Ultrafine WC-10Co cemented carbides fabricated by electric-discharge compaction

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2240-2244

  Wu, X Y ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Wang, W ^a   Yang, F ^a   Min, J Y ^a   Wang, B Q ^a   Guo, J D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPACTION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; POWDERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

COBALT CEMENTED CARBIDES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE COMPACTION; SPRAY CONVERSION PROCESS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 4644303634     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2004.0324     Document Type: Article

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