Abstract: The mechanisms responsible for enhancement of the metal cutting properties of cemented carbide tools during oxide treatments are investigated. The reaction of individual phases present in cemented ...

Abstract: Reactions between oxides and carbides were investigated in order to establish enhancement mechanisms occurring during the oxide treatment of cemented carbide tools. TiO powder was compacted around ...

Abstract: It is shown that the tool life of tungsten-carbide tools can be increased by at least 80 percent by treating the surface of carbide tools with various oxides. Among the oxides that increase ...