TY - JOUR A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Huang, S. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Cannizza, E. T1 - Potentials of niobium carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear protection N2 - 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. KW - Niobium carbide KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - NbC KW - Hard metals KW - Machining KW - Nickel PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2018.01.009 SN - 0263-4368 VL - 72 SP - 380 EP - 387 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-44166 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -