OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials is 32. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
New studies on wear and corrosion behavior of laser cladding FeNiCoCrMox high entropy alloy coating: The role of Mo	68
Printability studies of Ti-6Al-4V by metal fused filament fabrication (MF3)	67
Role of nano-WC addition on microstructural, mechanical and thermal characteristics of TiC–SiCw composites	58
Progress, challenges and potentials/trends of tungsten-copper (W Cu) composites/pseudo-alloys: Fabrication, regulation and application	57
Study on the oxidation of WC-Co cemented carbide under different conditions	50
Cermets with Fe-alloy binder: A review	48
Characterization of hot-pressed Ti3SiC2–SiC composites	48
Experimental investigation and study of HVOF sprayed WC-12Co, WC-10Co-4Cr and Cr3C2-25NiCr coating on its sliding wear behaviour	48
Composition design and preparation process of refractory high-entropy alloys: A review	47
Carbide-based thermal spray coatings: A review on performance characteristics and post-treatment	46
Dual textured carbide tools for dry machining of titanium alloys	45
Influence of NbC additions on microstructure and wear resistance of Ti(C,N)-based cermets bonded by CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy	45
Electronic, elastic, and thermal properties, fracture toughness, and damage tolerance of TM5Si3B (TM = V and Nb) MAB phases	43
Process parameter optimization and EBSD analysis of Ni60A-25% WC laser cladding	40
Erosive wear behaviour of HVOF-sprayed Ni-20Cr2O3 coating on pipeline materials	39
A comprehensive review on synergy effect between corrosion and wear of cemented tungsten carbide tool bits: A mechanistic approach	38
Effect of powder reuse on mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V produced through selective laser melting	38
Titanium sintering science: A review of atomic events during densification	38
Microstructure refinement and mechanical properties improvement in the W-Y2O3 alloys via optimized freeze-drying	37
Mechanical and microstructural characterization of WC-Co consolidated by binder jetting additive manufacturing	37
Effect of ultrafine WC contents on the microstructures, mechanical properties and wear resistances of regenerated coarse grained WC-10Co cemented carbides	37
Wear resistance and thermal stability enhancement of PDC sintered with Ti-coated diamond and cBN	37
HV-KIC property charts of cemented carbides: A comprehensive data collection	37
Effect of flow velocity on cavitation erosion behavior of HVOF sprayed WC-10Ni and WC-20Cr3C2–7Ni coatings	37
The crack and pore formation mechanism of Ti–47Al–2Cr–2Nb alloy fabricated by selective laser melting	36

Ductile to brittle transition temperature of advanced tungsten alloys for nuclear fusion applications deduced by miniaturized three-point bending tests	35
On enhancing wear resistance of titanium alloys by laser cladded WC-Co composite coatings	34
Microstructure and mechanical properties of a novel refractory high entropy alloy HfMoScTaZr	34
Effect of Zr on the as-cast microstructure and mechanical properties of lightweight Ti2VNbMoZrx refractory high-entropy alloys	34
Microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of Hf0.5Mo0.5NbTiZr refractory high entropy alloy with Cr addition	33
A comprehensive review on recycling methods for cemented tungsten carbide scraps highlighting the electrochemical techniques	32
WC-5TiC-10Co hard metal alloy fabrication via mechanochemical and SPS techniques	32
Roles of solid loading in stereolithography additive manufacturing of ZrO2 ceramic	32
A new refractory Ti-Nb-Hf-Al high entropy alloy strengthened by orthorhombic phase particles	32
Microstructure and mechanical properties of the TiZrNbMoTa refractory high-entropy alloy produced by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering	32
Vacuumless synthesis of tungsten carbide in a self-shielding atmospheric plasma of DC arc discharge	32
Recycling of tungsten: Current share, economic limitations, technologies and future potential	32