Rapid sintering of ultrafine WC-Ni cermets

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 427-431

  Kim, Hwan Cheol ^a   Shon, In Jin ^a   Yoon, Jin Kook ^b   Doh, Jung Mann ^b   Munir, Z A ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Hard materials; Hardness; High frequency induction heated sintering; Nanomaterials; Rapid sintering; WC Ni composites

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INDUCTION HEATING; SINTERING;

HARD MATERIALS; HIGH-FREQUENCY INDUCTION-HEATED SINTERING; NANOMATERIALS; RAPID SINTERING; WC-NI COMPOSITES;

CERMETS;

EID: 33746671837     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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