Hardness and deformation microstructures of nano-polycrystalline diamonds synthesized from various carbons under high pressure and high temperature

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2345-2351

  Sumiya, H ^a   Irifune, T ^b  

^a SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CARBON; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

MICROINDENTATION; NANO-POLYCRYSTALLINE;

SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS;

EID: 34548131659     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0295     Document Type: Article

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