BR24992925 "Development of technology and materials for the innovative development of the manufacturing industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan"

The name of the competition within which the program is being implemented: Competition for program-targeted financing for scientific, scientific and technical programs for 2024-2026.

Program Manager: Sherzod R. Kurbanbekov, PhD in Technical Physics, Associate Professor.

Identifiers:

• Scopus Author ID: 55540216100 (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55540216100),
• Researcher ID Web of Science: DCH-8695-2022,
• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-0568.

The research group of the project

Project abstract

The program is aimed at developing hard cobalt-free alloys based on tungsten carbide (WC-(FeNi), WC-Fe/Ni) with high hardness, crack resistance, bending strength and wear resistance. The idea of the program is to create cobalt-free metal turning tools using powder metallurgy methods with physical properties comparable to existing commercial products, but at lower cost. The final shape of the resulting products eliminates the subsequent expensive and time-consuming machining.

The purpose of the project is to develop cobalt-free hard alloys based on tungsten carbide with high performance characteristics, their characterization and testing in real-world operation, as well as technologies for the production of precision parts based on it for the domestic industry.

Expected and achieved results of the project:

• A method for processing the initial powders using high-energy processing will be developed in order to reduce sintering energy in the synthesis of cobalt-free high-strength hard alloys;
• An algorithm for obtaining turning tools in a complete form will be developed. Due to the in-depth study of the concept of creating cutting parts from hard alloys based on tungsten carbide, the characteristics of the punches (geometric parameters, grades of materials), the conditions of the IPS process (duration, rate of temperature increase, press pressure, suitable sintering temperatures) will be determined;
• The installation of power supply systems, cooling, ensuring the mechanical pressure of the punches and the vacuum/inert medium in the working chamber will be carried out. An important result in this task is also the development of a control program-an algorithm for providing heating and pressure for high-quality synthesis of materials. At the end of the stage, commissioning will be carried out, including verification, configuration and testing of the installation in order to ensure the declared parameters and modes;
• Using the IPS method and powder metallurgy, work will be carried out on the creation of cobalt-free metal turning tools based on WC-(FeNi) and WC-Fe/Ni hard alloys.

Based on the results obtained, the results of this project will be published:

• at least 6 (six) articles and (or) reviews in peer-reviewed scientific publications in the scientific field of the program, included in the 1st (first), 2nd (second) and (or) 3rd (third) quartile of the impact factor in the Web of Science database and (or) having a percentile of CiteScore in the Scopus database is at least 50 (fifty).
• at least 7 (seven) articles in journals recommended by the COKNVO.
• at least 1 (one) monograph or textbook in foreign and (or) Kazakhstani publishing houses recommended by the academic council and (or) the scientific and technical council of the applicant's organization.
• at least 1 (one) patent in foreign patent offices (European, American, Japanese) or at least 1 (one) foreign or international patent included in the database Derwent Innovations Index (Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics) or at least 3 (three) intellectual property objects (patent; for applications in the field of information technology - copyright certificate), registered at the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Scopus/WoS publications

1. Kurbanbekov, S.; Kozhakhmetov, Y.; Skakov, M.; Seitov, B.; Aidarova, M.; Tabiyeva, Y. Properties, Advantages, and Prospects of Using Cobalt-Free Composites Based on Tungsten Carbide in Industry. Materials 2025, 18, 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18010129 Процентиль по CiteScore в базе Scopus 73, Q2.
2. Kombayev, K.; Sypainova, G.; Khoshnaw, F.; Kozhakhmetov, Y.; Kurbanbekov, S. and Tabiyeva, Y. Practical and theoretical optimization of plasma cutting parameters for enhanced quality and efficiency in steel alloy processing. Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, 2025. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-09-2024-0255 Процентиль по CiteScore в базе Scopus 63, Q2.
3. Uazyrkhanova G.; Kozhakhmetov, Y.; Aidarova, M.; M. Rutkowska-Gorczyca.; Tabiyeva, Y. Combined Approach to the Synthesis of WC-(Fe, Ni) Hard Alloys: Mechanical Activation and Spark Plasma Sintering. Crystals 2025, 15(8), 724; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst1508072 Процентиль по CiteScore в базе Scopus 68, Q2.
4. Aidarova M., Kurbanbekov Sh., Kizatov A., Urkunbay A., Bayatanova L., Rutkowska-Gorczyca M., AmangeldiyevaY. Influence of Milling Time and Binder Composition on Phase Evolution in WC-Based Composite Powders Fabricated via High-Energy Ball Milling. Mater. 12:1684414. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2025.1684414 Процентиль по CiteScore в базе Scopus 70, Q2.
5. Kombayev, K.; Kurbanbekov, S.; Berladir, K.; Urkunbay, A.; Aidarova, M.A.; Khoshnaw, F. Optimization of Spark Plasma Sintering Parameters for W–B–Co–Ni–Zr–Fe Composites. International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering 2026, 15(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJMMME.408711
6. Kurbanbekov S, Aidarova M, Bayatanova L, Abdimutalip A, Tabiyeva Y, Kambarbekov S, Kaldar B, Patchakhanov D. Structural-Phase Evolution and Morphology of Cobalt-Free WC Hard Alloys Produced by SPS. Alloys. 2026; 5(3):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys503001

