Surface Integrity Effects on the Fracture Resistance of Electrical‐Discharge‐Machined WC–Co Cemented Carbides

Llanes, L.; Casas, B.; Idañez, Eva; Marsal, M.; Anglada, M.

doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.01687.x

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“…The P surface finish results from further and sequential material removal stages, using diamond-containing discs, diamond suspensions down to 3 μm, and a final step with a 45 nm silica colloidal suspension. The GTT condition was attained by annealing several G specimens in vacuum at 920 °C for 1 h [2,22,35,36].…”

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“…electrical discharge machining) and coating stages, especially in term of induced subsurface damage and residual stresses. Accordingly, strength is effectively defined by the combined influence of the depth and magnitude of the residual stresses induced within the subsurface, geometry of the induced cracks, and the synergic interaction of these features with microstructure and processing defects [22][23][24][25][26][27]. Studies reporting the combined influence of grinding and coating on induced changes in residual stress state, adhesion strength, and contact damage resistance exist [20,[28][29][30][31].…”

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Mechanical strength of ground WC-Co cemented carbides after coating deposition

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Johansson-Jöesaar

et al. 2017

Materials Science and Engineering: A

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Manufacturing of hardmetal tools often involves surface grinding, ion etching and final coating.Each stage throughout the manufacturing chain introduces surface integrity changes which may be critical for defining the final mechanical behavior of the coated tools. Within this context, an experimental test program has been developed to assess the influence of a coating (TiN) deposition on surface integrity and transverse rupture strength of a previously ground finegrained WC-Co grade substrate. Four different substrate surface finish conditions (prior to ion etching and coating) were evaluated: as sintered (AS), ground (G), polished (P), and ground plus high temperature annealing (GTT). Surface integrity and fracture resistance characterization, complemented with a detailed fractographic analysis, were performed on both uncoated and coated samples. Results show that the surface integrity after grinding has been partly modified during the ion etching and film deposition processes, particularly in terms of a reduced compressive residual stress state at the substrate surface level. Consequently, the grinding induced strength enhancement in hardmetals is reduced for coated specimens. Main reason behind it is the change of nature, location and stress state acting on critical flaw: from processing defects existing at the subsurface (uncoated G specimens) to grinding-induced microcracks located close to the interface between coating and substrate, but within the subsurface of the 1 Current address: AMES-Sintered Metal Components, Camí de Can Ubach, 8, Pol. Ind. ¨Les Fallulles¨, 08620 -Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Barcelona -Spain latter (coated G specimens). This is not the case for AS and P conditions, where flexural strength does not change as a result of ion etching and coating. Finally, fracture resistance increases slightly for GTT specimens after coating process, possibly caused by a beneficial effect of the deposited film on the residual stress state at the surface.

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Mechanical strength of ground WC-Co cemented carbides after coating deposition

Yang

Odén

Johansson-Jöesaar

et al. 2017

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“…In an attempt to provide such information, a residual stress-free ground substrate was studied as the third surface finish condition. High temperature annealing of hardmetals has been validated as a successful protocol for relieving residual stresses, independent of nature (tensile/compressive) or source (mechanical abrasion [27][28][29] or electrical discharge machining [30][31][32]). Hence, ground specimens were heat treated at 920 °C for 1 h in vacuum, and the resulting surface finish condition is here referred to as GTT.…”

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Contact damage resistance of TiN-coated hardmetals: Beneficial effects associated with substrate grinding

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Marro

Trifonov

et al. 2015

Surface and Coatings Technology

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Contact loading is a common service condition for coated hardmetal tools and components. Substrate grinding represents a key step within the manufacturing chain of these coated systems. Within this context, the influence of surface integrity changes caused by abrasive grinding of the hardmetal substrate, prior to coating, is evaluated with respect to contact damage resistance. Three different substrate surface finish conditions are studied: ground (G), mirror-like polished (P) and ground plus heat-treated (GTT). Tests are conducted by means of spherical indentation under increasing monotonic load and the contact damage resistance is assessed. Substrate grinding enhances resistance against both crack nucleation at the coating surface and subsequent propagation into the hardmetal substrate. Hence, crack emergence and damage evolution is effectively delayed for the coated G condition, as compared to the reference P one. The observed system response is discussed on the basis of the beneficial effects associated with compressive residual stresses remnant at the subsurface level after grinding, ion-etching, and coating. The influence of the stress state is further corroborated by a lower resistance against damage for the coated GTT specimens. Finally, it is proposed and preliminary validated that substrate grinding also enhances damage tolerance of the coated system when exposed to contact loads. M.P. Johansson-Jõesaar and L. LlanesDear Professor Matthews, Please find attached electronic files corresponding to our contribution on contact damage resistance of TiN-coated hardmetals: beneficial effects associated with substrate grinding, which we (all authors do agree to the submission of the manuscript) offer for publication in Surface and Coatings Technology.I hope it is found satisfactory. (Procedia CIRP, Volume 13, 2014, Pages 257-263).(Authors) R1 is right about connection between results published in our contribution to the 2nd CIRP Conference on Surface Integrity (reference [27] in the submitted manuscript) and those presented in this paper. However, the two papers are distinctly different and cover completely different research topics and contain different data. The former focuses on "ground hardmetals" and "flexural strength/fractography", whereas the current one deals with "coated hardmetals" and "contact damage". Hence, we find R1's comment regarding "similar results" inappropriate. (Authors) Co binder effects on residual stresses are not neglected, and our writing may be blamed for such misunderstanding. Residual stresses induced by grinding are "macrostresses" evaluated in the WC phase and assumed to be representative of the whole WC-Co composite. They are different from the "microstresses" (different for each individual phase) that arise due to the difference in thermal expansion between the binder and the carbide as the material cools from liquid-or solid-phase sintering. In cemented carbides with WC as the carbide, the WC is taken as a reliable reference phase because it remains stoichiometric...

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“…Adapted from Torres et al (2001). the influence of extrinsic residual stresses, as those induced by electrical discharge machining (EDM), as well as the effectiveness of different thermomechanical treatments and surface modification technologies for improving the fracture and fatigue strength of EDMed hardmetals (Casas et al, 2003;Casas, Torres, & Llanes, 2006;Llanes, Casas, Idañez, Marsal, & Anglada, 2004;Llanes, Casas, Torres, Salán, & Mestra, 2013). Finally, the interesting results reported by this research group on loading mode effects on the FCG resistance of hardmetals is worth mentioning.…”

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confidence: 89%