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Production, Structure, Properties

Ivanovskii A. L.  Microhardness of compounds of rhenium with boron, carbon, and nitrogen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Efremov A. A., Lytvyn P. M., Gontar’ A. G., Starik S. P., Perevertailo V. M., Prokopenko I. V., Kutsay O. M., and Loginova O. B.  Macro- and nanoscopic capillary effects on nanostructured real surfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chernienko O. I., Bochechka O. O., Loshak M. G., Aleksandrova L. I., and Kosenchuk T. O. Strength of diamond powders synthesized in the Mg–Zn–B–C system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Prikhna T. A., Dub S. N., Starostina A. V., Karpets M. V., Cabiosh T., and Chartier P. Mechanical properties of materials based on MAX phases of the Ti–Al–C system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Umanskii A. P., Dovgal’ A. G., Kisel’ V. M., and Evdokimenko Yu. I. Structure and wear regularities of coatings from composite metal-ceramic materials of the SiC–Al₂O₃–Ni–Al system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Kal’chenko V. I., Pogiba N. N., and Kal’chenko D. V. Determining cutting force components in deep grinding of revolution surfaces by oriented el’bor wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tools, Powders, Pastes

Dutka V. A., Maistrenko A. L., Lukash V. A., Mel’nychuk O. V., and Vyrovets’ L. M. Computer and experimental studies on the distribution of hardness of a steel tool body caused by phase transformations during the induction hardening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Novikov N. V., Bogatyreva G. P., Il’nitskaya G. D., Petasyuk G. A., Isonkin A. M., and Zaitseva I. N. Influence of the uniformity of synthetic diamond grits on the drilling tool performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Jubilees, Dates

The 80th birthday of Academician Nikolay Vasil’evich Novikov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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