In this work, Fe-Mn-Cu-Sn-C alloys were prepared by means of powder metallurgy (PM). Powder mixtures were ball-milled for 8, 30 and 120 h and densified to < 1% porosity using spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 900 °C and 35 MPa. After consolidation, all samples of the Fe alloys were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), hardness and flexural strength tests. Resistance to abrasive wear was evaluated in both three-body abrasion and two-body abrasion tests. The SEM observations revealed an evident dependence of grain size and microstructural homogeneity on milling time. The XRD analysis showed a marked increase in austenite content in the as-sintered specimens with milling time. Although the proportion of deformation-induced martensite was small, the strengthening effect of abrasion on the subsurface layer of the investigated alloys was clearly indicated by Knoop hardness measurements.

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The work presents the possibility of fabricating materials for use as a matrix in sintered metallic-diamond tools with increased mechanical properties and abrasion wear resistance. In this study, the effect of micro-sized SiC, Al₂O₃, and ZrO₂ additives on the wear behaviour of dispersion-strengthened metal-matrix composites was investigated. The development of metal-matrix composites (based on Fe–Mn–Cu–Sn–C) reinforced with micro-sized particles is a new approach to the substitution of critical raw materials commonly used for the matrix in sintered diamond-impregnated tools used for the machining of abrasive stone and concrete. The composites were prepared using spark plasma sintering (SPS). Apparent density, microstructural features, phase composition, Young’s modulus, hardness, and abrasion wear resistance were determined. An increase in the hardness and wear resistance of the dispersion-strengthened composites as compared to the base material (Fe–Mn–Cu–Sn–C) and the commercial alloy Co-20% WC provides metallic-diamond tools with high-performance properties.

The paper presents the results of research into the influence of the process of grinding boron nitride dispersed cemented carbide (BNDCC) composite using diamond wheel with vitrified bond on the selected properties of this composite. Cutting tools of BNDCC composite were manufactured using several machining operations. At first stage, they were EDM (electrical discharge machining) wire cut from tablets and later on ground with diamond wheels (which removed the “white layer” produced by EDM cutting). Rake and flank faces of prepared cutting tools were examined by microscopic, topographic, and surface analytical techniques before and after grinding. The paper presents comparative results of BNDCC tools and tools made of H10S cemented carbide. Values of the grinding efficiency parameters, Q_w, average material removal rate of grinding, Q′_w, average material removal rate per unit active grinding wheel for the two materials, were similar, indicating an insignificant effect of introduction of the harder BN phase into WCCo on these parameters. R_a, surface roughness of flank face, was 0.040 μm for BNDCC composite and 0.51 μm for H10S after grinding, compared to 1.14 and 1.30 μm, respectively, before grinding. WC residual stress measurements in the flank faces of BNDCC tools were inconclusive; in the flank faces, the stresses were compressive, decreasing, e.g., from − 230 to − 1670 MPa after grinding. For the H10S tools, there was no comparable effect. The results also indicate that the vitrified bonded diamond abrasive wheel used is effective in grinding WCCo and BNDCC cutting tools.