Abstract
The surface microstructure evolution and its effect on mechanical property was systematically investigated for YG10X cemented carbide irradiated by high current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) with a steady energy density of 6 J/cm2 and different pulse numbers. The surface morphology was characterized by optical microscopy (OM), three-dimensional laser scanning microscopy (LSM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM); and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD) was carried out to reveal the elemental profile and phase transformation under HCPEB irradiation. During the HCPEB-induced rapid re-melting and re-solidification process, the redistribution of chemical elements, grain refinement and phase transformation WC(hex) → graphite + β-WC1-x(fcc) occurred. Moreover, the preferential precipitation of nano-grained graphite in the Co-rich region of melt pool was discovered. The drastic structural change led to a maximum ~34% increment of the initial state in microhardness and about a two third reduction in friction coefficient.
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