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Current Review on the Research Status of Cemented Carbide Brazing: Filler Materials and Mechanical Properties

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Cemented carbides have been widely applied in cutting tools and wear-resistant components due to their ultrahigh hardness and good wear resistance. However, the disadvantages of limited impact toughness and high cost have restricted their further application. Consequently, cemented carbides are usually joining with ductile steels to combine the advantages of both. Among various materials joining technologies, brazing have been an effective method to achieve high quality dissimilar cemented carbide joints. In this paper, the research status of cemented carbide brazing is reviewed. The materials utilized as brazing filler metal in cemented carbide brazing joints are summarized in detail. Researchers have done lots of works utilizing Cu based and Ag based brazing filler metals which are the most commonly used interlayers in brazed joints of cemented carbide and ductile steel. The effects of different filler metal on wettability, microstructure, phase constitution and mechanical properties of brazed cemented carbides joints are analysed. Besides, a series of newly developed brazing filler material such as nickel-based high temperature brazing filler metal, amorphous brazing filler metal and high entropy alloy brazing filler materials are also involved. These newly developed brazing filler metals have shown great potential in fabricating high quality joints. Finally, the current issues of cemented carbide brazing are reviewed and the develop trend is predicted.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51375015), Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (1908085QE198), Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincial Education Department (KJ2019A0061) and the Research Foundation for Young Teachers of Anhui University of Technology (QZ201707).

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    Xiaohui Yin, Qunshuang Ma, Bing Cui & Dong Xu

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    Lei Zhang, Xingyan Xue & Sujuan Zhong

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Yin, X., Ma, Q., Cui, B. et al. Current Review on the Research Status of Cemented Carbide Brazing: Filler Materials and Mechanical Properties. Met. Mater. Int. 27, 571–583 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00608-w

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