VC, Cr3C2 and NbC doped WC-Co cemented carbides prepared by pulsed electric current sintering

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 417-422

  Huang, S G ^a   Li, L ^b   Vanmeensel, K ^a   Van der Biest, O ^a   Vleugels, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Grain growth inhibitor; Hardness; Solid state sintering; SPS; WC Co cemented carbide

Indexed keywords

DENSIFICATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN GROWTH; LIQUID PHASE SINTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

GRAIN GROWTH INHIBITOR; SOLID STATE SINTERING; THERMAL DENSIFICATION; WC-CO CEMENTED CARBIDE;

CARBIDES;

EID: 34548432526     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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