The morphology of the powder contained in solid alloy used to crush underground resources

Abstract

The widespread introduction of science into the production around the world, new technologies and devices are entering the industry, and this is the reason for the increase in the volume of mining of underground resources and obtaining new alloys. This article presents the scientific and practical research conducted on the properties of the powders that make up the details of the hard alloy-based device used in crushing and drilling underground resources. The morphology of ultra-disperse titanium carbide powders was studied to strengthen tungsten, carbon, and binder cobalt selected as raw materials. Ultradisperse titanium carbide powders produced at Shanghai Feiyan Industrial Development Co., Ltd. were selected. Studies conducted on the surface morphology of ultradisperse titanium carbide powders have shown that ultra-disperse titanium carbide powders have a very uniform and flat structure. Although the surface morphology at x50,000 magnification appears to contain particles approximately 100–150 nm in size, upon closer inspection of x100,000 and x150,000 images, they are monolithic. It can be seen that they are not particles.