Investigation of micro-scale abrasion-corrosion of WC-based sintered hardmetal and sprayed coating using in situ electrochemical current-noise measurements

Wear

Volumn 267, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1967-1977

  Thakare, M R ^a   Wharton, J A ^a   Wood, R J K ^a   Menger, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Stroudwater Business Park Stonehouse   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion corrosion; Electrochemical current noise; HVOF coating; Micro scale; WC based sintered hardmetal

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL CURRENTS; HARD METALS; HVOF COATINGS; MICRO-SCALES;

ABRASION; ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; CHROMIUM; CORROSION; SINTERING; TRIBOLOGY; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

SPRAYED COATINGS;

EID: 71749104878     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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