Analysis Of The Binder Element Content In The W Phase Of Tungsten Heavy Alloys

Authors:

Stefan Marschnigg (1), Christopher Herzig (1), Andreas Limbeck (1), Herbert Danninger (1), Christian Gierl-Mayer (1); Thomas Weirather (2,3), Thomas Granzer (2)

1- Technische Universität Wien, Institut für Chemische Technologien und Analytik, Getreidemarkt 9/164, A-1060 Wien, Austria

2- Plansee Composite Materials GmbH, Siebenbürgerstrasse 23, D-86983 Lechbruck, Germany

3- CERATIZIT Austria GmbH, Metallwerk-Plansee-Straße 71, A-6600 Reutte, Austria

Abstract:

Tungsten heavy alloys are liquid phase sintered two-phase materials in which tungsten grains are embedded in an austenitic base matrix. While the solubility of W in the binder phase is high both at sintering temperature, when the binder phase is liquid, and also after cooling, the solubility of the binder elements in the W phase is very low, but the exact content has been a matter of discussion for a long time. In the present study, laser ablation induction coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been employed for analyzing the Ni and Fe content in the W phase of W-Ni-Fe heavy alloys, using specifically prepared low-binder specimens for calibration. It showed that the binder element content is in fact significantly lower than presented in the literature, LA-ICP-MS yield-ing contents of approx. 340 µg/g for Fe and 60 µg/g for Ni.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59499/EP235755779