Strength and reinforcement of interfaces in cemented carbides

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 80-88

  Christensen, Mikael ^a   Wahnström, Göran ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cemented carbide; Density functional theory; Interface; Segregation

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REINFORCEMENT; TRANSITION METALS;

CARBIDE SURFACES; CARBON SUBSTITUTION; CEMENTED CARBIDE;

CARBIDES;

EID: 27144515509     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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