Despite their high hardness and indentation modulus, nanostructured crystalline ceramic
thin films produced by physical vapour deposition usually lack sufficient fracture strength …

In metal cutting applications functionally graded near-surface zones in cemented carbide
substrates are applied to optimize their properties, in particular toughness and hardness …

This study is focused on the mechanical properties of WC-Co composites obtained via
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) using PA12 as a binder. The as-printed samples were …

Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) are inevitable byproducts during the soldering of
electronics. Cu6Sn5 is one of the main components of IMCs, and its mechanical properties …

Micro scale fracture strength of grains and grain boundaries in polycrystalline La-doped β-Si
3 N 4 ceramics were investigated and compared with theoretically predicted values. The …

Five different alloy hardfacings on 16MnCr5 grade low-carbon ferritic–pearlitic steel were
investigated in terms of their abrasive wear resistance in laboratory testing conditions. The …

The focus of this paper is on examining the mechanical behavior of spark plasma sintered
WC-Co based composites doped with Cr3C2, TaC-NbC, TiC, and VC, as well as defining …

Based on wet chemical precipitation and spray drying technology, a Y–Zr-doped W powder
was prepared as a precursor material for the preparation of Y–Zr-modified WC-8Co …

The plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) technique has shown many
advantages in applications, where thin coatings with superior wear properties are …

SiC-bonded diamond materials produced by pressureless reactive infiltration of diamond
preforms with silicon show high hardness and wear resistance. These properties are due to …