| Abstract Scope |
High-speed molybdenum steel M2 has an excellent ratio between toughness, hardness, and wear. M2 steel is commonly used for cold work on tools such as punches, cutters, dies, etc. Tungsten carbide is most often found as a gray powder that is pressed and then sintered. Tungsten carbide has approximately twice the strength and stiffness of steel. Thanks to using additive manufacturing using direct energy deposition technology, the two materials can be mixed to create a new alloy of M2 steel with tungsten carbide hard balls. The investigated ratio of tungsten carbide in steel M2 was 5-20%. |