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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Wear Resistance of Zirconia-Reinforced WC-6Co Hardmetals: A Case Study.

Boranbay Ratov, Volodymyr Mechnik, Edvin Hevorkian, Miroslaw Rucki, Daniel Pieniak, Zbigniew Siemiątkowski, Volodymyr Khomenko, Galiya Akhmedyanova

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Boranbay RatovInstitute of Geology and Oil and Gas K. Turysova, Satbayev University, Satpaev Str. 22, Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-4707-3322
Volodymyr MechnikV. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Avtozavodska Str. 2, 04074 Kyiv, Ukraine.ORCID 0000-0003-2686-3712
Edvin HevorkianFaculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 28 Głęboka St., 20-612 Lublin, Poland.
Miroslaw RuckiInstitute of Mechanical Science, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 11 Sauletekio al., LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-7666-7686
Daniel PieniakFaculty of Safety Engineering and Civil Protection, Fire University, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7807-3515
Zbigniew SiemiątkowskiFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Casimir Pulaski Radom University, Stasieckiego Str. 54, 26-600 Radom, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6830-4479
Volodymyr KhomenkoInstitute of Nature Management, Dnipro University of Technology, Av. Dmytra Yavornytskoho 19, 49005 Dnipro, Ukraine.ORCID 0000-0002-3607-5106
Galiya AkhmedyanovaDepartment of Mechanics and Oil and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar 140008, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-0218-8567

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Ministry of Education and Science 0117U000391Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan AP23484450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

WC-Co composites are widely applied in various industries due to their high hardness and wear resistance. The addition of zirconia further enhanced the composite, improving grain refinement and reducing the friction coefficient. Zirconia submicron particulate reinforcement strengthened the cobalt binder phase, significantly improving the wear resistance. Tribological tests were performed in ball-on-flat dry sliding mode, against an Al

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cobaltcompositefrictiontungsten carbidewear resistancezirconia

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PMCPMC13301215

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