Abstract
Ti(C,N)-based cermets with a composite structure were designed to maintain the balance between strength and toughness. The cermets with the composite structure comprised coarse particles and the matrix, and the coarse particles included fine hard phases compounded in the matrix. A new hard phase grain with a four-layered structure was found. The composite structure of the cermet can contribute to high toughness, and the grain with the four-layered structure in the composite structure imparts high strength and toughness. As the granule size increases, the fracture toughness of the cermets increased, but the hardness and transverse rupture strength (TRS) showed the opposite trend. The toughening mechanisms of the cermet were crack branching, crack bridging, crack deflection, and formation of tear ridges.
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