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Production, Structure, Properties

Volkogon V. M., Oleinik G. S., Fedoran Yu. A., Avramchuk S. K., Kravchuk A. V., and Kotko A. V. Influence of the wurtzitic boron nitride initial structural state on the formation of the granular structure of the wBN-based materials. II. Structural transformations in the microstructure formation of the samples of materials based on various types of wBN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Prikhna T. A., Starostina A. V., Petrusha I. A., Ivakhnenko S. A., Borimskii A. I., Filatov Yu. D., Loshak M. G., Serga M. A., Tkach V. N., Turkevich V. Z., Sverdun V. B., Klimenko S. A., Turkevich D. V., Dub S. N., Basyuk T. V., Karpets M. V., Moshchil’ V. E., Kozyrev A. V., Il’nitskaya G. D., Kovylyaev V. V., Lizkendorf D., Cabiosh T., and Chartier P. Studies of the oxidation stability, mechanical characteristics of materials based on MAX phases of the Ti–AL–(C, N) systems, and of the possibility of their use as tool bonds and materials for polishing. . . . . . .

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Mukhanov V. A., Sokolov P. S., Brinza O., Vrel D., and Solozhenko V. L. Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of boron subphosphide, B₁₂P₂. . . . . . . . . . .

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Lutsak E. M., Bochechka O. O., Tkach V. M., and Bilyavina N. M. Analysis of the interactions in the Cu–Ti–diamond and Co–W–diamond systems in wetting diamond polycrystals and infiltration of UDD diamond nanopowder at high pressure and temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Beresnev V. M., Klimenko S. A., Toryanik I. N., Pogrebnjak A. D., Sobol’ O. V., Turbin P. V., Grankin S. S. Superhard coatings of the (Zr–Ti–Si)N and (Ti–Hf–Si)N systems produced by vacuum-arc deposition from a separated flow. . . . . . . . .

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Kurilovich V. D., Filatov Yu. D., and Koval’ov V. A. An increase of the efficiency of finishing natural stone products with tools from diamond-polymer fibers. . . . . . .

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Starkov V. K., Ryabtsev S. A., Polkanov E. G., and Kiskin O. S. Comparative analysis of the efficiencies of tools with cubic boron nitride and with microcrystalline corundum at the profile grinding of shaped cutting tools. . . . . . . . .

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Tools, Powders, Pastes

Bushlya V. M., Gutnichenko O. A., Zhou J. M., Stahl J.-E., and Gunnarsson S.   Wear and stability of cutters with cBN-based composites in uninterrupted finish turning of the hardened cold die steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Letters to the Editor

Le Godec Y., Mezouar M., Kurakevych O. O., Munsch P., Nwagwu U., Edgar J. H., and Solozhenko V. L. Equation of state of single-crystal cubic boron phosphide. . . .

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