Separate assessment of porosity and uncombined carbon in cemented carbides

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 407-417

  From, Anders ^a,c   Sandström, Rolf ^a,b  

^a SWEREA KIMAB   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c SCA Research AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CEMENTED CARBIDES;

CARBIDES;

EID: 0030399095     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-4368(96)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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