The chemical activation pretreatment was executed on the WC powder and the WC-Y 2 O 3
composite powder was prepared by the chemical liquid mixing method. The binderless …

Binderless tungsten carbide with varied amounts of ZrC nano-powder (0–9 wt.%) were
prepared by spark plasma sintering at 1600° C under an applied pressure of 50 MPa. The …

Binderless tungsten carbide materials (bWCs) were fabricated by the spark plasma sintering
(SPS) system. Ultrafine WC powders with adjusted oxygen contents and C/W atomic ratios …

The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of nickel (Ni) and alumina (Al 2 O
3) binders on the sintering behavior, microstructure, and final mechanical properties of WC …

In order to prepare cobalt-free cemented carbide by liquid phase sintering, various contents
of Al 2 O 3–ZrO 2 by eutectic ratio were utilized as binders for tungsten carbides. The effects …

The effect of Y 2 O 3 on the microstructure and mechanical properties of tungsten carbide
with 12 wt.% cobalt prepared using a solid-liquid doping method and spark plasma sintering …

Pure WC was sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS) process for a binderless cemented
carbide application. The relative density of spark plasma sintered WC was over 98% when …

Pure tungsten carbide (WC) compacts of about 200 nm grain size were prepared by high
pressure and high temperature (HPHT) method. The best property sample with high relative …

Tungsten carbide (WC), consolidated by liquid phase sintering with the metallic binder Co, is
used for enhanced performance cutting tools, dies, and wear-resistant parts requiring high …

Binderless tungsten carbide (WC) ceramics containing> 2.5 mol% Si 3 N 4 were
consolidated by resistance-heated hot-pressing over the temperature range of 1500–1700° …