The use of electric current to activate the consolidation and reaction-sintering of materials is
reviewed with special emphasis of the spark plasma sintering method. The method has …

This review article aims to provide an updated and comprehensive description of the
development of the Electric Current Activated/assisted Sintering technique (ECAS) for the …

WC-Co alloys have enjoyed great practical significance owing to their excellent properties
during the past decades. Despite the advantages, however, recently there have been …

Cemented tungsten carbide (WC/Co) holds a successful past as abrasion and wear-
resistant components in mining industries for their wonderful combination of very high …

The recognition that bulk nanoceramic materials, having grain sizes typically 100 nm or
finer, possess appealing mechanical, physical and tribological properties has generated …

Cemented carbide is an old and well-known WC-based hardmetal, which has been widely
applied in geo-engineering as drill buttons and various wear-resistant parts. In order to …

This paper presents a review on sintered titanium nitride and titanium carbonitride-based
cermets. TiN and TiCN based composites are remarkable class of cermets showing …

The rapid sintering of nano-structured WC hard materials in a short time is introduced with a
focus on the manufacturing potential of this spark plasma sintering process. The advantage …

In order to achieve improved properties and performance with WC-based cemented
carbides, research efforts have been directed towards the development of nanostructured …

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is an extremely fast solidification technique for compounds
that are difficult to sinter within the material group's metals, ceramics, or composites thereof …