CONTENTS

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Production, Structure, Properties

Skury A. L. D., Bobrovnitchii G. S., Monteiro S. N. Influence of the graphitization process on the synthesis of diamonds in the C–Ni–Mn system

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Vianna W. S., Bobrovnitchii G. S., Monteiro S. N. Study of the variation of the electric current during the synthesis of diamond powders

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Yakovlev E. N. Thermodynamic conditions of the formation of diamond from hydrocarbons

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Fedorov I. I. Experimental and thermodynamic modelling of the redox conditions of natural diamonds genesis

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Bogatyreva G. P., Gvyazdovskaya V. L., Ishchenko E. V., Yatsimirskiy A. V., Tarasevich M. R., and Zhutaeva G. V. Investigation into catalytic reactions on diamond surface in liquid and gaseous media

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Shulzhenko A. A., Bochechka A. A., Oleinik G. S., Gargin V. G., Romanko L. A., Belyavina N. N., Dub S. N., and Rogov V. V. Sintering of statically synthesized nanodiamonds and properties of polycrystals based on them

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Nazarchuk Z. T., Rybachuk V. G., and Filyushin B. S. Magnetic structure analysis of superhard materials

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Romanko L. A. and Khandozhko S. I. Microstructure and electrophysical properties of BN thin films

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Volkogon V. M. and Antonyuk V. S. The effect of graphite-like boron nitride on residual stresses, strength and performance of wurtzitic boron nitride-based materials

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Gadzyra N. F., Gnesin G. G., and Mikhailik A. A. Segregation phenomena in powders of a nonequilibrium solid solution with excess carbon atoms which substitute for silicon atoms in the SiC structure

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Vysloukh S. P. Determination of process parameters of new tool materials

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Filatov Yu. D., Sidorko V. I., Yashchuk V. P., Gorbachev G. F., Skryabin V. V., and Kramar V. G. Finishing and controlling of the surface of workpieces of aluminosilicates.

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Letters to the Editor

Bochechka A. A., Romanko L. A., and Gavrilova V. S. Density of particles of dynamically synthesized diamond nanopowder

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Kurakevich A. A. The applicability of the Avrami relation when describing kinetics of solid-phase transformations

Information

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Statute of the Honorary merit of V. N. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials “Bakul Honorary Medal”

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