OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials is 34. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
New studies on wear and corrosion behavior of laser cladding FeNiCoCrMox high entropy alloy coating: The role of Mo	84
Progress, challenges and potentials/trends of tungsten-copper (W Cu) composites/pseudo-alloys: Fabrication, regulation and application	68
Carbide-based thermal spray coatings: A review on performance characteristics and post-treatment	64
Composition design and preparation process of refractory high-entropy alloys: A review	60
Experimental investigation and study of HVOF sprayed WC-12Co, WC-10Co-4Cr and Cr3C2-25NiCr coating on its sliding wear behaviour	57
Study on the oxidation of WC-Co cemented carbide under different conditions	54
Cermets with Fe-alloy binder: A review	53
Influence of NbC additions on microstructure and wear resistance of Ti(C,N)-based cermets bonded by CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy	50
On enhancing wear resistance of titanium alloys by laser cladded WC-Co composite coatings	49
Dual textured carbide tools for dry machining of titanium alloys	49
Effect of ultrafine WC contents on the microstructures, mechanical properties and wear resistances of regenerated coarse grained WC-10Co cemented carbides	48
Ductile to brittle transition temperature of advanced tungsten alloys for nuclear fusion applications deduced by miniaturized three-point bending tests	47
Carbide-reinforced Re0.1Hf0.25NbTaW0.4 refractory high-entropy alloy with excellent room and elevated temperature mechanical properties	46
Process parameter optimization and EBSD analysis of Ni60A-25% WC laser cladding	46
Electronic, elastic, and thermal properties, fracture toughness, and damage tolerance of TM5Si3B (TM = V and Nb) MAB phases	46
HV-KIC property charts of cemented carbides: A comprehensive data collection	45
Wear resistance and thermal stability enhancement of PDC sintered with Ti-coated diamond and cBN	44
A comprehensive review on synergy effect between corrosion and wear of cemented tungsten carbide tool bits: A mechanistic approach	43
Microstructure and mechanical properties of a novel refractory high entropy alloy HfMoScTaZr	43
Effects of nano-alumina on mechanical properties and wear resistance of WC-8Co cemented carbide by spark plasma sintering	42
Erosive wear behaviour of HVOF-sprayed Ni-20Cr2O3 coating on pipeline materials	42
Mechanical and microstructural characterization of WC-Co consolidated by binder jetting additive manufacturing	42
Latest progress on refractory high entropy alloys: Composition, fabrication, post processing, performance, simulation and prospect	41
Comparative study of WC-based hard alloys fabrication via spark plasma sintering using Co, Fe, Ni, Cr, and Ti binders	40
WC-5TiC-10Co hard metal alloy fabrication via mechanochemical and SPS techniques	40

Microstructure and mechanical properties of the TiZrNbMoTa refractory high-entropy alloy produced by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering	39
Roles of solid loading in stereolithography additive manufacturing of ZrO2 ceramic	38
Effect of Zr on the as-cast microstructure and mechanical properties of lightweight Ti2VNbMoZrx refractory high-entropy alloys	38
Effect of flow velocity on cavitation erosion behavior of HVOF sprayed WC-10Ni and WC-20Cr3C2–7Ni coatings	38
Microstructure refinement and mechanical properties improvement in the W-Y2O3 alloys via optimized freeze-drying	37
Vacuumless synthesis of tungsten carbide in a self-shielding atmospheric plasma of DC arc discharge	37
Recycling of tungsten: Current share, economic limitations, technologies and future potential	36
Microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of Hf0.5Mo0.5NbTiZr refractory high entropy alloy with Cr addition	36
A new refractory Ti-Nb-Hf-Al high entropy alloy strengthened by orthorhombic phase particles	34
Sintered tungsten heavy alloys: Review of microstructure, strength, densification, and distortion	34
The enhancement of the microstructure and mechanical performances of ultrafine WC-Co cemented carbides by optimizing Cr2(C,N) addition and WC particle sizes	34