The driving forces and the probable processes of WC-Co grain growth are reanalysed from recent data of interface energy and microstructure. Grain growth is driven by the disappearing of the high energy WC/WC and WC/Co interfaces with habit planes different from {0001}, and facets and by the area decrease of the WC/WC and WC/Co interfaces with {0001} and habit planes. Grain growth mainly results of dissolution-precipitation. Abnormal grains are likely formed by defects assisted nucleation.

• Colette H
• Allibert
• Jean-Michel
• Missiaen
• Sabine
• Lay