García-Junceda, AndreaSáez Almazán, IsraelDeng, XiangxingTorralba Castelló, José Manuel2022-03-312022-03-312018-04-01Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, (2018), v. 49(4), pp.: 1363-1371.1073-5623https://hdl.handle.net/10016/34503This investigation analyzes the feasibility of processing a composite material comprising WC particles randomly dispersed in a matrix in which Cr is the main metallic binder. Thus, a new composite material is processed using a commercial, economic, and easily available Cr-based alloy, assuming that there is a certain Cr solubility in the WC particles acting as reinforcement. The processing route followed includes mechanical milling of the powders and consolidation by spark plasma sintering.8eng© The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2018.CompositeCr-basedPowder metallurgyMechanical millingSpark plasma sinteringMicrostructureresearch articleIngeniería IndustrialMaterialesQuímicahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4477-7open access136341371METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE49AR/0000028998