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Production, Structure, Properties

Prikhna T. A., Barvitskyi P. P., Karpets M. B., Muratov V. B., Sverdun V. B., Khaber P., Kartuzov V. V., Moshchil’ V. E., Dub S. N., Loshak M. G., Aleksandrova L. I., Kovylyaev V. V., Garbuz V. V., Marchenko A. A. Structure and properties of superhard materials based on aluminum dodecaboride a–AlB₁₂. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Dub C. N., Sichkar C. M., Belous V. A., Tolmacheva G. N., Loboda P. I., Bogomol Yu. I., Kysla G. P. Mechanical properties of single crystals of transition metals diborides TMB₂ (TM = Sc, Hf, Zr, Ti). . . . . . . . . .

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Burkat G. K., Dolmatov V. Yu., Safronova I. V., Malygin A. A.,  Myllymäki V., Vehanen A., Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh. Oxidation of aluminum in the presence of nanodiamond additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Shugalei V., Borovikova A. S., Voznyakovskii A. P., Ilyushin M. A. Detonation nanodiamonds as antioxidants in various test systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ishchenko E. V., Gaidai S. V., Byeda A. A., Zakharova T. M., Dyachenko A. G., Prilutskiy E. V. Oxidation of СО on the Cu–Co–Fe oxide system applied on carbon nanotubes synthesized on Co₂O₃. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Akimov G. Ya., Soloviova T. A., Loboda P. I., Prilipko S. Yu. Mechanical activation of crystallization of amorphous boron and synthesis of Al₃Ti under cold isostatic pressing of В–Al–(LaB₆–TiB₂) powder. . . . .

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Gorban’ V. F., Andreev A. O., Stolbovoi V. A., Buzhinets E. I., Kostenko A. D. Properties of a composite multilayered hard coating Zr–ZrN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Markocsan N., Manitsas D., Jiang J., Björklund S. MAX-phase coatings produced by thermal spraying. . .

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Chen L., Persson J., Ståhl J. E., Zhou J. M. Nano-scratching resistance of high-chromium white cast iron and its correlation with wear of cBN tool in machining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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