Comprehensive Hard Materials

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