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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikael Lindholm, Hägersten, SE;
Mats Waldenström, Bromma, SE;
Mats Ahlgren, Täby, SE;
Assignee:
Sandvik AB, Sandviken, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of making a cemented carbide by mixing powder of WC and possibly other powders forming hard constituents and binder phase and pressing agent, drying, pressing and sintering whereby; the mixing is wet mixing with no change in grain size or grain size distribution of the hard constituent powders; the WC grains are coated with binder metal and deagglomerated prior to the mixing. The sintering is made by microwave sintering at 1325-1410° C. with a holding time of 5-15 min. As a result a cemented carbide with improved properties is obtained.