On the strength of polycrystalline tungsten monocarbide

The paper consists of analytical and applied parts. The mathematical means of mechanics of hexagonal polycrystals are used in the former. Here the correspondence of the published data on single crystal elastic constants of tungsten monocarbide to elasticity moduli of polycrystalline WC has been analyzed. The relationship between ultimate tensile stress and ultimate compressive stress of polycrystalline tungsten monocarbide has been established too. The dependence of ultimate tensile stress and ultimate compressive stress of polycrystalline tungsten monocarbide on mean grain diameter is considered in the applied part. Here the available experimental data are used.