Defect initiation and accumulation kinetics in hard-coated WC-Co hardmetal under multi-axial loads at elevated temperature in a novel ball-in-cone test setup

Could an amorphous binder Co phase improve the mechanical properties of WC–Co? A study of molecular dynamics simulation

“…3(c) and (d)) has been one reason for the increase in defects at higher temperatures and strains. 50,51 Moreover, with the increase in temperature, the disorder areas near the Co grain increase, implying more defects and a reduction in strength. 34,52,53 When the temperature is 300 K, the stacking fault marked SF1 forms and slides in grain 1, as shown in Fig.…”