The invention discloses a method for preparing WC / W composite
powder through an in-situ reaction.
Tungsten powder is poured into a
pickling solution, cleaning is conducted after room-temperature
ultrasonic oscillation, and then
vacuum drying is carried out to obtain W
powder with pre-planted defects on the surface; and the W powder with the pre-planted defects on the surface is flatly spread in a
corundum crucible, the
crucible is horizontally placed in the middle of a
tube furnace heating body, then the temperature is increased under the protection of the Ar
atmosphere,
argon carrying
acetone is subjected to the in-situ reaction with the W powder, the temperature is slowly increased for 0.5-4 h, then introduction of the
acetone is stopped, and the protective gas is stopped when the temperature of a furnace body is decreased to the
room temperature, so that the WC / W composite powder is obtained. According to the WC / W composite powder obtained through the method, WC particles (
whiskers) distributed on the surfaces of W particles in a scattered mode can improve the high-temperature property of
tungsten-based
alloy on the one hand, and on the other hand, a pinning effect is achieved on the strength of the
alloy. Accordingly, the high-temperature property of the
tungsten-based
alloy can be improved when the WC / W composite powder is used for preparing the
tungsten-based alloy as original powder.