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Production, Structure, Properties

Kushch V. I. and Dub S. N. The Assessment of elasto-plastic properties of materials from nanoindentation and computer modeling. 2. Experimental-and-theoretical procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tavares L. O., Vianna W. S., Bobrovnitchii G. S., Skury, A. L. D., and Rangel J. J. A. Possibility of the application of the Computational Intelligence in the production of superhard materials. Report 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hernández-Ortiz M., Bernal R., Cruz-Vázquez C, Morales J., and Castaño V. M.  High dosage termoluminescence diamond dosimeters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lisovskii A. F. and Bondarenko N. A. Thermodynamic study of the doping of the diamond–WC–Co composition with silicides of transition metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Litoshenko N. V. Dependence of the strength and plasticity of WC–6Co medium-grained hard alloys on deformation characteristics of the cobalt and carbide phases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Antonyuk V. S., Bondarenko M. O., and Bondarenko Yu. Yu. Studies of thin wear-resistant carbon coatings and structures formed by thermal evaporation in a vacuum on piezoceramic materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tsysar’ M. A. Studies of topological features of the surface of HFCVD nanocrys-talline diamond film using a scanning tunneling microscope with a diamond tip. . .

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Investigation of Machining Processes

Devin L. N. and Stakhniv N. E. Study of the effect of the wear of a cutting tool from cBN-based composite on the probability of the tool fracture in finish turning of hardened steels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tools, Powders, Pastes

Zaitsev A. A., Sidorenko D. A., Levashov E. A., Kurbatkina V. V., Rupasov S. I., Andreyev V. A. and Sevast’yanov P. V. Development and application of dispersion–hardened binder based on Cu–Ni–Fe–Sn alloy for cutting tools from superhard materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Letters to the Editor

Nikishina M. V. cBN–Cu composite: production method and physical properties. .

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