CONTENTS

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Production, Structure, Properties

Novoselova I. A., Malyshev V. V., Gab A. I., and Shapoval V. I. Electrochemical metallization of diamonds with molybdenum and tungsten carbides from ionic melts

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Gadzyra N. F., Gnesin G. G., Mikhailik A. A., Shulzhenko A. A., and Bochechka A. A. A new SiC- C-based superhard ceramic material

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Kravets P. I. Intelligent models and ambigous algorithms and their application for optimization of the processes of superhard materials synthesis. Report 1

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Klyuev Yu. A., Naletov A. M., Kolchemanov N. A., Feigelson B. N., and Zudin N. G. Some results of measuring diamond coloring

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Bogatyreva G. P., Marinich M. A., Gvyazdovskaya V. L., and Bazaliy G. A. Surface chemistry of submicron diamond and kubonit powders

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Filatov Yu. D. Polishing of alumosilicate materials with tools with bound polishing powder

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Studenets S. F. and Chernyavskii A. V. Analysis of theoretico-experimental dependences to determine cutting forces in broaching of gray iron

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Tools, Powders, Pastes

Duda T. M. Thermodynamics of surface phenomena of ultradispersed diamond systems

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Letters to the Editor

Sozin Yu. I. Diffractometry of coordination spheres - a new rapid method to study a structure

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The Realm of Diamond

A wonderful stone – diamond

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