Influence of Ru additions on the corrosion behaviour of WC-Co cemented carbide alloys in sulphuric acid

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 478-487

  Potgieter, J H ^a,b   Thanjekwayo, N ^b,c   Olubambi, P ^d   Maledi, N ^b   Potgieter Vermaak, S S ^a,c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Ruthenium; Sulphuric acid; Surface films; Tungsten carbides

Indexed keywords

ACID MEDIUM; BEFORE AND AFTER; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION REACTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL POLARIZATION TEST; SEM; SULPHURIC ACID; SULPHURIC ACIDS; SURFACE FILMS; TAFEL; VANADIUM CARBIDES; WC-CO ALLOYS; WC-CO CEMENTED CARBIDE; XRD;

CARBIDE TOOLS; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RUTHENIUM; SULFURIC ACID; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; VANADIUM;

RUTHENIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79955528406     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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