• Corrosion damage in WC-Co cemented carbides: residual strength assessment and 3D FIB-FESEM tomography characterisation 

      Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Fargas Ribas, Gemma; Jiménez Piqué, Emilio; Felip, Alba; Isern, Lluis; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Roa Rovira, Joan Josep; Al-Dawery, Ihsan; Fair, Jonathan; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2014-12-01)
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      The effect of corrosion damage on cemented carbides was investigated. The study included residual strength assessment and detailed fractographic inspection of corroded specimens as well as detailed 3D FIB-FESEM tomography ...
    • Corrosion damage in WC-Co cemented carbides: Residual strength assessment and 3D FIB-FESEM tomography characterization 

      Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Fargas Ribas, Gemma; Jiménez Piqué, Emilio; Felip, Alba; Isern, Lluis; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Al-Dawery, Ihsan; Roa Rovira, Joan Josep; Fair, Jonathan; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2014)
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      The effect of corrosion damage on cemented carbides was investigated. The study included residual strength assessment and detailed fractographic inspection of corroded specimens as well as detailed 3D FIB-FESEM tomography ...
    • Fatigue behavior of a WC-Ni cemented carbide 

      Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Ferrari, Claudio; Reig, Blanca; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Schneider, Ludwig; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2013)
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      Nickel is one of the materials most commonly used as a binder alternative to cobalt in cemented carbides. However, knowledge on mechanical properties and particularly on fatigue response of nickel-base cemented carbides ...
    • Fracture and fatigue behavior of a WC-Ni cemented carbide 

      Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Ferrari, Claudio; Reig, Blanca; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Schneider, Ludwig; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2013)
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      Nowadays, one of the main research areas in cemented carbides is focused on the replacement of cobalt as a binder for more economical materials with similar or improved properties. Nickel is one of the materials most ...
    • Fracture and fatigue of rock bit cemented carbides: Mechanics and mechanisms of crack growth resistance under monotonic and cyclic loading 

      Torres, Y.; Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Tarrés, E.; Roebuck, C.; Chan, P.; James, M.; Liang, B.; Tillman, M.; Viswanadham, R.K.; Mingard, K.P.; Mestra Rodríguez, Álvaro Miguel; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2014-07-01)
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      In an attempt to improve the material selection, design and reliability of rock bit WC-Co cemented carbides (hardmetals), an extensive and detailed study is conducted with the main goal of characterizing the fracture and ...
    • Implementation of an effective time-saving two-stage methodology for microstructural characterization of cemented carbides 

      Tarrago, Jose Maria; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Torres, Yadir; Wu, F; Al-Dawery, Ihsan; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2016)
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      Linear intercept on scanning electron microscopy micrographs is the most commonly used measurement method to determine carbide grain size and contiguity in WC–Co cemented carbides (hardmetals). However, it involves manual ...
    • Mechanics and mechanisms of fatigue in a WC-Ni hardmetal and a comparative study with respect to WC-Co hardmetals 

      Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Ferrari, Claudio; Reig, Begoña; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Schneider, Ludwig; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2015-01-01)
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      There is a major interest in replacing cobalt binder in hardmetals (cemented carbides) aiming for materials with similar or even improved properties at a lower price. Nickel is one of the materials most commonly used as a ...
    • Notch effects on the fatigue endurance of cemented carbides 

      Coureaux Mustelier, David; Reig, Begoña; Rimbau, Victor; D'Armas, Heber; Mestra Rodríguez, Álvaro Miguel; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2013)
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    • Strength and reliability of WC-Co cemented carbides: understanding microstructural effects on the basis of R-curve behavior and fractography 

      Tarragó Cifre, Jose María; Coureaux Mustelier, David; Torres Hernández, Yadir; Jiménez Piqué, Emilio; Schneider, Ludwig; Fair, Jonathan; Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel (2018-02)
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      Strength and reliability of WC-Co cemented carbides (hardmetals) are dependent on effective fracture toughness as well as on nature, size and distribution of processing flaws. Regarding toughness, they exhibit a crack ...