“…Cr 3 C 2 contributes to improve transverse rupture strength and corrosion resistance in acid solutions of Ti(C,N)-based cermets [16,17]. TaC, NbC and (Ta,Nb)C can improve thermal shock resistance and plastic deformation resistance of Ti(C,N)-based cermets [1,6,7,9,13,14,18,19]. In addition, the mixture Ni and Co, and even pure Co are used as metal binder to further improve transverse rupture strength and fracture toughness of Ti(C,N)-based cermets, due to good wetting of Co on Ti(C,N) grains [4,6,7,9,13,18,19].…”