Research Article
Effect of SiC Nanowhisker on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of WC-Ni Cemented Carbide Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering
Table 2
Nominal compositions of the designed samples in this work.
| | Sample no. | Sp-0 | Sp-1 | Sp-2 | Sp-3 | Sp-4 | Sp-5 |
| | WC (wt.%) | 91.00 | 90.25 | 89.50 | 88.75 | 88.00 | 87.25 | | Ni (wt.%) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | | VC (wt.%) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | | TaC (wt.%) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | | SiC nanowhisker (wt.%) | 0 | 0.75 | 1.50 | 2.25 | 3.00 | 3.75 |
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