Analysis of WC grain growth during sintering using electron backscatter diffraction and image analysis

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 449-455

  Mannesson, Karin ^a   Elfwing, Mattias ^b   Kusoffsky, Alexandra ^b   Norgren, Susanne ^b   Ågren, John ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Sandvik Tooling   (Sweden)

Author keywords

2 boundaries; Carbides; Grain size; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING;

CEMENTED CARBIDES; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 44649122750     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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