Nanocrystalline WC–Co materials have been the subject of interests and focus of research
programs around the world for the past two decades owing to the expectations that the …

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 …

Rapid grain growth during the early stage of sintering has been found in many nano material
systems including cemented tungsten carbide WC–Co. To date, however, there have been …

Magnesium hydride is a promising candidate for solid-state hydrogen storage and thermal
energy storage applications. A series of Ti-based intermetallic alloy (TiAl, Ti3Al, TiNi, TiFe …

Cemented carbides, owing to their excellent mechanical properties, have been of immense
interest in the field of hard materials for the past few decades. Although a number of …

Ultrafine/nano WC–Co cemented carbide is widely used because of its high hardness,
strength, toughness, and other comprehensive properties. However, WC grain growth during …

Ultrafine grain tungsten is a promising candidate for plasma facing component applications
in future fusion reactors. The conventional press-and-sinter powder metallurgy method is a …

A new family of composite materials as anode for lithium-ion batteries, MO-Sn x Co y C z (x:
y: z molar ratio), was synthesized by custom-made ultrahigh energy ball milling (UHEM) and …

Tungsten-rich cemented carbides are known for their excellent features in terms of
balancing strength, durability, wear resistance and fracture toughness. Conventional …

Production processes for fine powders of tungsten, tungsten carbide, and WC–Co and
sintering methods for nanosized WC–Co hard metals are reviewed. The properties …