The first-principles study on the mechanical and electronic properties about rim phase and hard phase of Ti(C,N) based cermets.

Highlights: [•] Studying the W and Mo effect on the mechanical properties of Ti(C,N) cermets. [•] Studying the W and Mo effect on the electronic properties of Ti(C,N) cermets. [•] Distinguish the different property of hard phase and rim phase in Ti(C,N) cermets. [•] Explaining from theory the different property of Ti(C,N) and (Ti,Mo,W)(C,N) cermets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]