Raw materials supply and price, environmental safety as well as healthcare concerns have directed efforts towards development of W- and Co-free ceramic-metal composites (cermets) bonded with Fe-base alloys (steels). The aim of this review is to present a cross-section of experimental research results and views obtained in the field of ceramic-phase rich (≥ 50 vol%) cermets over the last two decades. The review is mainly concerned with composition, production technology and properties (mechanical, tribological, corrosion) of such ceramic-based composites. According to the literature, under the conditions of proper chemical composition and production technology, cermets with Fe-alloy binder may demonstrate high level of properties comparable and in specific application conditions superior to characteristics observed in WC-Co hardmetals and Ni-alloys bonded cermets. To realize the full potential of cermets with ferrous alloy binders it is required, first of all, to overcome various difficulties encountered in the production of full density, structurally designed (homogeneous, functionally graded, fine-grained etc.) cermet grades for a wide range of application conditions.

原材料的供应和价格，环境安全以及医疗保健方面的关注已促使人们努力开发与铁基合金（钢）结合的无W和无Co陶瓷金属复合材料（金属陶瓷）。本文的目的是介绍过去二十年来在富含陶瓷相（≥50 vol％）的金属陶瓷领域的实验研究结果和观点。综述主要涉及这种陶瓷基复合材料的组成，生产技术和性能（机械，摩擦学，腐蚀）。根据文献，在适当的化学成分和生产技术的条件下，含铁合金粘合剂的金属陶瓷可表现出相当高的性能，并且在特定的应用条件下，其性能优于WC-Co硬质合金和镍合金粘结金属陶瓷中观察到的特性。为了充分发挥金属陶瓷与铁合金粘合剂的全部潜力，首先需要克服在全密度，结构设计（均质，功能分级，细粒度）生产中遇到的各种困难。等）金属陶瓷牌号，适用于各种应用条件。