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Production, Structure, Properties

Kovalenko T. V., Klochok V. Yu., Burchenia A. V., Ivakhnenko S. O., Lysakovskyi V. V., Zanevskyi O. O., Suprun O. M. Diamond HPHT-crystallization on seed using carbon solvents formed by powder metallurgy methods. . . . . . . . . . . .

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Prokopiv M. M., Kharchenko O. V. A new ceramic material with a gradient structure obtained from an exothermic mixture of ZrO₂‒Al‒C in contact with a eutectic mixture 68Al₂O₃–32ZO₂ in the process of free sintering.

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Ge Qingzhu, Yan Meng, Jiang Yang, Wang Yonghong, Liu Junwu. Characterization of Cr coating obtained on micrometer-scale diamond particles prepared by molten salt method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ivashchenko V. I., Onoprienko A. A., Skrynskyy P. L., Sinelnichenko A. K., Koval­chenko A. M., Olifan E. I., Marchuk O. K. Structure and mechanical properties of nano-layered Ті–В/С films. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Horokh D. V., Maksakova O. V., Klymenko S. A., Lytovchenko S. V., Beresnev V. M., Glukhov O. V. The influence of the bias potential and working gas pressure on the properties of the ion-plasma multilayer coating TiSiN/NbN. . .

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Stakhniv M. E., Devin L. M., Bezhenar M. P., Romanenko Ya. M. Study of the effect of cutting speed on the cutting forces components and cutting temperature, roughness and waviness of the machined surface during finish turning of hardened HVG steel with PcBN cutters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tools, Powders, Pastes

Lavrinenko V. I. CVD diamonds in diamond tools: features and properties, featu­res of processing and application in modern diamond tools (Review). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Letters to the Editor

Chasnyk V. I., Kaidash O. M. Influence of sintering temperature on volume electric resistance and absorption of electromagnetic energy of pressureless sintered AlN–SiC composites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Petasyuk G. A. A new group averaging approach to diagnostics of technological properties of high-strength synthetic diamond powders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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