Measurement of mechanical properties in cermets is complex since they are formed by
several phases. How to quantitatively determine the relationship between the performance
and the complex microstructure of this particular group of materials, especially when
analyzing the effect of the reinforcement phase, is still one of the top challenging problems
yet to be solved. Hardness and elastic modulus of bimodal WC–Co HVOF thermal spray
coatings doped with vanadium carbide (VC) additions were studied by performing a …