Tribological studies of monolithic drawing dies for the production of reinforcing wires used in construction

Abstract Cold drawn products are widely used in the construction industry. Drawn products are obtained by a drawing process in which the most important tool is the drawing tool. Drawn products include wire, bar and pipe. The material used in this study was a drawing die mesh made of sintered carbide, grade H10S. The abrasive wear analysis of prepared samples was carried out using the ball on disc method with a ZrO2 ceramic ball. Hardness measurements were carried out using the Vickers method in accordance with the PN-EN 23878:1996 standard. The resistance to brittle fracture was determined based on the length of the measurement of cracks formed at the corners of the impression.