Cemented carbide material

A cemented carbide material, comprising:

• a dispersed tungsten carbide phase in an amount ranging from 70 wt % to 95 wt % of the cemented carbide material;
• and
• a binder phase comprising a metallic binder material in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 28 wt % of the cemented carbide material and an intermetallic phase material in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 28 wt % of the cemented carbide material,
• wherein the metallic binder material comprises Co,
• wherein the intermetallic phase material has a structural formula of (M,Y)3 (Al,X), wherein M is Ni, Y comprises Co, and X comprises W.

A cemented carbide material comprising:

• tungsten carbide in an amount ranging from 70 wt % to 95 wt %;
• and
• a binder phase comprising a metallic binder material and an intermetallic phase material,
• wherein the binder phase comprises more than 25 wt % Ni, more than 4 wt % Al, and Co.