Jonathan Lentz, Arne Röttger, W. Theisen

Alloy design in the system Fe-C-B

Materials

In this study, the Fe-C-B system is used as a basis for alloy development of tool steels. Thereby,boron is used as hard phase forming eleme...

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This study presents a highly relevant and comprehensive investigation into alloy design for tool steels, specifically focusing on the novel applicatio...

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F. Pöhl, S. Schwarz, P. Junker, K. Hackl, W. Theisen

Indentation and scratch testing – experiment and simulation

Materials

Most modern wear resistant materials feature a multiphase microstructure and the macroscopicwear behavior is controlled by the local mechan...

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This paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the local mechanical characterization of multiphase wear-resistant materials through a combined...

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A. Mohr, A. Röttger, W. Theisen

Wear Resistant Materials Containing Recycled TiC

Materials

High mechanical loads, corrosion and abrasion decreases the life time of many tooling materialsused in the modern economy. One way to incre...

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S. Brust, A. Röttger, W. Theisen

New wear-resistant materials for mining applications

Materials

Economic and political driving forces are leading to an ambitious search for substitutes for fusedtungsten carbide (FTC) in ultra-high wear...

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This paper addresses a timely and critical challenge in materials science: the development of novel wear-resistant materials to replace fused tungsten...

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M. Windmann, A. Röttger, W. Theisen

Wear mechanisms of coated steels during press hardening

Materials

In this work microstructure of Al-base coated press-hardening steel 22MnB5, austenitized at920°C, was analyzed with respect to the phase fo...

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W. Theisen

Abrasion resistant materials on Fe-base

Materials

Abrasion is one of the four main wear mechanisms that is determined in components being in contactwith mineral goods. Typical examples of u...

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The abstract provides a clear and concise introduction to the phenomenon of abrasion, positioning it as one of the primary wear mechanisms in componen...

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M. Woydt, H. Mohrbacher

The background for the use of hartmetals and MMCs based on Niobium Carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear resistant tribosystems

Materials

In this present study, the mechanical properties (strength, hardness, moduli) and the drysliding properties of stoichiometric and sub-stoic...

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This paper presents a compelling investigation into the potential of Niobium Carbide (NbC), both stoichiometric and sub-stoichiometric, as a foundatio...

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R. Bellopede, P. Marini, L. Zichella, A. Tori

Diamond wire cutting technology and workability of natural stones: validation of a new classification method (EASE R3)

Materials

In the diamond wire stone cutting process the objective is to remove a chip of material or a layer ofuniform thickness from the entire leng...

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W. Tillmann, M. Tolan, N. F. Lopes-Dias, M. Zimpel, M. Ferreira, M. Paulus

Influence of chromium as carbide forming doping element on the diamond retention in diamond tools

Materials

Diamond tools are widely used in drill tools, wire saws or circular saws to machine very hard materials such as concrete or natural stone i...

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Utku Ahmet Özden, Keng Jiang, Alexander Bezold, Christoph Broeckmann, Jose María Tarragó, Alvaro Mestra, Luis Llanes

Numerical simulation of fatigue crack propagation in WC-Co hardmetal

Materials

WC-Co cemented carbides (hardmetals) are a group of composite materials exhibiting outstandingcombinations of hardness and toughness. As a...

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This paper addresses the critical issue of fatigue crack propagation in WC-Co cemented carbides, a material class renowned for its exceptional hardnes...

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