Review Article

Recent Progress in Processing of Tungsten Heavy Alloys

Table 1

Some mechanical and physical properties of WHAs after sintering or heat treatment obtained from the literature.

Composition (wt.%)ProcessRelative density (g/cm3)Grain size (µm)Tensile strength or compr. strength (MPa)Elong. (%)Hardness (HRC/HV)Reference

90W-7Ni-3Fe (1);As-sintered (1);99.78902527 [6]
90W-7Ni-3Fe (2);As-extruded (2);99.712601036
93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe (3);As-sintered (3);9352128
93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe (4)As-extruded (4) 1390739

90.5W-7.2Ni-1.8Fe-0.5Co 0.05Mo (1);As-sintered (1);99.425–509502133 [35]
92.5W-5Ni-2.5Cu (2);As-sintered (2);99.430681630
93.5W-4.0Ni-2Fe-0.5Co (3) As-sintered (3)99.4308531431

95W-3.5Ni-1.5Cu (1);As-sintered (1);98.4606603450 HV [36]
91W-7Ni-1.5Fe-0.5Co (2)As-sintered (2)99.430100020433 HV

93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe-0.03Y As-sintered-fine (1);109952429 [36]
As-extruded (3.33 : 1) (2); 1015706.548
As-sintered (3)459602329

95W-3.5Ni-1.5FeAs-sintered at 30 min (1);1893018.2 [41]
As-sintered at 90 min (2); 3094022
As-sintered at 240 min (3); 4192017.9
As sintered at 640 min (4)4583614

97W-2.1Ni-0.9FeAs-sintered99.41987221.6[65]

88W-8.4Ni-3.6Fe-UDP; As-sintered-MA (1);97.0589430 [79]
93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe; As-sintered (2);99623
93W-() (Ni, Fe) XPSZ, Ni/Fe = 4, X = 0.05As-sintered and MA at 300 MPa (3)9922340–425 (800°C comp. YS)

93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe (1); As-sintered at 1300°C for 60 min (1);99.638438 HV [88]
93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe-0.03Y (2); As-sintered at 1410°C for 60 min (2)98.06489 HV
94W-4.8Ni-1.2Fe (3); 99.02292022
94W-4.7Ni-1.18Fe-0.1PSZ (4); 94W-4.56Ni-1.14Fe-0.3PSZ9259

93W-4.9Ni-2.1FeAs-sintered (1);99.749602328 [92]
As-sawed (2.5 : 1);130015.242,43
As-sawed (4 : 1)15409.248,49

92.5W-6.4Ni-1.1FeConventional heating (1); 98.5176423.5210/398; [97]
MW heating (2)98.59.480511.2295/407

90W-7Ni-3FeConventional heating (1); 5°/min;86219.7 [98]
Conventional heating (2); 10°/min; 2081712.8
MW heating (3);45°/min; 89820
MW heating (4)105°/min85021

95W-3.5Ni-1.5Fe-UDP at 200–1500°C (1);Free sintering (1); 985–101300 (YS)23 > 10 [104]
PPS in 900–1300°C (2);PPS sintering (2),98.51900 (YS)settle
Vacuum (3)vacuum (3)2500 (YS)<0.2 s

90W-4Ni-6Mn (1);As-sintered (1);99.781030–10622532 [105]
93W-5.6Ni-1.4Fe (2); Blended-SPS (2);956600–800 (YS)
93W-5.6Ni-1.4Fe (3); MA/SPS, 1300°C, 1 h/1470°C, 4–90 min heat-treated, 1150°C, WQ (3); 996–27716 (TS)
91W-7Ni-1.5Fe-0.5Co (4)CIPed, 250 MPa, 1100°C followed by WQ (4)99.430

95W-5 (Ni/Fe = 7/3) As-sintered condition99114[115]

90W-6Ni-2Fe-2CoAs-sintered-1450°C, 2 h (1);99.664505430 HV [122]
1150°C/5 h (2);75018435
W1-10% (3);134810490
W3-40% (4);14309530
W5-75% (5); 16466610
W4-700°C (6);14507520
W4-1100°C (7)10255495

90W-7Ni-3FeAs-sintered at 1300–1400°C (MA)99.73–1.71100Very low34[131]

88W-8.4Ni-3.6Fe (1);As-sintered (1);99.00389430 [132]
93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe (2);As-sintered (2);90023
90W-7Ni-3Fe (3)As-sintered (3)99.6100030

90W-7Ni-3Fe-0.04Y2O3As-sintered at 1480°C for 30 min99.3105030.8[133]

93W-4.9Ni-2.1FeAs-sintered at 1530°C (1); 959602329 [134]
As-extruded (4 : 1) (2)15409.248