Tribochemical Characterization and Tribocorrosive Behavior of CoCrMo Alloys: A Review

• Main Authors: Toh, Wei Quan, Tan, Xipeng, Bhowmik, Ayan, Liu, Erjia, Tor, Shu Beng
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Tribochemistry; Tribocorrosion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89354; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44892
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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