Microwave sintering of nanocrystalline WC-12Co: Challenges and perspectives

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-186

  Sunil, B Ratna ^a   Sivaprahasam, D ^a   Subasri, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

Author keywords

Cemented carbides; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Microwave sintering; Nanocrystalline WC 12Co

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED CARBIDES; METHYL CELLULOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; MICROWAVE SINTERING; NANOCRYSTALLINES; SINTERED SAMPLES; TIME-TEMPERATURE; WC GRAIN SIZE; WC-12CO; WC-12CO POWDERS;

CARBIDE TOOLS; CEMENTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; SINTERING; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; VICKERS HARDNESS;

NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS;

EID: 75049084864     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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