@ARTICLE{Lee_Jeong-Han_Properties_2023, author={Lee, Jeong-Han and Park, Jae-Cheol and Park, Hyun-Kuk}, volume={vol. 68}, number={No 1}, journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials}, pages={127-130}, howpublished={online}, year={2023}, publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={A TiC-Mo 2C-WC-Ni alloy cermet was fabricated by high-energy ball milling (HEBM) and consolidation through spark plasma sintering. The TiC-based powders were synthesized with different milling times (6, 12, 24, and 48 h) and subsequently consolidated by rapid sintering at 1300°C and a load of 60 MPa. An increase in the HEBM time led to improved sinterability as there was a sufficient driving force between the particles during densification. Core-rim structures such as (Ti, W)C and (Ti, Mo)C (rim) were formed by Ostwald ripening while inhibiting the coarsening of the TiC (core) grains. The TiC grains became refined (2.57 to 0.47 µm), with evenly distributed rims. This led to improved fracture toughness (11.1 to 14.8 MPa·m 1/2) owing to crack deflection, and the crack propagation resistance was enhanced by mitigating intergranular fractures around the TiC core.}, type={Article}, title={Properties of TiC-Mo 2C-WC-Ni Cermets by a High-Energy Ball Milling/Spark Plasma Sintering}, URL={http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/126241/PDF-MASTER/AMM-2023-1-21-Hyun-Kuk%20Park.pdf}, doi={10.24425/amm.2023.141485}, keywords={TiC-based cermet, core-rim structure, high-energy ball-milling, spark plasma sintering, microstructure}, }