DENG Weitao, LI Wenge, ZHANG Yangyang, ZHANG Bowen, ZHANG Shitao, ZHAO Yuantao
Molybdenum powder, nickel powder and boron powder were mixed by ball milling and press molded, and then Mo2NiB2 cermet was prepared by liquid phase sintering. The effects of powder ball milling time (1,12,24,36,48 h) on microstructure, hardness and electrochemical corrosion resistance of Mo2NiB2 cermet were studied. The results show that under different powder ball milling times, Mo2NiB2 cermets were all mainly composed of Mo2NiB2, MoB and MoNi phases. When the powder ball milling time was 24 h, the raw material powder was most evenly mixed, the content of the Mo2NiB2 phase generated by reaction was the highest, and the relative density of the cermet was the largest. With increasing powder ball milling time, the hardness of the cermet decreased first and increased and then decreased, and the free-corrosion current density increased first and decreased and then increased. When the powder ball milling time was 24 h, the hardness was the highest, and the free-corrosion current density was the smallest, indicating the corrosion resistance was the best. The best corrosion resistance was related to the reduction of diffusion channels of corrosive media due to the fewest pores in the cermet and the promotion of anodic polarization by the high content of Mo2NiB2 phase.