Tribology of thermal sprayed WC-Co coatings

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-94

  Wood, Robert J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Corrosion; Erosion; Tribology; WC Co coatings

Indexed keywords

ABRASION RESISTANCE; ANISOTROPIC MICROSTRUCTURES; BINDER PHASIS; CARBIDE DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL PROCESS; COATING SURFACE; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CORROSION LEVELS; CORROSION PROPERTY; CRACK FORMATION; CRACK GROWTH RATES; CRACK INITIATION SITES; CRACK PROPAGATION PATH; DEPOSITION PARAMETERS; DETONATION GUN; DRY AND WET; ENERGY CONDITION; ERODENT; EROSION RATES; EROSION RESISTANCE; FRICTION AND WEAR; HIGH ENERGY; IMPACT ANGLES; JET ANGLE; JET IMPINGEMENT; LOW ENERGIES; MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS; MICRO AND MACRO; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; NAOH SOLUTIONS; NEAR-SURFACE DAMAGE; NOMINAL COMPOSITION; OPTIMISATIONS; SAND EROSION; SINTERED CERMET; SIZE EFFECTS; SLIDING WEAR; SLURRY EROSION; SOLID PARTICLE EROSION; SPLAT BOUNDARIES; SUB-CRITICAL; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; THERMAL SPRAY; THERMALLY SPRAYED COATINGS; TOTAL LENGTH; TRIBO-CORROSION; WC-CO COATING; WC-CO COATINGS; WEAR CORROSION; WEAR RATES;

ABRASION; CHROMATE COATINGS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; EROSION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTION; JETS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; PASSIVATION; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL SPRAYING; TRIBOLOGY; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; WEAR RESISTANCE;

SPRAYED COATINGS;

EID: 70350564156     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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