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 …

A novel method was proposed to achieve uniform dispersion of ZrO 2 nanoparticles in the
WC matrix. The prepared WC-ZrO 2 ceramic exhibited outstanding mechanical properties …

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 …

Abstract Inhomogeneous WC-(fine WC-Co) cemented carbides with improved hardness and
toughness were successfully prepared through the addition of fine WC using planetary ball …

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 …

Yttria partially stabilized zirconia was introduced into WC-Co cemented carbides to enhance
their mechanical performance. The hardness and fracture toughness were improved …

WC–ZrO2 (3Y) composites were densified by spark plasma sintering. The influence of ZrO2
content on the densification behavior, microstructure and mechanical properties of the …

The effects of Mo and Y 2 O 3 additions on the microstructure and properties of fine WC-6Co
cemented carbides prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) were investigated. The …