Abstract: A cobalt-free, tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide material includes 70-97 wt % of hard substance particles formed at least predominantly by tungsten carbide, and 3-30 wt % of a metallic binder which is an iron-nickel-based alloy. The iron-nickel-based alloy includes at least iron, nickel and chromium, with a ratio of Fe to (Ni+Fe) of 0.70?Fe/(Fe+Ni)?0.95; a Cr content of 0.5 wt %?Cr/(Fe+Ni+Cr) and (i) for the range 0.7?Fe/(Fe+Ni)?0.83: Cr/(Fe+Ni+Cr)?(?0.625*(Fe/(Fe+Ni))+3.2688) wt %; (ii) for the range 0.83?Fe/(Fe+Ni)?0.85: Cr/(Fe+Ni+Cr)?(?27.5*(Fe/(Fe+Ni))+25.575) wt %; and (iii) for the range 0.85?Fe/(Fe+Ni)?0.95: Cr/(Fe+Ni+Cr)?2.2 wt %; an optional Mo content, an optional V content, and unavoidable impurities up to in total not more than 1 wt % of the cemented carbide material.

Abstract: A tungsten-carbide-based hard material includes the following components: tungsten carbide with an average particle size of 0.1-1.3 ?m; 1.0-5.0 wt. % (Co+Ni), with a ratio of Co/(Co+Ni) in wt. % of 0.4?Co/(Co+Ni)?0.95; 0.1-1.0 wt. % Cr, with a ratio of Cr to (Co+Ni) in wt. % of 0.05 Cr/(Co+Ni) 0.20; 0.01-0.3 wt. % Mo; and 0.02-0.45 wt. % Me, where Me represents one or more elements from the group Ta, Nb, Hf and Ti, preferably Ta and/or Nb; and wherein 0.01?Me/(Co+Ni)?0.13.