Effect of Mn doping on mechanical properties and electronic structure of WCoB ternary boride by first-principles calculations

Zhang Tong^{1, 2}, Yin Hai-Qing^{1, 2, †}, Zhang Cong¹, Qu Xuan-Hui^{1, 2}, Zheng Qing-Jun³

(color online) Plots of theoretical hardness versus Mn doping concentration of WCoB and W₂CoB₂, obtained by different models: (a) H_v-Pugh, (b) H_v-Chen, (c) H_v-Gao.