Institute of Tungsten Materials Preparation and Application

1. Introduction

Founded at 2008, Research Institute of Tungsten Materials Preparation and Application mainly researches on tungsten-base powder materials, cemented carbide, tungsten copper alloys, high gravity alloys, high entropy alloys, anticorrosive coating, 3D printing of refractory metals and ceram, the preparation, characterization and calculation of cermet materials, secondary resources recovery and materials application.    

The institute is committed to getting original results of basic theories and applied technology achievements with proprietary intellectual property rights by going into the study on theoretical design, controlled synthesis, texture and performance characterization, material device and application. Currently, the laboratory/pilotscale experiment covers over 2000 m2 and possesses powder metallurgy experiments/politscale experiments and testing equipment, like cold isostatic press, pressure sintering furnace, high velocity oxygen fuel, plasma cladding, multi arc ion plated, scanning electron microscope, 3D profiler and electrochemical workstations. The above facilities are valued at 15 million Yuan.  

The institute wins the support by its contribution, improves competitiveness with specialties and boosts development with innovation. It adheres to application-oriented principle and shapes a sound and free academic environment at the frontier of interdisciplines over years. The institute has undertaken a subsidiary subject of ITER project, a subsidiary subject of international cooperation project, and more than 10 national projects. It has hired 6 people from Talent Plan of Jiangxi Province like “Jinggang Scholars””Shuangqian Talents” and “Jinggang Young Scholars”. It has supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province and corporation entrusting fund. The project fund has added up to 10 million Yuan.

It has won the second prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award for two times, the second prize of Institution of Higher Education Technological Progress Award of Ministry of Education, the first prize of Technology Invention Awards of Hunan Province, the first prize of Technology Progress Award of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and other awards for more than 10 times. The institute has published over 200 papers indexed by SCI in famous international journals, among which 8 papers are highly cited by ESI and 16 papers are of Q1. It applied for 36 patents for invention, and the number of granted patents was 14. 6 monographs were published. The 2 independent achievements of the institute have been put into application at relative corporations, making remarkably economic and social benefits.

2. Faculty

Chen Hao: Director of Institute, Ph.D., Professor, Phd candidate supervisor

Guo Shengda: Deputy Director of Institute, Ph.D., Lecturer

Chen Liyong: Deputy Director of Institute, Ph.D., Lecturer

Yang Qiumin: Ph.D., Lecturer

Ye Yuwei: Ph.D., Lecturer

Lv Jian: Ph.D., Leturer

3. Scientific Research Achievements

(1) Awards

1.The Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award in 2008, Packaged Technology and Industrialization of Clean and Efficient Production of Ultra-high Performance Tungsten Powder from White (Wolframite) Ore

2.The Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award in 2004, Research on Chip Control and Tool Failure Mechanism Development and Industrialization of Series Products

3.The First Prize of Technology Invention Award of Hunan Province in 2018, Advanced Preparation Technology and Application of W-cu, WniFe and Ultrafine-grained WC-Co Materials

4.The Third Prize of Technology Invention Award of Jiangxi Province in 2017, Advanced Material and Equipment Manufacturing Technology and Industrialization of Ultrafine-grained Tungsten Carbide-cobalt

5.The First Prize of Technology Progress Award of China Nonferrous Metals Industry in 2016, Preparation Technology and Equipment of High Performance Nano-tungsten Based Materials

 6.The Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of University Science Research Excellence Award in 2016, Innovation and Industrialization of Key Technology and Equipment Integration of Nano-WC-Co Composites

7.The First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Canzhou City in 2014(The Third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Jiangxi Province in 2014), Rare Earth Reinforced Gradient Structure Cemented Carbide Spherical Tooth Preparation Technology

8.The Second Prize of Technology Progress Award of China Nonferrous Metals Industry in 2012, Energy Efficient Spray Drying Systems for a Wide Range of Forming Agents and Solvents

9.The Second Prize of Technology Progress Award of China Nonferrous Metals Industry in 2012, Industrial Technology and Equipment for Preparation of Ultra-fine Nanostructured Tungsten Carbide/Cobalt Composites by Water-soluble Method

10.The First Prize of Institution of Higher Education Technological Progress Award of Jiangxi Province in 2011, Technology and Industrialization of Cemented Carbide Coated Tools Based on Rare Earth Addition

11.The Second Prize of Technology Progress Award of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association in 2010, Technology and Application of Coating on High Performance Multi-element Rare Earth Composite Cemented Carbide Tool

(2) Patents

1.Guo Shengda, Chen Hao. Double-crystal Tungsten Carbide with Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites and Preparation Method, 201910598237.7

2.Guo Shengda, Chen Hao. Co-reinforced Copper Matrix Composites and Preparation Method, 201910256491.9

3.Yi Jianhong, Guo Shengda, Barry. The nvention relates to a preparation method of Tungsten carbide-cobalt cemented carbide, 201810526357.1

4.Lv Jian, Du Yong, Zhang Qiulin, Wu Jie, Zheng Zhenghui, Kan Gaohui. A Regeneration Method of Waste Coarse-grained Cemented Carbide with High Cobalt Content. 202010274419.1

5. Lv Jian, Du Yong, Zhang Cong, Zhou Peng, Peng Yingbiao, Yan Lianwu. The invention relates to a titanium carbonitride-based solid solution powder for cermet and a preparation method. 107552802a

6.Lv Jian, Wang Hang, Wu Jie, Huang Shichun, Fang Chunsheng, Wang Shaoyi. A Preparation Method of WC-Co Composite Powder for Thermal Spraying. 105648383A

