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>carbide, even though brittle, is much less brittle than ceramics To clarify, "carbide" here is short for "cemented carbide", i.e. ceramic carbide particles si
by mrob 10y ago
>carbide, even though brittle, is much less brittle than ceramics
To clarify, "carbide" here is short for "cemented carbide", i.e. ceramic carbide particles sintered together in a metal binder. It's tougher than the pure ceramic although still somewhat brittle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemented_carbide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemented_carbide
- DannyBee 10y agoYes. They rely on the metal binder to provide some help here. But ceramic still wouldn't work. (at least what we are talking about here. In theory, cemented carbide can be a ceramic, depending on the exact terminology used).