Retraction Note to: Experimental and Simulation Studies on Grain Growth in TiC- and WC-Based Cermets During Liquid Phase Sintering

1 Retraction Note to: Metals and Materials International, Vol. 6, No. 3 (2000), pp. 195–201 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03028212

This article [1] has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Concerns were raised regarding substantial duplications with previous articles published in other journals in which S.-G. Shin is one of the co-authors. After a thorough analysis, we conclude that the concerns are valid. The article contains sections that substantially overlap with the following published articles [2, 3] (amongst others). S.-G. Shin has not responded to correspondence from the Editor about this retraction.

• 1. “Experimental and Simulation Studies on Grain Growth in TiC-and WC-Based Cermets During Liquid Phase Sintering” S.-G. Shin, Mat. Mater. Int., Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 195–201 (2000).

• 2. “Behaviors and Mechanism of Growth of Particles in Carbide Base Cermets” S.-G. Shin and S.-H. Lee, Bul. Kor. Inst. Met & Mater Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 564–573 (1999).

• 3. “Growth of Carbide Particles in TiC–Ni and TiC–Mo₂C–Ni Cermets During Liquid Phase Sintering” H. Matsubara, S.-G. Shin, and T. Sakuma, Materials Transactions, JIM, Vol. 32, No. 10, pp. 951–956 (1991).