Table 4 EDS point analysis of WC particle region in powder and SPS consolidated samples.

From: Synthesis and Multi Scale Tribological Behavior of WC-Co/Nanodiamond Nanocomposites

Carbide Regions

Co (wt.%)

W (wt.%)

C (wt.%)

O (wt.%)

WC-Co Powder

0.8

93.6

5.6

0.0

WC-Co

2.7

86.5

9.5

1.3

WC-Co-2ND

2.6

88.8

8.0

0.5

WC-Co-5ND

2.9

89.2

7.8

0.1

WC-Co-10ND

1.3

91.1

6.9

0.1