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Hardening of tungsten carbide by irradiation

Nature volume 249, page 137 (1974)Cite this article

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WE report here a remarkable degree of hardening produced in standard tool-making grades of sintered tungsten carbide in a cobalt matrix by irradiation with charged particles.

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  1. Department of Physics, Chancellor Court, The University, PO Box 363, Birmingham, BI5 2TT, UK

    J. H. FREMLIN & N. A. ASKOURI

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FREMLIN, J., ASKOURI, N. Hardening of tungsten carbide by irradiation. Nature 249, 137 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249137a0

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