Diamond thin films have outstanding optical, electrical, mechanical and thermal properties,
which make these attractive for applications in a variety of current and future systems. In …

Cobalt-based tungsten carbide composite (WC-Co, with different grades) is the commonly
used material for cutting tools and tribological components, because of its high hardness …

In this study, we investigated the effect of the size of diamond seeds on the adhesion of
multilayered polycrystalline diamond (PCD) films, grown by microwave plasma-assisted …

The trend toward an aging population in the highly developed countries of the world has the
demand for innovative biomedical devices and tools at record levels. The products desired …

To fabricate high-quality chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond coated tools or drawing
dies, depositing adherent diamond films with fine surface morphology is essential. A novel …

Chromium, zirconium, niobium and tantalum nitrides layers have been sputtered onto WC–
12 wt.% Co substrates as diffusion barriers and buffer layers for improving performances of …

Interfacial adhesion characteristics of nanocrystalline and microcrystalline diamond coatings
deposited on tungsten carbide (WC–Co) substrates were studied and analysed using a …

Diamond is an allotropes of carbon and is unique because of its extreme hardness (~ 100
GPa), low friction coefficient (< 0.05), high thermal conductivity (~ 2000 Wm− 1 K− 1), and …

Carbide cutting tools with CVD diamond coatings are one of the most promising
combinations for machining applications because of their exceptional durability in the …

Deposition of adherent diamond films on cobalt-cemented tungsten carbide substrates has
been realized by application of diamond/beta-silicon carbide composite interlayers …