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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
  • C22C—ALLOYS
  • C22C29/00—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides
  • C22C29/02—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides
  • C22C29/06—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
  • C22C—ALLOYS
  • C22C29/00—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides
  • C22C29/02—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides
  • C22C29/06—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds
  • C22C29/067—Alloys based on carbides, oxides, nitrides, borides, or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds comprising a particular metallic binder
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G04—HOROLOGY
  • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
  • G04B37/00—Cases
  • G04B37/22—Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a sintered alloy based on carbides and comprising a binder, as well as articles made of this alloy, in particular decorative articles.
• Hard sintered metal alloys comprising at least one carbide and a metal binder are already known on the one hand for the manufacture of cutting tools and on the other hand for the production of decorative articles.
• patent CH 517,963 discloses the production of a watch case made of a sintered hard metal based on carbides, which has, thanks to its high hardness (greater to that of topaz), excellent scratch resistance characteristics.
• patents FR 2 487 380 and GB 1 282 009 respectively describe sintered anti-abrasive alloys based on carbides, nitrides and / or borides, which contain in their binder at least one precious metal, for example Au, Ag, Pd or Pt, usable for the production of decorative articles resistant to abrasion and having the aesthetic appearance of a precious alloy.
• the object of this invention is to provide a sintered alloy of the aforementioned type, that is to say very hard, but having improved anti-corrosion properties and a density close to that of stainless steel, in particular in order to be able to replace this in the production of scratch-resistant decorative items such as watch boxes and bracelets, bracelets and chains, lighters, pens, etc.
• the carbide-based sintered alloy having a density close to that of steel, object of this invention and aimed at achieving the above-mentioned object is characterized in that it comprises 75 to 90% by weight of a mixture of carbide of tungsten and titanium carbide, and 10 to 25% by weight of a binder, this binder comprising 60 to 70% by weight of cobalt, nickel and ruthenium, and 30 to 40% by weight of molybdenum carbide or a mixture of molybdenum carbide and hafnium carbide, the Ru being present in an amount of 10 to 25% relative to the total of the three elements Co, Ni and Ru.
• the mixture of carbides is preferably constituted by a mixed compound of WC and TiC. It can also comprise, in replacement of part of the carbides, at least one nitride and / or at least one boride.
• alloys Nos. 1 and 2 above the mixture of carbides contains 41.5% of WC and 41.5% of TiC, and the binder contains 2% of Co, 8% of Ni and 2% of Ru ).
• Example 1 The four alloys described in Example 1 were subjected to a Vickers - HV 10 type hardness test according to ISO 3768 standards. The results obtained are collated in the table below, with the relative densities of these alloys:
• Breaking strength tests were carried out according to ISO 3327 standards for the four Nos alloys. 1 to 4 (invention) and the four reference alloys Nos. 5 to 8.
• the surface condition of the alloys according to the invention (Nos. 1 to 4) and of the reference alloys (Nos 5 to 8) was examined, after polishing the samples until polishing using a diamond paste, 1 ⁇ , firstly by observation under a microscope and secondly by carrying out comparative roughness tests.
• alloys according to the invention had an A o B o Co porosity (ASTM standards) and an average grain size of the order of 5 to 10 ⁇ , while the alloys of reference had a porosity A, B o C, and an average grain size less than about 3 ⁇ .
• alloys Nos 1 to 4 the average values obtained were between 0.05 and 0.1 ⁇ , while for alloys Nos 5 to 8 (reference), they were around 0.2 at 0.3g. This therefore means that, under identical polishing conditions, the alloys according to the invention have a roughness significantly lower than that of the reference alloys.
• the sintered alloys according to the invention are particularly suitable for the production of decorative articles such as watch boxes and straps, bracelets and chains, lighters, pens, etc.
• the alloy articles according to the invention have, after polishing, a remarkable shiny surface. This property of being able to be polished which the alloys according to the invention exhibit is due to an average size of the grains after sintering which is greater than that of known alloys.
• the quality of the surface gloss after polishing therefore also comes from the average grain size and the relatively low porosity of these alloys.
• the alloys according to the invention therefore have values of porosity and average grain size such that they make it possible to obtain an optimal compromise between the gloss or the shine of the polished surface of these alloys, their hardness and the resistance to breaking.
• the alloys according to the invention still have the advantage over the sintered hard metal alloys already used for this purpose of being able to be obtained by pressing and sintering at 1350 - 1500 ° C under a relatively low pressure (0.1-1 Torr), while said known alloys must be sintered at 1450 - 1500 ° C under a relatively high pressure (greater than 1 Torr).

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