Grinding is a key step on the manufacturing process of WC–Co cemented carbides (hardmetals). In this work, an investigation of grinding effects on the surface integrity of hardmetals is conducted. It is done by combining ...

A new concept for cemented carbide tools was presented with laser-generated abrasive-like protrusions on their machining surfaces that mimic the surface features of diamond or cubic boron nitride abrasives commonly used ...

The effect of the temperature on the mechanical strength of WC-Co cemented carbides with different microstructures (grain size and binder content) was evaluated. Biaxial flexural tests were performed on three cemented ...

In this work, the effect of the test configuration and temperature on the mechanical behaviour of cemented carbides (WC-Co) with different carbide grain sizes (dWC) and cobalt volume fractions (VCo), implying different ...

The intrinsic hardness of the constitutive phases in WC-Co composites is investigated by combining experimental and statistical analysis nanoindentation techniques. It is done on the basis of considering the cemented carbide ...

The outstanding mechanical and tribological properties exhibited by cemented carbides results from the combination of two phases with different local properties. However, direct assessment of the small-scale response of ...

The influence of the microstructure on the tolerance of WC-Co cemented carbides to corrosion damage was studied by using residual strength as the critical design parameter. In doing so, samples were immersed in synthetic ...

In recent years, many efforts have been invested to determine the intrinsic mechanical properties for each constitutive phase of composite materials. The outstanding behaviour of WC-Co composites is mainly attributed to ...