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Article

Wear Resistance of the Refractory WC–Co Diamond-Reinforced Composite with Zirconia Additive

by
Boranbay Ratov
1,
Volodymyr Mechnik
2,
Edvin Hevorkian
3,
Miroslaw Rucki
4,*,
Daniel Pieniak
5,
Nikolai Bondarenko
2,
Vasyl Kolodnitskyi
2,
Sergii Starik
2,
Viktor Bilorusets
2,
Volodymyr Chishkala
6,
Perizat Sundetova
7,
Aldabergen Bektilevov
8,
Anar Shukmanova
9 and
Askar Seidaliyev
7
1
Department of Geophysics and Seismology, Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas K. Turysova, Satbayev University, Satpaev Str. 22, Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan
2
V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Avtozavodska Str. 2, 04074 Kyiv, Ukraine
3
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Casimir Pulaski Radom University, Stasieckiego Str. 54, 26-600 Radom, Poland
4
Institute of Mechanical Science, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
5
Institute of Sustainable Technologies, Lukasiewicz Research Network, Pułaskiego 6/10, 26-600 Radom, Poland
6
School of Physics and Technology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4 Svobody Sq., 61022 Kharkiv, Ukraine
7
Faculty of Engineering, Caspian University of Technology and Engineering Named After Sh. Yessenov, 32 mkr., Aktau 130000, Kazakhstan
8
Faculty of Transport Engineering and Logistics, Satbayev University, Satpayev St. 22A, Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan
9
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Satbayev University, Satpaev Str. 22A, Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2025, 18(9), 1965; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091965
Submission received: 10 February 2025 / Revised: 10 April 2025 / Accepted: 16 April 2025 / Published: 25 April 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Precision and Ultra-Precision Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Processes of Alloys and Steels, 2nd Edition)
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Abstract

This paper provides deeper insights into the performance of diamond particulate reinforced refractory composites used for cutting tools in the oil and gas industries. In particular, 25Cdiamond–70.5WC–4.5Co composites were enhanced with zirconia additives in proportions of 4 wt.% and 10 wt.% via the spark plasma sintering method. Wear tests were performed, and the analyses of elemental composition, morphology, and microstructure were completed. It was found that the addition of yttria-stabilized zirconia increased the plasticity of the matrix and thus introduced the ductile fracture mechanism, reducing the role of abrasive wear. As a result, the specific wear rate was reduced by 44% after the addition of 4 wt.% of zirconia and by 80% with 10 wt.% of ZrO2. The presence of zirconia contributed to the increase in the retention force between the matrix and diamond grits, which further reduced the intensity of the abrasive mechanism.
Keywords: mining; rock cutting; tungsten carbide; diamond; composites mining; rock cutting; tungsten carbide; diamond; composites

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Ratov, B.; Mechnik, V.; Hevorkian, E.; Rucki, M.; Pieniak, D.; Bondarenko, N.; Kolodnitskyi, V.; Starik, S.; Bilorusets, V.; Chishkala, V.; et al. Wear Resistance of the Refractory WC–Co Diamond-Reinforced Composite with Zirconia Additive. Materials 2025, 18, 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091965

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Ratov B, Mechnik V, Hevorkian E, Rucki M, Pieniak D, Bondarenko N, Kolodnitskyi V, Starik S, Bilorusets V, Chishkala V, et al. Wear Resistance of the Refractory WC–Co Diamond-Reinforced Composite with Zirconia Additive. Materials. 2025; 18(9):1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091965

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Ratov, Boranbay, Volodymyr Mechnik, Edvin Hevorkian, Miroslaw Rucki, Daniel Pieniak, Nikolai Bondarenko, Vasyl Kolodnitskyi, Sergii Starik, Viktor Bilorusets, Volodymyr Chishkala, and et al. 2025. "Wear Resistance of the Refractory WC–Co Diamond-Reinforced Composite with Zirconia Additive" Materials 18, no. 9: 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091965

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Ratov, B., Mechnik, V., Hevorkian, E., Rucki, M., Pieniak, D., Bondarenko, N., Kolodnitskyi, V., Starik, S., Bilorusets, V., Chishkala, V., Sundetova, P., Bektilevov, A., Shukmanova, A., & Seidaliyev, A. (2025). Wear Resistance of the Refractory WC–Co Diamond-Reinforced Composite with Zirconia Additive. Materials, 18(9), 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091965

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