Methods for improving ductility of tungsten-a review

C Ren, ZZ Fang, M Koopman, B Butler… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pure tungsten and tungsten alloys with minor alloying additions are known to be brittle at
room temperature and have high ductile-to-brittle transition temperatures (DBTT). Improving …

Advanced processing and machining of tungsten and its alloys

S Omole, A Lunt, S Kirk, A Shokrani - Journal of Manufacturing and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tungsten is a refractory metal with the highest melting temperature and density of all metals
in this group. These properties, together with the high thermal conductivity and strength …

Investigation on microstructure and tribological performances of electrodeposited Ni-W-Y2O3 composite coatings

S Xing, W Zhu, S You, W Yu, C Jiang, V Ji - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nickel-tungsten-yttrium oxide (Ni-WY 2 O 3) composite coatings were co-electrodeposited
onto low-carbon steel surfaces using the direct current electrodeposition method with a …

Influence of Y2O3 nanoparticles on microstructures and properties of electrodeposited Ni–W–Y2O3 nanocrystalline coatings

S Xing, L Wang, C Jiang, H Liu, W Zhu, V Ji - Vacuum, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, Ni–W nanocrystalline alloy coatings incorporated with different amounts of Y 2
O 3 nanoparticles (0–20 g/L in the electrolyte) were successfully synthesized via direct …

[HTML][HTML] A novel approach in mechanical nanostructuring synthesis of metal hydride: Hydrogen sorption enhancement by High Pressure Torsion Extrusion

BO Shahreza, J Ivanisenko, F Sergejev… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we evaluated the influence of a new mechanical nanostructuring technique
called High Pressure Torsion Extrusion (HPTE) on the microstructural evolution of niobium …

Effect of rare earth metals (Y, La) and refractory metals (Mo, Ta, Re) to improve the mechanical properties of W–Ni–Fe Alloy—A Review

S Natarajan, V Gopalan, RAA Rajan, CP Jen - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tungsten heavy alloys are two-phase metal matrix composites that include W–Ni–Fe and W–
Ni–Cu. The significant feature of these alloys is their ability to acquire both strength and …

Effect of tungsten tantalum pre-alloying on the sintering structure of 90 (W-Ta)-Ni-Fe alloy

Y Zhang, Y Huang, W Liu, Y Ma, J Liu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intrinsic brittleness of tungsten limits the improvement on the comprehensive
mechanical properties of tungsten alloys. Starting from the perspective of solid solution …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural evaluation and mechanical properties of in-situ WC/W-Cu composites fabricated by rGO/W-Cu spark plasma sintering reaction

LL Dong, WT Huo, M Ahangarkani, B Zhang, YQ Zhao… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
In the current study, the reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was introduced into W-Cu
composites for in-situ formation of WC particles using one-step thermal reduction and …

An examination of microstructure and dry wear properties of Nano-Y2O3 incorporated in fine-grained W-Ni-Cu alloy prepared by conventional and spark plasma …

A Seyyedi, H Abdoos - International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the importance of wear behavior in tungsten base alloys, this issue has rarely been
considered. The present study deal with the effect of Y 2 O 3, its amount and sintering on the …

Effects of formation of complex oxide dispersions on mechanical properties and microstructure of multi-doped W alloys

H Sun, M Wang, X Xi, Z Nie - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021 - Elsevier
W alloys prepared via oxide dispersion strengthening have shown enhanced mechanical
performance. In this paper, W-1.10 vol% Zr-2.00 vol% Y 2 O 3 (WZY) and W-1.10 vol% Zr …