TY - JOUR N2 - This work presents the development of a safer processing route for hard metals. Traditional processing of fine particles under organic solvents presents significant explosion risks. The milling under dichloromethane (DCM) reduces the risks associated with fire hazards. After milling and drying, the samples have been sintered in an industrial sintering furnace under a vacuum at 1380°C. The materials’ characterisation has been done by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, particle size analysis, optical microscopy, and by magnetic measurements. The present work results reveal the powders’ appropriate properties after milling and drying and the desired biphasic (Co-WC) phases obtained after sintering, thus proving the feasibility of such a route, therefore the diminishing of specific fire hazards. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123277/PDF-MASTER/AMM-2022-2-20-Chicinas.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123277 PY - 2022 IS - No 2 EP - 545 DO - 10.24425/amm.2022.137788 KW - hard metal KW - sintering KW - milling KW - particle KW - dichloromethane A1 - Chicinaș, H.-F. A1 - Jucan, O.-D. A1 - Gădălean, R.V. A1 - Conțiu, G. A1 - Cotai, A. A1 - Popa, C.O. PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 67 DA - 2022.06.10 T1 - Consolidation and Characterisation of Hard Metal Powders Milled under Dichloromethane SP - 541 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/123277 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -