Publication: Obtención de carburos de tantalio y de niobio por reducción carbotérmica del mineral columbotantalita
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1998-05-30
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Los carburos de tantalio y de niobio se caracterizan por su extremada dureza y resistencia al ataque químico. Ambos carburos, pero principalmente el de tantalio, se utilizan en la fabricación de metal duro (carburos cementados), junto con otros carburos, para herramientas de corte, matricería y para operaciones especiales de mecanizado que requieran resistencia al desgaste y resistencia al choque mecánico y a alta temperatura. También se está investigando su uso como refuerzo de aceros rápidos para el desarrollo de materiales resistentes al desgaste por vía pulvimetalúrgica. Sin embargo, el uso de TaC suele venir limitado por su alto precio, por lo que en ocasiones se utiliza carburo de tantalio con conteniendo de niobio, más barato. En el presente trabajo se estudia la obtención de carburos complejos de tantalio y de niobio a partir de un concentrado mineral de columbotantalita de procedencia española, mediante un proceso relativamente barato y sencillo, como es la reducción carbotérmica. Se describe el afino previo del mineral y su posterior reducción, así como la caracterización de los productos obtenidos.
Tantalum and niobium carbides are characterized by its high hardness and chemical corrosion resistance. Both carbides, but mainly TaC, are used in hard metals (sintered carbides), together with other carbides, to manufacture cutting tools and dies and in special machining applications involving mechanical shock at high temperature. Its use as reinforcement of wear resistant materials through powder metallurgy techniques are being investigated. However, the use of TaC is usually limited because of its high cost. Therefore tantalum carbide with niobium content, which is cheaper, is used. In this work the obtention of complex tantalum and niobium carbides from a Spanish columbotantalite ore is studied through a relatively cheap and simple process as it is carbothermic reduction. Concentration of the ore, its reduction and the characterization of products are described.
Tantalum and niobium carbides are characterized by its high hardness and chemical corrosion resistance. Both carbides, but mainly TaC, are used in hard metals (sintered carbides), together with other carbides, to manufacture cutting tools and dies and in special machining applications involving mechanical shock at high temperature. Its use as reinforcement of wear resistant materials through powder metallurgy techniques are being investigated. However, the use of TaC is usually limited because of its high cost. Therefore tantalum carbide with niobium content, which is cheaper, is used. In this work the obtention of complex tantalum and niobium carbides from a Spanish columbotantalite ore is studied through a relatively cheap and simple process as it is carbothermic reduction. Concentration of the ore, its reduction and the characterization of products are described.
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Presentado al: 8º Congreso Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Metalúrgicas. Madrid 27 a 29 de mayo de 1998
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Carburos, Tantalio, Niobio, Tratamiento de menas, Carbides, Tantalum, Niobium, Ore treatment
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Revista de metalurgia, 34(Extra), 1998, Pp. 395–399.