Comprehensive Hard Materials

<p>Volume 1: Hardmetals</p> <p>Section I: Introduction to Hardmetals</p> <p>1.01. History of Hardmetals</p> <p>1.02. Fundamentals and General Applications of Hardmetals</p> <p>1.03. Microstructure and Morphology of Hardmetals</p> <p>Section II: Classes of Materials</p> <p>1.04. Cemented Tungsten Carbide Hardmetal-An Introduction</p> <p>1.05. Cermets</p> <p>Section III: Synthesis and Processing</p> <p>1.06. Powder Synthesis</p> <p>1.07. Powder Processing and Green Shaping</p> <p>1.08. Consolidation Techniques</p> <p>Section IV: Mechanical Properties</p> <p>1.09. Hardness and Deformation of Hardmetals at Room Temperature</p> <p>1.10. Fracture and Strength of Hardmetals at Room Temperature</p> <p>1.11. Fatigue of Cemented Carbides</p> <p>1.12. Wear of Hardmetals</p> <p>1.13. Residual Stresses</p> <p>1.14. Mechanical Behavior of Hardmetals at High Temperature</p> <p>Section V: Applications</p> <p>1.15. Cemented Carbides for Mining, Construction and Wear Parts</p> <p>1.16. Coating Applications for Cutting Tools</p> <p>1.17. Coatings by Thermal Spray</p> <p>1.18. Coatings by Laser Cladding</p> <p>1.19. Joining Cemented Carbides</p> <p>Volume 2: Ceramics</p> <p>Section I: Introduction</p> <p>2.01. Fundamental Aspects of Hard Ceramics</p> <p>2.02. Processing of Alumina and Corresponding Composites</p> <p>Section II: Synthesis and Processing</p> <p>2.03. Synthesis/Processing of Silicon Nitride Ceramics</p> <p>2.04. Processing of Silicon Carbide-Based Ceramics</p> <p>2.05. Spark Plasma Sintering of Nanoceramic Composites</p> <p>2.06. Advanced Manufacturing of Hard Ceramics</p> <p>2.07. Joining Methods for Hard Ceramics</p> <p>Section III: Microstructure and Properties</p> <p>2.08. Microstructural Characterization of Hard Ceramics</p> <p>2.09. Mechanical Characterization of Ceramics: Designing with Brittle Materials</p> <p>2.10. Toughness, Fatigue and Thermal Shock of Ceramics: Microstructural Effects</p> <p>2.11. High-Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Hard Ceramics</p> <p>2.12. Mechanical Behavior of SiC Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites</p> <p>2.13. Resistance to Contact Deformation and Damage of Hard Ceramics</p> <p>2.14. Wear of Hard Ceramics</p> <p>2.15. Corrosion of Ceramic Materials</p> <p>Section IV: Coatings and Applications</p> <p>2.16. PVD and CVD Hard Coatings</p> <p>2.17. Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings for Si-Based Ceramics</p> <p>2.18. Ceramic Cutting Tools</p> <p>Volume 3: Super Hard Materials</p> <p>Section I: Theory</p> <p>3.01. The Physics of Strong Bonds</p> <p>3.02. From Diamond to Superhard Borides and Oxides</p> <p>3.03. High-Pressure Phase Diagrams of the Systems Containing Carbon and BN</p> <p>3.04. Theory of Superhard Materials</p> <p>3.05. Taming the Untamable-The Art and Science of Diamond Polishing</p> <p>Section II: Materials: Growth, Properties and Applications: Carbon-Based DLC</p> <p>3.06. Diamond-Like Carbon Films, Properties and Applications</p> <p>Section III: Nanoe–and–Poly–Diamond</p> <p>3.07. Production of Nanodiamond Particles</p> <p>3.08. Nanopolycrystalline Diamond without Binder and its Application to Various High-Pressure Apparatus</p> <p>Section IV: Single Crystalline Diamond</p> <p>3.09. HPHT Synthesis of Large, High-Quality, Single Crystal Diamonds</p> <p>3.10. Ultrafast Deposition of Diamond by Plasma-Enhanced CVD</p> <p>3.11. Single Crystal Diamond Growth on Iridium</p> <p>3.12. Conductivity and Impurity Doping on Single Crystal Diamond</p> <p>3.13. Single-Ion Implantation in Diamond with a High Lateral Resolution: A Key Technology for the Fabrication of Quantum Devices</p> <p>Section V: Selected Properties of Diamond and Applications</p> <p>3.14. Surface Electronic Properties of Diamond</p> <p>3.15. Polycrystalline CVD Diamond for Industrial Applications</p> <p>3.16. Diamond Nanoparticles: Surface Modifications and Applications</p> <p>3.17. Diamond for Particle and Photon Detection in Extreme Conditions</p> <p>3.18. Single Color Centers in Diamond: Materials, Devices, and Applications</p> <p>3.19. Electrochemical Application of Diamond Electrodes</p> <p>Section VI: Other Carbon Phases</p> <p>3.20. Superhard Materials Based on Fullerenes and Nanotubes</p> <p>3.21. Nanostructured Superhard Carbon Phases Synthesized from Fullerites under Pressure</p> <p>3.22. Graphene Properties and Application</p> <p>Section VII: III-V Based and Novel Materials</p> <p>3.23. Synthesis and Properties of Single Crystalline cBN and Its Sintered Body</p> <p>3.24. Cubic Boron Nitride Films: Properties and Applications</p> <p>3.25. High-Pressure Synthesis of Novel Superhard Phases</p>