjusting a ratio of phosphorus with respect to a material comprising superhard and hard particles including diamond particles and WC particles and a binding material including a phosphorus (P)-containing iron group metal to set an proper sintering temperature to 900° C.-1100° C.; and

a step of performing hot-press sintering or spark plasma sintering.

7. The method for manufacturing the composite wear-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein said wear-resistant member is for oil drilling.

8. A method for manufacturing a composite wear-resistant member, comprising:

a step of adjusting a ratio of phosphorus with respect to a material comprising superhard and hard particles including diamond particles and WC particles and a binding material including a phosphorus (P)-containing iron group metal to set an proper sintering temperature to 900° C.-1100° C. (except for 1100° C.); and

a step of performing hot press sintering or spark plasma sintering.

9. The method for manufacturing the composite wear-resistant member according to claim 8 , wherein said wear-resistant member is for oil drilling.

10. The method for manufacturing the composite wear-resistant member according to claim 8 , wherein in the step of setting the proper sintering temperature to 900° C.-1100° C., a content of phosphorus is adjusted into 0.05 wt % to 1.0 wt % with respect to a total weight of the WC particles and the binding material.

11. The method for manufacturing the composite wear-resistant member according to claim 8 , wherein a content of the diamond particles is 1 to 60 vol %; and

a content of the binding material is 3 to 30 wt %.

12. The method for manufacturing the composite wear-resistant member according to claims 8 , wherein the diamond particles as the superhard particles have a diameter of 1000 μm or less; and

the WC particles have a diameter of 0.5 to 5 μm.

13. The method for manufacturing the composite wear-resistant member according to claim 8 , wherein instead of the diamond particles, cBN particles are used.

14. The wear-resistant member manufactured by the method according to claim 8 .

15. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the content of phosphorus is 0.05 wt % to 0.5 wt % with respect to a total weight of the WC particles and the binding material.

16. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein fracture toughness value (Klc: Mpa·m 1/2 ) is 9.7 or more and a hardness of a matrix is HRA 87.9 or more.

17. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein the content of phosphorus is 0.05 wt % to 0.5 wt % with respect to a total weight of the WC particles and the binding material.

18. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein fracture toughness value (Klc: Mpa·m 1/2 ) is 9.7 or more and a hardness of a matrix is HRA 87.9 or more.

19. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 8 , wherein the content of phosphorus is 0.05 wt % to 0.5wt % with respect to a total weight of the WC particles and the binding material.

20. The composite wear-resistant member according to claim 8 , wherein fracture toughness value (Klc: Mpa·m 1/2 ) is 9.7 or more and a hardness of a matrix is HRA 87.9 or more.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2017
From: NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
To: TIX HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044155/0593 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: TIX CORPORATION
To: TIX HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028887/0982 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2007
From: KURIBAYASHI, NOBUHIRO; ISHIZAKI, KOZO; MATSUMARU, KOJI
To: TIX CORPORATION; NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 018983/0553 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-016581 · Jan 25, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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