In Situ Tungsten Carbide Formation in Nanostructured Copper Matrix Composite Using Mechanical Alloying and Sintering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Cu-W-C as-Milled Powder
3.2. Sintered Cu-W-C Composite
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yusoff, M.; Zuhailawati, H. In Situ Tungsten Carbide Formation in Nanostructured Copper Matrix Composite Using Mechanical Alloying and Sintering. Materials 2022, 15, 2340. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072340
Yusoff M, Zuhailawati H. In Situ Tungsten Carbide Formation in Nanostructured Copper Matrix Composite Using Mechanical Alloying and Sintering. Materials. 2022; 15(7):2340. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072340
Chicago/Turabian StyleYusoff, Mahani, and Hussain Zuhailawati. 2022. "In Situ Tungsten Carbide Formation in Nanostructured Copper Matrix Composite Using Mechanical Alloying and Sintering" Materials 15, no. 7: 2340. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072340