Abstract
Cermets are composites of a TiCN hard phase and a metal binder, typically a mixture of Co and Ni. They offer excellent combinations of hardness and fracture toughness as well as bending strength. Due to the current classification of both Co and Ni as CRM as well as CMR there is interest that their use shall be limited and their amount within cermets reduced. Within this study, a novel high entropy alloy-based metal binder system, comprising only elements that are not strong oxide or carbide formers is investigated with regard to their mechanical and microstructural properties they offer in TiCN-based cermets. Within the investigated equimolar MnFeCoNiCu composition, small Cu precipitations are found after sintering. Due to this, the Cu content was systematically reduced, and the maximal solubility estimated at which still a full solid solution occurs. With an optimized Cu content, dense cermets with a single FCC binder phase and with hardness values of up to 1213 HV30 and fracture toughness values of 14.8 MPa·m1/2 could be achieved.
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