Boron suboxide ultrahard materials

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-60

  Herrmann, M ^a   Sigalas, I ^c   Thiele, M ^a   Muller M M ^b   Kleebe, H J ^b   Michaelis, A ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boron carbide; Boron nitride; Boron suboxide; Fracture toughness; Hardness

Indexed keywords

BORON SUBOXIDE; HIGH PRESSURE; RESULTING MATERIALS; ROOM AND HIGH TEMPERATURES; SINTERING ADDITIVES; STATE OF THE ART; SUPERHARD; SUPERHARD MATERIAL;

BORON CARBIDE; BORON NITRIDE; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS;

HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84877925632     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2012.02.009     Document Type: Review

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