| Recycling of tungsten carbide scrap metal: A review of recycling methods and future prospects A Shemi, A Magumise, S Ndlovu, N Sacks Minerals Engineering 122, 195-205, 2018 | 114 | 2018 |
| Discrete element simulation of tribological interactions in rock cutting G Van Wyk, DNJ Els, G Akdogan, SM Bradshaw, N Sacks International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 65, 8-19, 2014 | 94 | 2014 |
| Effect of TaC and TiC on the friction and dry sliding wear of WC–6 wt.% Co cemented carbides against steel counterfaces R Van der Merwe, N Sacks International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 41, 94-102, 2013 | 78 | 2013 |
| X-ray diffraction measurement of residual stress in WC-Co thermally sprayed coatings onto metal substrates OP Oladijo, AM Venter, LA Cornish, N Sacks Surface and Coatings Technology 206 (23), 4725-4729, 2012 | 71 | 2012 |
| The effect of HF-HNO3 chemical polishing on the surface roughness and fatigue life of laser powder bed fusion produced Ti6Al4V M Bezuidenhout, G Ter Haar, T Becker, S Rudolph, O Damm, N Sacks Materials Today Communications 25, 101396, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
| Cold gas dynamic spraying of WC–Ni cemented carbide coatings D Lioma, N Sacks, I Botef International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 49, 365-373, 2015 | 60 | 2015 |
| Laser surface alloying of aluminum (AA1200) with Ni and SiC powders LAB Mabhali, SL Pityana, N Sacks Materials and Manufacturing Processes 25 (12), 1397-1403, 2010 | 47 | 2010 |
| Performance characterization of metallic substrates coated by HVOF WC–Co AM Venter, OP Oladijo, V Luzin, LA Cornish, N Sacks Thin Solid Films 549, 330-339, 2013 | 41 | 2013 |
| Increasing the abrasion resistance without decreasing the toughness of WC–Co of a wide range of compositions and grain sizes S Luyckx, N Sacks, A Love International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 25 (1), 57-61, 2007 | 38 | 2007 |
| Interdependence of slurry erosion wear performance and residual stress in WC-12wt% Co and WC-10wt% VC-12wt% Co HVOF coatings AM Venter, V Luzin, D Marais, N Sacks, EN Ogunmuyiwa, PH Shipway International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 87, 105101, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
| Impurity characterization of zinc-recycled WC-6 wt.% Co cemented carbides CS Freemantle, N Sacks, M Topic, CA Pineda-Vargas International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 44, 94-102, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
| Quantitative relationships between magnetic properties, microstructure and composition of WC–Co alloys A Love, S Luyckx, N Sacks Journal of Alloys and Compounds 489 (2), 465-468, 2010 | 31 | 2010 |
| The wear and corrosive-wear response of tungsten carbide-cobalt hardmetals under woodcutting and three body abrasion conditions N Sacks Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 2003 | 29 | 2003 |
| Effect of powder feed rate on the mechanical properties of WC-5 wt% Ni coatings deposited using low pressure cold spray P Nunthavarawong, N Sacks, I Botef International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 61, 230-237, 2016 | 26 | 2016 |
| Effect of substrate on the 3 body abrasion wear of HVOF WC-17 wt.% Co coatings OP Oladijo, N Sacks, LA Cornish, AM Venter International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 35, 288-294, 2012 | 24 | 2012 |
| Recycling of cemented tungsten carbide mining tool scrap CS Freemantle, N Sacks Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 115 (12 …, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
| On plastic deformation mechanisms of WC–15 wt% Co alloys at 1000 C X Han, N Sacks, YV Milman, S Luyckx International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 27 (2), 274-281, 2009 | 20 | 2009 |
| Laser engineered net shaping of WC-9.2 wt% Ni alloys: A feasibility study B Davoren, N Sacks, M Theron International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 86, 105136, 2020 | 19 | 2020 |
| The impact of zinc recycling on the slurry rheology of WC–6 wt.% Co cemented carbides CS Freemantle, N Sacks International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 49, 99-109, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
| Laser alloying of Al with mixed Ni, Ti and SiC powders L Mabhali, S Pityana, N Sacks Journal of Laser Applications 22 (4), 121-126, 2010 | 17 | 2010 |
