EN ISO 4499-4:2016

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2016
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Hardmetals - Metallographic determination of microstructure - Part 4: Characterisation of
porosity, carbon defects and eta-phase content (ISO 4499-4:2016)
Hartmetalle - Metallographische Bestimmung der Mikrostruktur - Teil 4:
Charakterisierung von Porosität, Kohlenstofffehlern und Anteil an Eta-Phase (ISO 4499-
4:2016)
Métaux-durs - Détermination métallographique de la microstructure - Partie 4:
Caractérisation de la porosité, des défauts carbone et de la teneur en phase êta (ISO
4499-4:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 4499-4:2016
ICS:
77.040.99 Druge metode za Other methods of testing of
preskušanje kovin metals
77.160 Metalurgija prahov Powder metallurgy
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 4499-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 77.040.99; 77.160 Supersedes EN 24505:1993
English Version
Hardmetals - Metallographic determination of
microstructure - Part 4: Characterisation of porosity,
carbon defects and eta-phase content (ISO 4499-4:2016)
Métaux-durs - Détermination métallographique de la Hartmetalle - Metallographische Bestimmung der
microstructure - Partie 4: Caractérisation de la Mikrostruktur - Teil 4: Charakterisierung von
porosité, des défauts carbone et de la teneur en phase Porosität, Kohlenstofffehlern und Anteil an Eta-Phase
êta (ISO 4499-4:2016) (ISO 4499-4:2016)
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European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 4499-4:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 119 "Powder
metallurgy".
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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The text of ISO 4499-4:2016 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 4499-4:2016 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 4499-4
First edition
2016-02-15
Hardmetals — Metallographic
determination of microstructure —
Part 4:
Characterisation of porosity, carbon
defects and eta-phase content
Métaux-durs — Détermination métallographique de la
microstructure —
Partie 4: Caractérisation de la porosité, des défauts carbone et de la
teneur en phase êta
Reference number
ISO 4499-4:2016(E)
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ISO 4499-4:2016(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and Units . 1
5 Principle . 2
6 Apparatus . 2
7 Calibration of measurement apparatus . 2
8 Preparation of test samples . 2
8.1 Methods of preparation . 2
8.2 Characterisation of porosity and carbon (graphite) defects . 3
8.3 Characterisation of eta-phase . 3
9 Procedure. 3
9.1 General . 3
9.2 Determination of porosity . 3
9.3 Determination of carbon defects . 4
9.4 Determination of the η-phase (eta-phase). 7
10 Uncertainty of measurement . 9
11 Test report . 9
Bibliography .10
ISO 4499-4:2016(E)
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 119, Powder metallurgy, Subcommittee SC 4,
Sampling and testing methods for hardmetals.
This first edition of ISO 4499-4 cancels and replaces ISO 4505:1978, which has been technically revised.
ISO 4499 consists of the following parts, under the general title Hardmetals — Metallographic
determination of microstructure:
— Part 1: Photomicrographs and description
— Part 2: Measurement of WC grain size
— Part 3: Measurement of microstructural features in Ti (C,N) and WC/cubic carbide based hardmetals
— Part 4: Characterisation of porosity, carbon defects and eta-phase content
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ISO 4499-4:2016(E)
Introduction
In standard WC/Co hardmetals, the chemistry, magnetic properties and density are generally controlled
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so that only two phases WC and Co are present. The Co phase is an alloy and contains some W
and C in solid solution. The WC phase is stoichiometric. If the composition is either high or low in total
carbon content, then it is possible to see a third phase in the structure. For high C, this is graphite; for
low C, it is eta phase (η); typically, an M C or M C carbide where M is (Co W ). This part of ISO 4499
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is concerned with the detection and measurement of these microstructural features together with the
measurement of porosity levels. Porosity is important since these materials are manufactured by a
powder metallurgical route and although the technique of liquid phase sintering is used to consolidate
the multiphase structure, low levels of porosity can arise in some instances and affect properties such
as density and strength.
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