Effect of VC and NbC additions on microstructure and properties of ultrafine WC-10Co cemented carbides

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1520-1525

  XIAO, Dai hong ^a   HE, Yue hui ^a   LUO, Wei hong ^b   SONG, Min ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hunan Import and Export Company of Chinese Automobile Industry   (China)

Author keywords

mechanical properties; microstructure; NbC; ultrafine WC 10Co cemented carbide; VC

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; BASE ALLOYS; CEMENTED CARBIDES; GRAIN GROWTH INHIBITORS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; PLANETARY BALL MILLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ULTRA-FINE WC; ULTRAFINE WC-10CO CEMENTED CARBIDE; ULTRAFINE-GRAINED; VACUUM SINTERING; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

BALL MILLING; CARBIDE TOOLS; CEMENTS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 72649094352     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(09)60063-7     Document Type: Article

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