Performance of WC-VC-Co thermal spray coatings in abrasion and slurry erosion tests

Wear

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 434-442

  Machio, C N ^a   Akdogan, G ^a   Witcomb, M J ^a   Luyckx, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Thermal spray; Vanadium carbide; WC Co; Wear

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; EROSION; OPTIMIZATION; SPRAYED COATINGS; STAINLESS STEEL; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

THERMAL SPRAY; VC-CONTAINING COATINGS; WC-CO COATINGS; WEAR PROCESSES;

ABRASIVE COATINGS;

ABRASION; COATING; EROSION; TESTING;

EID: 10444259763     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2004.09.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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