RT Conference Proceedings T1 Interface study for the design of alternative matrixes in cermets A1 Alvaredo Olmos, Paula A1 Dios Pérez, Miguel de A1 Ferrari Fernández, Begoña A1 Gordo Odériz, Elena AB Liquid Phase Sintering (LPS) is used in the fabrication of hard materials and cermets which are difficult to densify by other approaches. During this process the melting point of the metal matrix is reached and the solid reinforcement is soluble in it. Thereby, via rearrangement and solucion-reprecipitation mechanism, these composite materials are sintered obtaining hihg density, hardness and wear resistance.For this sintering mechanism it is very important to know the solubility and wetting behaviour at high temperature of the metallic matrix and the reinforcement. In recent years one of the research topics in the field of hard materials is the search for new metallic matrixes so it becomes mandatory to study its interaction with the reinforcement from the viewpoint of solibility and wettability. This work shows a study combination of simulation tools and experimental testing of contacta angle mesurement at high temperature of the system Ni/TiCN because Ni is the conventional metallic matrix used in cermets and it is compared with the systems Fe/TiCN and Fe-15Ni/TiCN because the Fe is the main candidate for an alternative metallic matrix. PB European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) SN 978-1-899072-47-7 (USB) YR 2015 FD 2015 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/26839 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/26839 LA eng NO Proceedings of: European Congress and Exhibition on Powder Metallurgy (Euro PM2015 Congress & Exhibition), Reims (France), 4-7 September 2015. NO The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Government throughthe project MAT2012-38650-C02-01, the Regional Government of Madrid through the programMULTIMAT-CHALLENGE, ref. S2013/MIT-2862. DS e-Archivo RD 1 jul. 2024