The cleavage planes of WC before and after ion implantation |
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| Authors: | S Bartolucci Luyckx J PF Sellschop |
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| Institution: | Wits-CSIR Schonland Research Centre for Nuclear Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , P.O. Wits, 2050, Johannesburg , South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Ion implantation hardens but also embrittles the surface of tungsten carbide (WC) Crystals. The embrittlement may limit the useful applications of ion implanted cemented tungsten carbide, thus it has been studied in detail. |
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