Wear behaviour of SLS WC-Co composites

19th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, SFF 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 543-557

  Kumar, S ^a   Kmth, J P ^b   Froyen, L ^b  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fretting wear; Selective Laser Sintering (SLS); WC Co Cu

Indexed keywords

FRETTING CORROSION; LASER HEATING; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

FRETTING WEAR; FRETTING WEAR TEST; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; WC-CO COMPOSITE; WC-CO-CU; WEAR BEHAVIOURS; WEAR PROPERTIES;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 70350074294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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