Wednesday, July 1

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Tungsten2020 TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Wednesday Morning

8:00–9:15 a.m.

SESSION T20

Powder Production

Session Chair:
Thomas Jewett
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

The Evolution of Structure and Density of Dislocations in Single Crystal Tungsten
Digvijay Rajendra Yadav,
Texas A&M University

Production and Processing of Tungsten-Based Powders in Thermal Plasma Systems
Nikolay Alekseev,
A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Material Science RAS

Development of Tungsten Hydrometallurgy in China
Zhongwei Zhao,
Central South University

SESSION T21

Refractory Metal & Carbide Processing

Session Chair:
Xiaoyan Song
Beijing University of Technology

A Metallurgical Analysis on the Condition of Ex-Service Pusher Furnace Tube Made of Centrifugally Cast Heat-Resistant Alloy Used for Tungsten Powder Production
Shankar Venkataraman,
Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + CO. KG

Formation of Molbdenum Carbide Through Non-Direction Contact Between Mo and C
Tony Zhai,
University of Kentucky

New Environmentally-Friendly Carbon Black and Tungsten Carbide Products
Ned Hardman,
Monolith Materials

Tungsten2020 TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Wednesday Morning

9:30–10:45 a.m.

SESSION T22

Tungsten and Tantulum-Based Materials

Session Chair:
Heinrich Kestler
Plansee SE

No presentation scheduled at this time.

The Chemical Transport Mechanism of Emitter Micro-Particles in Tungsten Electrode: A Metallurgical Study
Gurjit Singh,
Technical University Dresden

No presentation scheduled at this time.

SESSION T23

Cermets and Carbides

Session Chair:
Luis Llanes
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech

Designing a Toughened Cermet Featured by Core-Rim Structure With Low-Internal Stress
Huiwen Xiong,
Central South University

Niobium Carbide Containing Hard Materials: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
Shuigen Huang,
KU Leuven

Cavitation Erosion Characterization of Cemented Carbides
Núria Cinca,
Hyperion Materials and Technologies

Tungsten2020 TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Wednesday Morning

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

SESSION T24

Tungsten Carbide Materials & Processing

Session Chair:
Todd Leonhardt
Rhenium Alloys, Inc.

Complexions and Low-Energy Grain Boundaries in WC-Co Cemented Carbides
Xiaoyan Song,
Beijing University of Technology

HIP After Sintering of WC-ZrC-Co-Chromium Carbides
Jose Sanchez,
CEIT-IK4

Improving the Wettability of WC-Co Cutting Tools Through Laser Surface Texturing
Bruno Guimarães,
University of Minho

SESSION T25

Novel Processing

Session Chair:
Dov Chaiat
Tungsten Powder Technology/ Smart Materials

The Effect of Oxygen and Carbon on Molybdenum in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Jakob Braun,
University of Innsbruck

Spherical High-Entropy Alloy Powders Create New Combinations of Alloys for Applications Requiring Higher Performance
Youping Gao,
Castheon, Inc.

Experimental Analysis on Diffusion Bonding of Tungsten at Low Pressures
Michael Mark,
Plansee SE