7.Yang Qiumin, Tang Yanyuan, Xu Guozuan, Zhang Longhui, Chen Liyong, Mao-li, A Preparation Method of Rod-shaped Violet Tungsten, 202010519602.3

8.Yang Qiumin, Mao Li, Chen Liyong, Chen Hao, Guo Shengda, Ye Yuwei, Nanometer Tungsten Powder and its Preparation Method, 201910900085.1

9.Yang Qiumin, Mao Li, Chen Liyong, Application of a High Entropy Alloy and Preparation Method, 201811243974.7

10.Yang Qiumin, Su Wei, Chen Liyong, Chen Hao, Preparation Method of High Cobalt Nano/Ultra-fine WC-Co Composite Powder, 20171143147.6

(3) Monographs

1. Chen Hao, Li Huiqi, Yang Jiangao. ISBN: 9787502475369. Design, Preparation and Properties of Hard Surface Materials Strengthened by Plasma Beam Surface Metallurgy. Metallurgical Industry Press, 2017

2. Guo Shengda, Yi Jianhong, Chen Hao, Yang Jiangao. ISBN: 9787502482763 Wc-co composites-Ultrafine Grained Carbides, Metallurgical Industry Press, 2019

3. Yang Jiangao, Tan Dunqiang, Chen Hao. Hardmental, Zhongnan University Press, 2012, ISBN: 9787548701729

(4) Papers

[1] An effective corrosion inhibitor of N doped carbon dots for Q235 steel in 1 M HCl solution. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 815 (2020) 152338.

[2] Superhydrophobic oligoaniline-containing electroactive silica coating as pre-process coating for corrosion protection of carbon steel. Chemical Engineering Journal 348 (2018) 940–951.

[3] One-step synthesis of super-hydrophobic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane- graphene oxide and its application in anti-corrosion and anti-wear fields. Corrosion Science 147 (2019) 9–21.

[4] Superior corrosion resistance and self-healable epoxy coating pigmented with silanzied trianiline-intercalated graphene. Carbon 142 (2019) 164-176. (ESI highly cited paper，IF: 8.821)

[5] A high-efficiency corrosion inhibitor of N-doped citric acid-based carbon dots for mild steel in hydrochloric acid environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials 381 (2020) 121019. ( ESI highly cited paper，IF: 9.038)

[6] Enhanced anti-wear property of VCN coating in seawater with the optimization of bias voltage、Ceramics International、2020

[7] Multi-functional graphene/carbon nanotube aerogels for its applications in supercapacitor and direct methanol fuel cell、Electrochimica Acta、2018

[8] Effect of Mo and Y2O3 additions on the microstructure and properties of fine WC-Co cemented carbides fabricated by spark plasma sintering、International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials、2017

[9] Morphology and carbon content of WC−6%Co nanosized composite powders using glucose as carbon source、Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China、2018

[10] The optimization of mechanical property and corrosion resistance of WC-6Co cemented carbide by Mo2C content、Ceramics International、2020

[11] The role of Y2O3, Cu, Mo and Mo2C additives on optimizing the corrosion resistance of WC-6Co cemented carbide in HCl and NaOH solutions、Journal of Alloys and Compounds、2020

[12] Investigation on reduction and carbonization process of WC-Co composite powder obtained by In situ synthesis、Journal of Alloys and Compounds、2019

[13] POSS-tetraaniline modified graphene for active corrosion protection of epoxy-based organic coating. Chemical Engineering Journal 383 (2020) 123160. (IF: 10.652)

[14] Corrosion protective mechanism of smart graphene-based self-healing coating on carbon steel. Corrosion Science 174 (2020) 108825. (IF: 6.479)

[15] Study on self-healing and corrosion resistance behaviors of functionalized carbon dot-intercalated graphene-based waterborne epoxy coating. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 67 (2021) 226–236. (IF: 6.155)

[16] A green and effective corrosion inhibitor of functionalized carbon dots. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 35 (2019) 2243–2253. (IF: 6.155)

[17] Evaluation of the inhibition behavior of carbon dots on carbon steel in HCl and NaCl solutions. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 43 (2020) 144–153. (IF: 6.155)

[18] Effect of carbon content on microstructure and mechanical properties of WC-10Co cemented carbides with plate-like WC grain[J]. Ceramics International, 2020, 46 1824-1829.

[19] Fabrication and mechanical properties of WC-10Co cemented carbides with plate-like WC grains[J]. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, 803: 860-865.

[20] A DFT study on effects of W solution on cemented carbides Co phase pressurized properties[J]. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, 806: 1242-1249.

[21] A novel route for the synthesis of ultrafine WC-15 wt %Co cemented carbides, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 748: 577-582.

[22] Effects of VC/Cr3C2, on WC grain morphologies and mechanical properties of WC-6wt.%Co cemented carbides, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 714: 245-250.

[23] Synthesis of ultrafine WC-Co composite powders under hydrogen atmosphere with in situ carbon via a one-step reduction-carbonization process, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 2017, 14(2): 220-22.

[24] The effects of fine WC contents and temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of inhomogeneous WC-(fine WC-Co) cemented carbides, Ceramics International, 2016, 42(16): 18100-18107.

[25] Synthesis of ultrafine WC-10Co composite powders with carbon boat added and densification by sinter-HIP, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 2017, 62: 104-109.

[26] Synthesis and characterization of WC-Co nanosized composite powders with in situ carbon and gas carbon sources, Metals and Materials International, 2016, 22(4): 663-669.

[27] Microstructures and properties of CoCrCuFeNiMox high entropy alloys fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering, Powder Metallurgy, 2018, 61:115-122.

[28] Mechanism of the early stages of oxidation of WC–Co cemented carbides, Corrosion Science, 2016, 103: 75–87.