CQAFSHE publications

1. Курбанбеков Ш.Р., Табиева Е.Е., Қизатов А.С., Мұсахан Н.П., Амангельдиева Ю.О. Краткий обзор технологии искрового плазменного спекания функциональных материалов практического назначения. Вестник ВКТУ, DOI 10.51885/1561-4212_2024_4_57
2. Kurbanbekov Sh.R., Ertayev N.S., Aydarova M.T., Kizatov A.S., Musakhan N.P. Effect of mechanoactivation on WC alloys. Вестник Университета Шакарима. Технические науки № 2(18), 2025. https://doi.org/10.53360/2788-7995-2025-2(18)-51
3. Қизатова Е. А., Қизатов А. С., Айдарова М. Т., Курбанбеков Ш. Р., Баятанова Л. Б. Исследование влияния механоактивации на структуру композитов WC–Fe и WC–Ni. Вестник Торайгыров университета «Наука и техника Казахстана» ISSN 2788-8770, № 3, 2025, 277-291. https://doi.org/10.48081/GMBM5273
4. Курбанбеков Ш.Р., Амангельдиева Ю.О., Айдарова М.Т., Қизатов А.С. Исследование влияния механоактивации на морфологию и фазовый состав WC-FE порошков. Вестник ВКТУ, https://journals.ektu.kz/vestnik/article/view/1251
5. Tabiyeva Y., Yerbolat D., Urkunbay A., Aidarova M., Zakerov S., Rutkowska-Gorczyca M. Influence of mechanical activation and spark plasma sintering on the structure and properties of WC-Fe and WC-Ni alloys. Вестник ВКТУ, журнал Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties, №2, 2026, p.91-104 https://doi.org/10.51885/3134-7983_CATMSP_2026_2_8
6. Mussakhan, N., Abdimutalip, A., Kambarbekov, S., Baltabayeva, D., & Kaldar, B. Synthesis of cobalt-free high-strength WC-based cemented carbides by spark plasma sintering. Вестник ВКТУ, журнал Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties, №2, 2026, p. 70-80. https://doi.org/10.51885/3134-7983_CATMSP_2026_2_6

Security documents

1. Курбанбеков Ш.Р., Амангельдиева Ю.О., Айдарова М.Т. Способ получения WC-Fe сплава для изготовления режущих инструментов: патент KZ № 11646; заявл. 16.10.2025; опубл. 09.01.2026.
2. Авторское свидетельство: Курбанбеков Ш.Р., Табиева Е.Е., Сағымбекова Э.С. Научно-обоснованный технологический подход к получению безкобальтовых твердых сплавов WC-(Fe, Ni) методом механосинтеза и искрового плазменного спекания (SPS), № 70016 от «13» апреля 2026 года.
3. Авторское свидетельство: Табиева Е.Е., Айдарова М.Т. Научно-обоснованный технологический подход к получению твердосплавных режущих пластин методом искрового плазменного спекания, №76357 от 9 июля 2026 года.

Monographs/Training manuals

1. Материалдардың элементтік құрамын талдаудың заманауи әдістері. Учебное пособие/Курбанбеков Ш.Р., Табиева Е.Е., Айдарова М.А., Молдабаева Г.С., Сағымбекова Э.С., Усть-Каменогорск, 2025. – 196 с. ISBN 978-601-208-892-2