Strength degradation of a tungsten carbide-cobalt composite at elevated temperatures

Materials Characterization

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Acchar, W ^a   Gomes, U U ^a   Kaysser, W A ^b   Goring, J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBIDE CUTTING TOOLS; COBALT; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGRADATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OXIDATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

THREE-POINT BENDING FLEXURE; TRANSVERSE RUPTURE STRENGTH BEHAVIOR; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-COBALT COMPOSITES;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 0033349209     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(98)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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