In this work more than 2500 published experimental data on hardness and indentation
fracture toughness of cemented carbides during the last 40 years have been collected. The …

Cobalt is the standard binder in tungsten carbide (WC) hardmetals due to its compatibility
with the WC phase, resulting in composites with exceptional hardness and wear resistance …

Growing concerns over the use of cobalt as binder for WC-based hardmetals has directed
research efforts towards finding a suitable alternative binder offering comparable or even …

Tungsten carbide (WC) based composites are highly wear resistant, exceptionally durable
and used in numerous cases as a variety of machining tools, punch and dies and drill bits …

Abstract Binder-jet 3D-printing, a non-beam-based additive manufacturing method, is a
process of selectively joining layers of powder using a polymeric binder. In this study, the …

A boriding treatment was applied to AISI 1020 steel at 1000° C for 4 h. The samples were
characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the …

WC-based composites are extremely resistant to wear and corrosion; they are used in
numerous mechanical applications (eg, pumps, valves, mechanical seals, flow control …

The effects of different rare earth elements on the microstructure, mechanical properties and
wear resistance of WC/steel matrix composites were investigated in detail. The composite …

Airborne wear particle emission has been investigated in a pin-on-disc tribometer equipped
with particle analysis equipment. The pins are cut out from commercial powder metallurgy …

The utilization rate of metal powders during the preparation of plasma-sprayed coatings is
typically below 70%, which has raised significant concerns regarding efficiency. The …