journal article·2026-01

How nitrogen evolution affects mechanical properties of cemented carbides

Bin Zhou, Hao Lu, Haibin Wang, Xuemei Liu, Xiaoyu Fu, Xiaoyan Song, Zuoren Nie

Acta Materialia· Volume 303
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