CONTENTS
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Production, Structure, Properties
Lisovsky A. F. and Shestakov S. I. Formation of gradient structure in high-pressure apparatus for diamond synthesis
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Britun V. F., Kurdyumov A. V., Zelyavskii V. B. and Petrusha I. A. X-ray study of the CVD BN texture evolution in the course of phase transformations of rhombohedral modification at high pressures and temperatures
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Lysenko A. V., Poltoratskii V. G. and Tkach V. N. High-molecular studies of synthesis, structure and properties of a-C:H films
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Ositinskaya T. D., Ivakhnenko S. A., and G. P. Bogatyreva. Assessment of concentration of vacancies in an electron-irradiated diamond
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Kravets P. I. Intelligent models and ambiguous algorithms and their application for optimization of the processes of superhard materials synthesis. Report 2
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Avramchuk S. K. and Volkogon V. M. Structure, phase and chemical compositions of finely divided powders of the Ni-Mn alloy to be used for diamond synthesis
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Bodrova L. G., Kramar G. M., Kisly P. S., and Lazaryuk V. V. Peculiarities of sintering of titanium, vanadium and niobium carbide-base alloys
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Investigation of Machining Processes
Shepelev A. A., Lavrinenko V. I., Murovskii V. A., Fedorenko V. T., Gontar A. G., and Lavrinenko L. N. The development of diamond-metal-polymeric tool composite materials using the technology of programmable sintering
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Sokhan S. V. Conditions of loading a lap in diamond abrasive finishing of spherical workpieces
Tools, Powders, Pastes
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Duda T. M., Tkach V. N., and Kuzmenko E. F. Grain composition of activated and metal-clad ultradispersed diamond powders
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Shipilo V. B., Dutov A. G., Shipilo N. V., and Komar V. A. Impurity composition of monocrystalline diamond powders of different fractions
Letters to the Editor
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Solozhenko V. L., Dub S. N., and Novikov N. V. On the hardness of cubic boron carbon nitride
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Shulzhenko A. A. and Sokolov A. N. A novel boron-based superhard material produced at high pressure and temperature
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Soloviev V. S., Gusakov G. A., Krekoten O. V., Reyman S. V., Dubrov G. A., Bokhan S. G., and Tikhonov V. V. Large synthetic diamonds to be used in devices
News, Information
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International Science and Technology Conference on Superhard Tool Materials on the Turn of the Centuries: Production, Properties, Applications (SHTM-2001)
The Realm of Diamond
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The king’s stone
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