Influence of electrical discharge machining on the reciprocating sliding friction and wear response of WC-Co cemented carbides

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 350-359

  Bonny, K ^a   De Baets, P ^a   Ost, W ^a   Huang, S ^b   Vleugels, J ^b   Liu, W ^b   Lauwers, B ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dry reciprocative sliding wear; Pin on flat; WC Co cemented carbide; Wire EDM

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CARBIDE TOOLS; CARBIDES; CEMENTS; COBALT; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FINISHING; FRICTION; MACHINING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROMACHINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSITION METALS; TRIBOLOGY; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; WIRE;

BINDER PHASE; BINDER REMOVALS; CARBIDE GRAIN SIZES; CONTACT LOADS; DRY FRICTIONS; DRY RECIPROCATIVE SLIDING WEAR; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; PENETRATION DEPTHS; PIN-ON-FLAT; RECIPROCATING SLIDING; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SLIDING DISTANCES; SLIDING VELOCITIES; SURFACE FINISHES; SURFACE FINISHING; VOLUMETRIC WEAR RATES; WC-CO ALLOYS; WC-CO CEMENTED CARBIDE; WEAR MECHANISMS; WEAR PERFORMANCE; WEAR VOLUMES; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; WIRE-EDM; WORN SURFACES;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 59849129348     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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