Sintered Material Based on Titanium Carbide to Increase the Service Life of Slide Gates

A new cermet material based on titanium carbide with a complex binder consisting of nichrome and nickel, additionally hardened with chromium carbide and a solid solution of chromium in titanium carbide, has been obtained. The influence of the technological parameters of the SHS-extrusion method (the delay time before the application of pressure, the pressing pressure, the speed of the press plunger movement) on the length of the extruded rod is studied, the optimal parameters are found. The microstructure and phase composition of the obtained material was investigated, the physical and mechanical characteristics were measured, and a comparison with analogues was given. It is shown that the microstructure, phase composition, and crystal lattice parameters of the phases do not change depending on the diameter of the extruded rod.