44166 2018 eng 380 387 72 article Elsevier Ltd. 1 -- -- -- Research and development of WC grades is 90 years ahead of niobium carbide-based hard materials, which showed already as light-weight and unexplored material a very high potential for many technical applications, especially for wear protection and machining. NbC evoluted recently from lab scale to pilot scale, especially in areas where established WC-based materials are causing economic, environmental or technical concerns. Benchmark trials of NbC-based hard metals indicated already a favorable performance in machining of steel components. International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2018.01.009 0263-4368 09.04.2018 Mathias Woydt S. Huang J. Vleugels H. Mohrbacher E. Cannizza eng uncontrolled Niobium carbide eng uncontrolled Friction eng uncontrolled Wear eng uncontrolled NbC eng uncontrolled Hard metals eng uncontrolled Machining eng uncontrolled Nickel Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten Verlagsliteratur Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access")