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Production, Structure, Properties

Fodchuk I. M., Ivakhnenko S. A., Tkach V. N., Balovsyak S. V., Borcha M. D., Solodkyi M. S., Gutsulyak I. I., Kuzmin A. R., Sumaryuk O. V. Distribution of local deformations in synthetic diamond crystals from the analysis of the energy spectrum parameters of Kikuchi patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kovalenko T. V., Ivakhnenko S. O., Lysakovskyi V. V. Effect of temperature and alloy-solvent content on diamond crystallization in Mg-based systems for HPHT method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lisovsky A. F. On the thermodynamics of nanoparticle formation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Caicedo J. C., Piedrahita W. F., Aperador W. Physical properties comparison between hafnium and vanadium carbonitride coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Upatov M. I., Abdullaiva E. R., Bolbut V. V., Bogomol I. I. Structure and properties of directionally solidified alloy of B₄–NbB₂–SiC system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Zhang Junxi, Chen Baiming, Yue Wu, Chen Hui. Microstructure and wear properties of Ni–Ni₃Si composites prepared by mechanical alloying and hot pressing sintering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Gorban’ V. F., Andreev A. O., Stolbovoi V. A., Myslyvchenko A. M., Kostenko A. D. Properties of vacuum-arc multilayer metal–metal nitride coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Filatov Yu. D. Polishing of precision surfaces of optoelectronic technology elements from glass, sitals, optical and semiconductor crystals. Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Letters to the Editor

Fesenko I. P., Viduta L. V., Chasnyk D. V., Petrusha I. A., Rumyantseva Yu. Yu., Tkach V. M., Chasnyk V. I., Turkevich V. Z., Nechytailo V. B., Kaidash O. M. Structure of gold islet films on thermobaric sintered cubic boron nitride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Solozhenko V. L., Lenrick F., Bushlya V. On twinning in ultrahard nanocrystalline cubic boron nitride. . . . . . .

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